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The news-herald., 1903-12-19

been issued to a total of 241 800
shares. These subscribers are of
the business men and professional
men of the town, of the miners,
the millmen, and other employees
of the Congress Gold Company,
and of the miners of the United
Gold Mines Company-all of whom
should be good judges of mining
conditions and who should be able
to invest intelligently in mining
proposition so close to them. We
know there is no industry that has
given as large returns on intelli-
gent and careful investment as has
the mining industry, and we know
of no special proposition, from all
we can learn, that promises better
returns than does the United Gold
Mines Company's proposition. --
Prescott Courier.
The news-herald., 1903-12-19
M'INTOSH nINE
Has the Best Showing Of Any Nine
in Central Arizona

This property is surrounded by
scores of valuable claims, among
which may be mentioned the Anal
gamated, Denver, Witherlay, Car
Isle, Uncle Sam, Electra, King
Solomon and other well-known
groups. From all appearances this
property embraces the mineral CEN
ter of this section and is traversed
by a veritable network of lodes
and cross lodes, carrying gold, sill
yer, copper and lead. There is un-
doubtedly more mineral showing
on the surface on these claims than
on any equal area in Central Ari-
zona. If you are looking for a
valuable property, do not ask
you to believe anything, | only ask
that you come and examine this
mine yourself and bring any min
ing engineer or expert in the
United States or Mexico to deter.
mine the value of the property.
This property cannot be duplicated
in Central Arizona for five times
the amount asked. Write to any
one in Wickenburg as to the value
and reputation of the Mcintosh
mine; then come and see it your
self. See ad on page three.
DICK Wick HALL.
The news-herald., 1903-12-19
Santa naria Visitor

Jack McNeff, in his younger days
4 stonemasou, but who now has
several mining properties out in
Santa Maria country, spent a few
days in this place and Congress
this week, renewing old times with
his old friend, Tom English. Mr..
McNeff reports, in general way,
that there will be "somethin' doin' :"
i'll the mining way out there about
the beginning of the new year, but
he was short on details in a way
that would appall a hurried scribe.
Jack learned something on the trip.
He has horses and burros; he
drove the burros; he hitched up the
burros; camped out on the desert
one night, and is still sorry.
The news-herald., 1903-12-19
Nearly a Fire

Wednesday about 1 o'clock the
fence in the rear of the Martinez
Hotel was discovered to be on fire.
Prompt action on the part of those
first on the ground extinguished
the flames before much damage
was done. 1t was fortunate that it
was seen in time, as there was con-
siderable wind blowing at the time,
and in a few minutes more, in all
likelihood, the hotel and the whole
west side of Congress street would
have been in ashes.
The news-herald., 1903-12-19
Died at Los Angeles

Word comes from Los Angeles
of the death, on December 11th, Of
Gottlieb Zeiger, at his residence,
2901 Hoover street. He was eighty
four years of age. Deceased was
the husband of Luise Florence lei
ger, and the father of Josie w. lei
ger CT Los Angeles, Charles Zeiger
of El Paso, Tex, but formerly of
this place, Edward Zeiger of Mar
tinez,. and the late Mrs. Louisa
Florida Steward. The funeral took
place Sunday, the 18th.
The news-herald., 1903-12-19
OCTAVE'S LATEST
LULL BEFORE THE HOLIDAY
"STORM"
Ladies Give q Ball and There
Are Other Things Doing
in That Camp

NJ. Goodloe of the Congress mine
paid Octave a short visit Sunday
afternoon.
The ladies of the Christmas en-
tertainmeht committee have COL
lected upward Of 5000, which will be-
spent for presents for the 148 chill
dren Of which the camp boasts.
E. T.. Bartholomew, NJ. Kinney
and E. Lnsa have returned from
their week of sight seeing in the
Yavapai metropolis. They report
a good time and look as if they
had one.
J. w. Smith is spending the
week in Congress and Prescott,
looking for Christmas novelties for
the tree.
The hall was packed Sunday
night with dancers who came from
the surrounding country to attend
the ladies' ball, one of the social
events of the season. Some of the
boys complained a good deal about
the hour of ladies' choice. They
did not want to dance, but said it
was too cold to sit around along
the wall away from the stove.
Whenever Julio Pedrogon of
Congress furnishes the music every
one feels like dancing.
Charles Russell, our local violin
ist, is tuning up for the holiday
festivities.
Superintendent Hurley of the
Octave Gold Mining Company is
in Phoenix with his family and R.
D. Morse is holding the reins dur
ing his absence.
The news-herald., 1903-12-19
Death Of a ProspeCtor

Thursday, December 8, in Hous-
tin basin, in the southwest part Of
Yavapai county, J. w. White, aged
seventy years, died from the effects
of a paralytic stroke, says the
Courier. He was a miner and pros
pector, who came to this section in
the early '7Os. He was we'll known
in Mohave county, where it is said
at the time of his death he owned
some very promising mining prop
ertV.
The news-herald., 1903-12-19

Boys sweaters in all colors at
6radve' sale. 4
The news-herald., 1903-12-19

Watch r. L. Brady's Challenge
Sale, now in full blast.
The news-herald., 1903-12-19
Holiday Groceries at Carmichael.

Cranberrles, 2lbs 35c.
Assorted Fancy Candies, 2Oc lb.
Mixed Nuts, zoe h.
Navel Oranges, Soc dozen.
Pears, 3lbs for 25c.
Dates, 121ac lb.
Figs, 121ac lb.
Orange, Lemon and Citron, 30c lb.
Get my prices on quilts, shirts
and shoes before you buy.
The news-herald., 1903-12-19
Prisoners Escape

Burt Alvord, Billy Stiles and
seventeen other prisoners broke
from the Cochise county lail Tues
day night. The men scattered as
soon as they got away and none of
them have so far been captured.
The news-herald., 1903-12-19
Visiting the Vulture

J. G. Mckee of Grand Rapids,
Mich, is at the Vulture mine. Mr..
Mckee is one of the large owners
of the property and was resident
manager for the company for some
time after it purchased the mine.
He will probably remain for some
time.
The news-herald., 1903-12-19
Has hines at Bill Williams

Sam Butler, the energetic and
wealthy mine owner of the Bill
Williams fork country, is in King
man today from his mines. Mr..
Butler is the owner of a large group
of mines in the Bill Williams fork
country that, with the advent of
cheaper transportation facilities
will become big payers. These
mines he has been developing for
many years past and has much ore
on the dumps and exposed in the
mines.-Mohave Miner.
The news-herald., 1903-12-19
CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS WEEK
Few Things Picked up That 1t Is to Be Hoped Will
Interest News-Herald Readers


The News-Herald acknowledges
the receipt from J. K. Miller, the
hustling agent at this place for H.
Voge, wholesale liquor merchant
at Prescott, of a bottle of the lat
ter's "Private Stock" Tokay, with
"Compliments of the Season" an
nexed.
Last season about $4,000 placer
gold was shipped from the Quartz
ite neighborhood, which is a good
showing for a section which devotes
its attention almost entirely to
quartz.
Christmas is coming. Order
your tailor-made suit. No fit, no
pay. Cleaning and pressing neatly
done by the Denver Tailor, at En-
gelhardt's store. y
The big beet sugar company of
Glendale is at present travelling
over the Road of Insolvency, for
which trip the farmers will, in the
end, pay the toll.
Asa Moor, the Stanton merchant,
came over Tuesday after load of
merchandise, and to attend to
other business matters at this place
and Congress.
E. J. Mack. representing the Los
Angeles Examiner, visited Octave,
Congress, Wickenburg and Mar
tinez in the interests of that paper
this week.
The News Herald is in receipt of
handsome 1904 calendars from the
Samuel Hill Hardware Company
and Hermann Voge of Prescott.
What is home without pants?
You need pants. Why not pat
ronize home industry? The Denver
Tailor, at Engelhardt's store.
G. r. Blassingame, who is inter
ested in mining properties in the
Weaver district, has returned to
his home in the East.
For Sale--National cash register,
in good order-almost new. Only
$50. Inquire at the Martinez Mer-
contile Company.
A. Hoppe made trip to Pres
colt Monday last to contribute his
mite to the county treasury in the
way of taxes.
The Martinez School News says
that Isaac Williams sighted ten
coyotes in one band one day last
week.
W. J. Murray and Lou Roberts
OF Wickenburg paid a short visit
to Phoenix in the early part OF the
week.
The News-Herald wishes to ex-
tend the usual Christmas greetings
to it's many readers and patrons.
Children's Union suits at Brady's
"Challenge Sale," commencing on
December 1st, for 80 cents. =
W. P. Hamlyn has two cottages
in Wickenburg TO rent at a reason
able price.
G. w. Deitz of the Congress Gold
Company made a trip to Prescott
the first of the week.
DR.. G.. M. Branch of Wicken-
burg made trip to Phoenix last
Thursday.
Mrs. T. M. English and son spent
part of the week.at Arizona's cap
ital city.
Gus Bolin is out on the desert
near Orews doing some assessment
work.
Monday was the last day to pay
taxes in order to avoid delinquency.
Cotton handkerchiefs at Brady's
"Challenge Sale," 2 for 5 cents.*
Boys pants, only ID cents at
Brady'a Challenge Sale.
The news-herald., 1903-12-19

CCSo1uA OPCAoUAOA AOA cPPNA1N OA'
at Los Angeles. It is good thing
to be the pet of Uncle Sans land
officers. If certain mineral appli-
cations had been published in the
News Herald (where they lawfully
belonged), instead of in the Sen
tinel (in which they were published
contrary thereto), we might have
INDUCED in appendicitis, in place
of a plain bellyache, as at present.
Two burglaries were committed
in Congress Tuesday night. The
show window of A. r. Sroor's New
York Store was broken and 5000
or $500 worth of watches and jew
elry taken from the store. The
same night some parties broke
open the show case in the front of
B. Harris store and got away with
lot of hats and shoes. No clew
to the perpetrators has been, SO
far, obtained.
The United Gold Mines Com
pany will, on the 1st of January,
advance the price of its stock to 20
cents a share. Until that time it
will be sold at the present low rate
of 20 cents. This is one of the best
buys offered to investors in mining
stock at present before the public,
and local people who now have
stock will do we'll to increase their
holdings before the coming of the
new year and the advance in price.
Tom English returned Monday
night from a trip to Signal, where
he went to transport one OF the di-
rectors of the Kennan mine - j..
Neff. He reports that grading for
the millsite is under way and that
the force of carpenters will get
down to work on the mill and the
other necessary buildings as soon
as the lumber, which has been un-
avoidably delayed, arrives.
The Baumann Copper Company
has shipped one and one-half car
loads of lumber to it's mine south
of Prescott. The lumber is to be
used in improvements preparatory
to extensive development work.
Jules Baumann, the manager, went
to the mine Tuesday morning to
personally supervise the work.
T. j. Neumann of Hillside has
received the second payment on a
group of copper claims in the Eu-
reka district, about fifteen miles
from Hillside, which he recently
bonded to a Mr.. Timmons for a
term of one year. Seven men are
at present employed in doing de-
velopment work.
Dispatches from Washington an
nounce that the postoffice at Con-
gress has advanced to third class
or Presidential Office. The salary
of the Postmaster will be $1,000 a
year. This speaks well for the
prosperity of Congress in particu-
lar and the Central Arizona Min
ing belt in general.
The item last week, in which
Miss Mabel Sterin and Mrs. Briggs
were mentioned as being down
from Congress on horseback, should
have read Miss Mabel Strain and
Miss Olive Wilkie. We beg the
pardon of the ladies for the blum
der, and hope it won't happen any
more.
Doc Parks shipped Thursday
morning as skipper OF desert
schooner loaded with supplies for
couple of marooned prospectors
George Saycrs and Gus Bolin.
The vessel left port with a ten
knot breeze a-stern. The consignor
was the Martinez Mercantile Com
pany.
Sinking to develop more water
is still going on at the Oro Grande
mine, according to Superintendent
The news-herald., 1903-12-19
PROPERTIES WHICH ARE
FIRST CLASS
Both as to Richness and Ex-
tent of Their Known
Ore Bodies

showing sufficiently attractive to
bring that company's proposition
into the front rank of speculative
investments. If the results re-
ported, and which, according to
all accounts reaching US, are in ev-
idence on the dumps and in the
shafts and drifts of the Alaska
mine at Congress, in this county,
are an index of the possibilities OF
that property, there are few if any
propositions anywhere promising
the same returns to money seeking
investment.
According to this report, on March
1st of the present year, the United
Gold Mines Company began active
operations on the Alaska group of
mines. From that time until
August 2Oth, when work was tenn
perarily suspended and reckoning
made of what had been expended
and accomplished, an average of
eight miners had been employed on
the property, to whom an aggregate
of $3,984.75 in wages had been paid.
The cost of supplies directly Incl
dent to and used with this work,
including the necessary timber,
was $66.525 - making total ex
penditure for Development Of $4650.
AS direct result OF this expendi
hture, End independent of any pre-
Rious work on the property, 400
feet of sinking and 800 feet of
drifting was done on the Alaska
vein; about 800 tons of ore aver
aging $50 to the ton was placed on
the dump, and 5000 tons (esti-
mated) of the same class of ore
was blocked out, practically bring
ing returns of $150,000 with an ex-
penditure of less than $4,000.
Two noticeable features are pre-
scented in the above section of the
report. One is the amount of de-
velopment done for the money ex-
pended, showing not only that the
money had been economically used,
but that, compared with the usual
cost of developing mines, the
Alaska may be worked very
cheaply. The other feature is the
amount and the aggregate value of
the ore placed upon the dump as
result of development, showing
that with the proper means for
treatment of the ores on the
ground, the mine would much more
than pay fer its own development
from sinking and drifting-a very
Unusual thing in mining
The report states that the Alaska
ore shoot is opened up and exposed
J in various places along the vein
and already demonstrated to be
over 800 feet long and over 400
feet deep, with every indication
that it will prove as extensive as
the ore shoot la the Congress vein,
about 5000 feet distant, and that
sshould it do SO and retain it's pres
TENT ore and value producing power,
$20,000,000 would be a low esti-
innate of its gold producing posi-
pilities.
The report also states that GAS a
lbstantial endorsement of the
erits of the Alaska mine and of
be methods of the United Gold
ines Company, nearly 25O,OOO
ares of the company's stock were
ught and paid for by citizens OF
ngress, who could at any time
hin ten minutes visit the mine,
pect it's development and its
product, and satisfy themselves as
TO its management"
We have been shown list of
Congress subscribers 10 the stock
of the United Gold Mines Com
pany who have paid in full for the
same and to whom certificates have
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Aches and Pains.

: You know by experience that the
aches and pains of rheumatism are not
permanently. but only temporarily, re-
lieved by external remedies.
Then why not use an internal rem
edy--Hood's Sarsaparilla, which cor
reefs the acidity of the blood on which
rheumatism depends and cures the
disease?
This medicine has done more for the
rheumatic than any other medicine
in the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-20
aETAlIATORY MEASURES
May Be Taken Against Countries Dis
eliminating Against Us.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Lodge
introduced resolution, today direct
ing the committee on finance to inquire
whether certain countries are diScrimi-
mating against the United States and il
so, what law should be passed to give
countries preferential duties which do
not discriminate against this country.
The resolution refers to the discrimi-
nations of France. Germany and Rus
STA, against the United States. 1t went
to the table in order to give Senator
Adrich an opportunity Of making u
statement concerning the subject. The
text of the resolution follows:
Resolved, first, that the committee
on finance be Instructed to inquire and
report to the Senate whether any, and
ir so. what countries discriminate
against any article OF articles the
growth or product of the soil or indus
try of the United States by levying
upon such article or articles duties, i'm
POSTS. excuses or taxes in excess Of
those levied upon similar articles JIM
ported from other countries. or further
in any Way fail to admit. the products
of the United States on terms as fav-
orable as those accorded to any other
nation.
"Secoiid. that if it should appear that
any country or countries discriminate
against the United States in the man.
ner aforesaid. the committee on finance
shall report 10 the Senate whether or
not it Is not advisable that n suitable
law should be enacted by which maxi
mum and minimum rates of duty shat
, be established i'll such manner as to
give preference and advantage in rates
of duty to the products of those coun-
tries which DO not discriminate against
| the products of the soil or industry OF
the United States but admit them or
an exact equality with similar articles
the products of other countries and on
! the terms and at the rates of duty ac-
/ corded to The most favored nation"
! The resolution is intended as a notice
to foreign governments that discrim-
nate or propose TO discriminate against
/ the United States that this country vii
2 seek a method of retaliation.
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Capital Notes.

Government receipts, Monday: From
internal revenue. $685., 122: customs.
$3.50; miscellaneous. $4,000. Expen-
ditures. s1,540,000.
Baron Speck Won Sternburg, the
ton. left Berlin for Hamburg, Monday
evening. He will sail for New York on
the Hamburg American steamer Au-
guste Victoria at Cherbourg.
The resignation of Binger Hermann
of OreSon, as commissioner of the gen
eral land Office to take effect, Feb. /,
was placed in the hands of the Presi-
dent, Monday The nomination of w.
A. Richards. ex-governor of Wyoming,
to succeed him. will probably be sub
mitted to the Senate, Tuesday.
Sec. Moody spent a few hours in his
office at the navy department, Monday,
but he did not relieve Assistant Secre-
tary Darling of the active direction OF
naval affairs. Although Mr.. Moody is
mich better. he is still suffering Slight
~ from the effects of the cuts ana
bruises he suffered in the runaway acct
dent at Annapolis.
The House judiciary committee au-
thoriZed a favorable report. Monday.
on the bill to create a bureau in the
department OF justice for the study Of
the criminal, pauper and defective
classes. The committee adjourned to
meet at the call of the chairman in Or
der that the subcommittee may report
an antitrust bill as soon as completed.
Senator .Crumpacker of Indiana, in
questing that the postmaster general
transmit to the House of Representa-
tives all correspondence and docu-
ments in his possession or under his
control pertaining to the recent resig
nation of the postmaster ut IndianOla,
Miss, and to state why the resignation
has not been accepted and 81 new APP
pointment has not been made so that
the people of the town may have the
privilege of d post office. The resolution
was referred to the committee on post
offices and post roads.
Secretary Shaw has written to the
banks which substituted state and
municipal bonds for government bonds
as security for public deposits that he
would like to have u reconstruction of
government bonds. This is in accor-
dance with the policy announced at the
time state and municipals We're ac-
cepted. They were accepted only on
condition that the banks should use the
bonds that We're released by the substi-
tuition as basis for circulation. 1t is
now expected that the banks will retire
this additional circulation and thus re-
lease the bonds TO be used again as Sc
curity for deposits
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THE VENEZUELAN BLOCKADE
Has Cost Germany but Little but May
Yet Be Expensive.

Berlin, Jan 19.-In the Reichstag,
today. Treasury Secretary fon Thiel-
man in opening the budget debate, al
luded TO the Venezuelan blockade He
said: The appropriation for the navy
has hot been increased BY the blockade
" hich became necessary through the
unfrleadly attitude, to use no stronger
expression IF the Venezuelan govern
ment toward or grounded claims
The government at first thought il
would be necessary to ask for supple
mentary credit Dul the vessels being
near at hand the extra expense has moi
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BOWEN ARRIVES.
Settlement of Venezuelan Mud
die Will Now Begin.
Mr.. Bowen Will Accept Only Actual
Expenses from Castro.
Believed That TansIe Can Now Soon
Be Cleared Away.

charleston, >. c., Jan. 19.-OnteO
States Minister Bowen arrived here
this morning, from Venezuela, aboard
the dispatch boat Dolphin, and left fo1
Washington, this afternoon, where he
will arrive. tomorrow morning. Con-
corning the published reports thar hS
had been offered eXtravagant sums OF
money by President Castro to repre-
sent the government of Venezuela il
the dispute with Germany and Great
Britain, Minister Bowen said thai
many false statements had been circu-
lated.
when the question of remuneration
was mentioned he said, II Informed
President Castro that / would not ac-
cept more than was required for my
actual expenses, and l put an outside
limit of $4,000 on the agreement. This
was paid me in gold on my departure
from LaGuaira. This is all I asked and
it is all l Will receive"
Washington, Jan. 19.-Minister Bow
en- is expected in Washington, tomor-
row. 1t is understood that the repre-
sentatives of Great Britain and Italy
do not feel it incumbent on them to
await the coming of Baron Speck Won
Sternburg before beginning their con-
ferences with Mr.. Bowen. Neither the
London nor Rome foreign offices are
inclined to favor settlement of their
claims by a joint commission, the point
being made that they are not interest
ed in the claims of each other or OF
Germany. The plan outlined and which
will be submitted to Minister Bowen
coEtemplateS the adjustment of the
claims of each power by it's representa-
tive with Minister Bowen, each nation
taking uD it's claims separately, but
along the same broad general lines OF
procedure.
IL has been agreed that the claims of
private citizens for injuries suffered in
Venezuela shall be the first to be ad-
justed.
These claims, in the case of Germany,
are believed to aggregate nearly $500,
600 while those" of Great Britain are
between 100000 and 100000.
All hope that the United States In
tends standing surety for these obliga-
tons has been dismissed, but an effort
Will be made to secure them either on
.he customs collections of Venezuela OF
the proceeds of Il Venezuelan loan. 4
cash demand will not be made SO far
as Great Britain and Italy are con-
cerned, provided satisfactory guaran-
tee by Castro is offered.
Mr.. Bowen while here will act solely
as VeneZuela's special envoy. The
state department has made it plain &c
the powers that the United States does
not intend to take hand in the Wash
ington conferences and merely will act
as the means of communication be-
tween the Venezuelan envoy Mr.. Bow
en-. and the representatives of the pow
erS.
The allied powers have not committed
themselves as yet regarding the rails
ing of the blockade, but intimations
have reached Washington that Italy
and Great Britain are not inclined to
favor a continuation of the blockade
after the opening Of the negotiations,
and that Germany will be requested to
give her consent. provided Mr.. Bowen
presents such a request.