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Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-25
INTERESTING PROSPECTS
 RIGHT AROUND TOWN

George Michaels owns five claims along side the Worlds fair which show up nicely on the surface he hay ing taken several tons of low grade ore from an assessment hole. The country in this locality spreads out beautifully, being ornamented, among other things with mescal poles large enough to tie a horse to. The Michaels ore which appears in considerable bodies will run about six per cent copper besides important values in gold. being we'll over toward the God CT Fra.
 Billy Geisenberg and Morris Dem own enough of country in that locali- try to furnish the Kaiser with ground for his military maneuveTs. They have some excellent prospects. They are among the most substantial and Obliging gentlemen in the country and are laboring to bring the whole dis trict to the front. Billy Geisenberg is in the field all the time superin- tending title work and incidentally working like a badger himself
Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-25

their experience The boys at the Piutsburg stopped for a minute to take in the unusual scene, while ricks Of pipe and balls of hose, and rows of galvanized air tubes. were waiting 10 be lowered, indicating that the boys below wanted more air and less water. Every preparation at the Pittsburg would lead to the conclusion that they are tussling with the water problem and have the best of it, and will con- tinue sinking as soon as they get con trOl of the stump.
 The bunch of ore recently encount- cred in the drift has not yet assumed the proportions of a strike, but every thing leads the men to expect results at any moment. The new boiler is still on the skids at the Pittsburg.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-25
THE CALUMET AND SISBEE
 TEARING UP THE EARTH

The little camp which arose in day
 at the foot of the hill just this side of Don Luis. is a wonder inspiring proposition, especially to the old timer who has seen the nimble johnithan rabbit scOot across that identical slope for twenty years without fear of cOlliding with the underpining of frame building. Now the same rab bit realizes that he will have to dodge every thing from a baby carriage to a barb wire fence. The first pick was stuck in the ground on the 18th. Now there are three substantial houses completed besided a bunk house, boarding house and company office in course of construction.
 There is a two and a half compart- ment shaft already down some twenty feet, the collar shaft and wind lass are in position, two engines are ordered, and the first is expected in five days, provided the head end collis- ionests lay of a few days There are ten cars of lumber and timber on the ground, there are some twenty men at work already and new company never started out under more au- spicus conditions, with better manage ment in charge Of work, nor in a more systematic, energetic and con ident manner Lban the Calumet and Bisbee. The shaft is going down at a point quarter of mile below the South Bisbee No. 3. they opened up with solid lime with a liberal sug- gestion of iron, just the combination they most desire. They are fully prepared to go a thousand feet if necessary without a color in sight but rather expect results at about 800 feet.
 Scott Turner is in charge of the work, and the ease, accuracy and rapidity with which the new opera tions take ideal shape under his di- rections is surprising. MT. Beehler is head clerk and finds himself all ready to his chin in work checking. auditing and handling the mass of figures which inevitably accompany operations of this character. The Re view men acknow edges courtesies received at the hands of the gentle men in charge of the work at the Calu- met & Bisbee.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-25
MINING WITH A BIG "M"
 OR OLD BOYS IN NEW CLOTHE

By "Old Boys" we mean old prop critics which were located by hardy frontiersmen in the days when the Apache roamed the land, and the snort of the iron horse was unknown. Those groups are usually in very symetrical form, no fractions, no wedges, no bob tails thos days. If a man needed a strip, a claim or a half dozen claims 10 square" his group. his neighbor would give it to him and they had lit tie use for big type written documents with red lines around them and seals in the corner. The COW man and the miner, the packer and the freighter were in the pie car and the lawyer was on the blind baggage with the winds of diversity whistling merrily through his whiskers. Those were the days that made Arizona famous and tuned the Tyre of the Arizona Kicker, and as we prowl through the old drifts in the old claims driven in those old days, it seems to us that We gather echos from the busy scenes of long ago. These old properties are again brought into prominence by the extra ordinary awakeEring in mining cir cles in this section of Arizona. They are numerous. they are, as a rule eX- tensively developed. they are in near ly every instance fully as promising at the depth they have attained as were any of the big propositions in and about Bisbee which have since become famous pOrducers. From now on they will undoubtedly become i'm portant factors in the great total of mining enterprises in the Warren dis trict.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-25
IN THE TIMING FIELD Operations of Interest Throughout the County of
 COChise, Arizona and Sonora

lions have battled The supreme court makes three long strides toward the end of the war and it is so pleasant to me to know that the result is so pleas ant to my friends in Amalgamated. l have been in mining litigation for 25 years and I never before saw so uni versally pleasant a conclusion. When Senator Clark claimed s300,-
 900 from the Anaconda as his court
 costs in the 'Colusa-Parrot vs. the
 Never Sweat case the court awarded
 him S1.4S0; in the Johnstown case
 We claimed s265,000 and the supreme court has given us S132. 800, or more than all the court costs before award ed in the history of the supreme court of Montana.
 +The court also established that suits to quiet title to ore bodies are properly equity cases and may be tried without juries. The Amalgamated ! fought this point harder than anything else. The only question of fact for | the jury to determine is in the sub sequent trial for damages. consequen- i tial and actual. This opens the Am algamated to suits for s3.500000 dam l ages.
 The decision also copper fastens ] the Rarus title for it establishes in | this Johnstown case the absolute con- tinuity of the Rarus ledge under the 1 Pennysvania or Atnalgamated com pany ground and with no faults and therefore pre-judges in favor of the Heinze people the famous Michael Davitt and Pennsylvania cases brought
 against the narus mine. Boston Jurnal.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-25
COPPER WAR IN MONTANA
 IS NOW NEARING END.

NIT. George H. Robinson. the dis tinguished mining engineer. now in Boston, in talking about the proba- bility of a settlement of the long drawniout HeinZe-Ama gamated diff ferences, says:
 T think the Butte copper war is being amicably settled for the Anal gamated people seem very well pleas ed over everything that has been done in Montana thus far. The recent decision of the supreme court gave costs against the Amalgamated peo- pie the heaviest ever awarded in the state. and established the precedent of trial without jury to quiet mining titles against which precedent the Am algamated most bitterly fought It also opened the Amalgamated to dam age suits aggregating s3,500, GOO and settled the Rarus ownership under the Pennsylvania ground as claimed by the Heinz people. Against this claim most of the spent Amalgamated mil
Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-25
AN ECHO FROM THE
 SNOWY SAN LOSES.

Since the return of R. V. Daniels from Los Angeles and other Californ- ia citices, indications point strongly to extensive development operation on the Gold Treasure group in the San
 loses. Several sound prospectors with ample experience and no less ample outfits are preparing to SCOUT the historic mountains as soon as the snow goes off. Among other import ant essentials with which these gentlemen will be provided, is a sub stantial notion of the Mexican laws relating to mining. The San loses will be a fine field for American enter prises this coming summer. The Gold Treasure is on the basis Of producer and the necessary reduction works will CCubtless be in place at an early day.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-01-25
CALUMET AND PITTSBURG
 ABOUT THE SAM

Yesterday at the Calumet and Pitts burg the boys were treated to a free
 spectacular performance in which, fortunately, the immediate partici- pants got of with more experience than bruises. Two big engines down by the Calumet and Arizona Junction seemed to be stuck on each other, while the fortunate crew lined up on the bank and took an inventory of
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-28
The Dust Blanket.

For the benefit Of onr readers who
follow the COW and the plough we will
say that there has lately been discover.
ed new way of raising good crops on
dry ground and it is called "the Dust
blanket" So far as We have been able
to understand the matter, this is the ex.
planation OF it. We have noticed, and
we presume every farmer has often no
ticed that where the ground becomes
backed the surface smooth and hard, that
ground becomes dry and nothing will
grow there. While the surrounding
land which is no better soil, but which
has been stirred by hoe or harrow, re-
tains it's moisture and will yield a good
crop. The secret is and it has been
proven by repeated experiment that the
suns rays has scarcely any effect 10 draw
the moisture from gtound that is well
pulverized SO that the top is always COW
cred by a coating Of dry dust. Moisture
travels by capillary attraction, and when
it falls from the clouds it spreads into
the surrounding earth by capillary at
traction, and once the earth is wet in the
spring, it has been found that to give
that ground coat of dry dust the mois-
ture will soak to the roots Of the plants
and the earth will femain moist all sum.
mer. You have one and all noticed that
when you have patch of potatoes this
year, that next year that ground will
grow good crop Of any kind, almost
regardless of whether you have rain or
not through the summer. Did you ever
try to account for that fact? We know
you have, but you never could under
stand it, Well it is simply that by rea-
son of the repeated blowing and culti-
vating the soil of that patch, the ground
has retained its moisture and continues
to 80 retain it, as long as the ground is
kept pulverized and presents to the hot
rays of the sun dust blanket. Don't
forget this.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-28

The Sioux Valley News says Doane
Robinson's forthcoming history of this
state will be through and complete, il
the ablest men in the state can make it
so. The advisory, or assistant editors,
are instantly recognized as the most es-
Unable and appropriate assistants that
the state affords and the work will be all
that IS claimed for it, Each department
will be edited by the assistant selected
for that department. For instance, the
history of mineral resources will be edit
ed by Major A. j. Simmons, former
president of the school of mines; bench
and bar department will be under the
supervision of Hon. Coe /. Crawford /;
Medicine and Surgery, by DR.. Robinson,
president of the state board Of health /;
Educational, by State Supt. Nash; Mas
onry, DR.. q. A. Pet,igrew; Odd Fellows,
Hon. H. J. Rice X. P, Gov. Herreid (;
Elks, ]. T. Cogan. The various denomi-
nations will be represented by their
ablest men, as T. Nj. Shanafelt for the
Baptists, Elder Dobson for the Metho-
dist, Chaplain Daley for the Congrega-
tionaIists, DR.. ii. P. Carson for the Pres
byterians, Rev. Marshal F. Montgomery
for the Episcopal and Bishop O'Gorman
for the Catholic. And so it is in every
department and this insures accuracy
and completeness, two elements indis-
pensable if such work is to meet and
fill "the long felt want"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-28

mica mine are expected to arrive in Gus
ter this week, where they will hold
meeting and make arrangements to start
work on the mine. We are told by Mr..
ID. Henault, the foreman in charge the
property that it was never in as good
shape as it is at this time, and the show
ing of mica is excellent. The mica oc-
ours differently in this mine from any
other mine which we have examined,
as instead OF being found in regular
veins, with perpendicular walls, the mica
comes in large rounded shoots one above
another, having the appearance of a lot
of gun barrels drove into the ground at
an angle of forty FIVE degrees from hor-
izontal. These shoots take a uniform
dip to the south. They each come to
the surface and show strong surface
groupings. The shoots do not increase
nor diminish in size as depth is attained,
but hold their ownas to magnitude, al.
though the mica does improve in quality
and abundance as the miners penetrate
deeper into the bowels of the earth.
This is peculiar feature and argues well
for the permanence Of the mines, and
their capacity for continuous production,
Of which we hope to give our readers a
more extended report in the near fut-
nra
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-28
A Bad Dumping Ground,

There is place in the pasture belong
ing to Mr.. N. S. Tubbs. about half mile
west of the city limits, to the left Of the
road, and rather near the creek, which
should command the attention of our
city dads. 1t is place which by COM
mon consent seems to have been selected
as dumping ground for all the trash,
dirt and offal from the city. Under
ordinary circumstances there would be
nothing improper in selecting this spot
for such purpose for common refuse,
but lately We are informed that it is not
only made a dumping ground for ordin.
sry trash, but that all kinds of garbage,
and even night soil, is also deposited at
that place.
This, in our opinion should be stop.
ped, as it may become serious menace
to the health of our city. That filth will
wash down into the creek, and the creek
runs close to the we'll from which the
town obtains the water to fill the reser-
voir. From there it goes into the mains,
into our stomach's and into our blood
and sickness may be the result. Some
spot should be selected that is at least
half mile from the creek, as it will be
safer and not so disagreeable to think
about
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-28
Mine Maragement.

The Lead City Tribune is very bitter
against the Horse Shoe Mining COM
pany and concludes an editorial in the
following language:
"The manner in which the manipula-
tors of the Horseshoe Mining company
have been working the mines, the stock
market and the suckers, during the last
few months, has done more harm to the
mining interests of the Hills than the
newspapers can overcome for ten years
In fact the Tribune is of the opinion
that the grand jury should investigate
the 80 called financial management of
that corporation, and If possible land
some of the experts behind the bars"
This is very severe and we fear the
editor has not the knowledge ofcrooked-
ness to justify such violent attack, up.
on an enterprise which for veal or woe
is so important to the welfare to the
Black Hills. We have had occasion to
notice so many cases in our mining
career, whore mine managers have gain
ed reputation without merit and others
which have lost it without deserving,
that it behooves man If he would be
just, to be very careful and discrininat-
ing in matters of this kind. There is no
question that the managers have made a
mistake and perhaps many of them,
which has brought disaster to their enter.
prise bat this they may have done inno-
Gently and with the best intentions. In
experience, high hope and enthusiasm
may often lead men and companies to
"get too many irons in the fire" or as
some would put it "cut off more than
they can chew" Just now the Horse
shoe company is overheard and they are
in deep water, but If you can't help
them, let them alone. Ifthey are strong
swimmers they will soon reach the
shore, and be able to help some others
who are clinging to the willows.
We have long been aware of the fact,
that it takes three things to insure sue.
cess in mining. First is mining knowl-
edge, second, money and third nerve. A
man may possess any one of these and
he can do nothing. He may have any
two of these and lacking the third he is
almost sure to make failure. He may
have money and nerve and without
mining knowledge he is almost sure to
meet with disaster, and he may have
knowledge and without the necessary
capital he can do nothing. The only
reason that there are 80 many failures
in mines is not because there are not
plenty of good mines all around, but the
man without mining knowledge will Sc
lect the worthless and leave the good,
and for the simple reason that he don't
know any better. The Horseshoe com
pany have one grand element of success
which must eventually bring them out all
right, and that is they have good mines,
pay ore and plenty of it, they have the
money and evidently an abundance of
nerve, all they need is a Hagan or a
Hearst or Sam McMasters to tell them
what to do. We need dozen such men
in the Hills just now, and there is more
than one company going it blind. tire
minds us of what that witty girl Rose
Bower once said Of certain company in
Keystone. She said "they are sinking
but whether it is shaft or just money
don't know"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-28

Governor Herreid has fled with the
secretary of state twenty bills which
have been allowed to become laws by
limitation. The list comprises senate
bills appropriating $4,000 wolf bounty
deficiency; authorizing the state board
Of charities to dispose of certain lands at
the reform school and purchase others;
providing an annual appropriation OF
$1,000 for fremens tournaments; ap-
propriating $1,000 for a sewer at the deaf
mute school; house bills appropriating
$1,000 to reimburse Oliver Gibbs for
money expended in promoting the
worlds fair; appropriating $4,000 for a
building at the asylum for the blind ap-
propriating 5000 for transcribing the per-
manent journal of the house creating a
state board of pharmacy; appropriating
$l,9l6 for deficiency claims at the reform
school; appropriating 900 for build
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-28
Work for Assessors.

At the regular April session of the
county commissioners, commencing on
the 7th, the various city and county as
SCISSORS are expected to be present and
receive their instructions relative to
their duties for the work in hand be-
tween May and July l. Besides the
routine work Of properly assessing farm,
city, personal and mining property, the
assessors will be expected to also make
lists of all persons subject to military
duty, all who are subject to jury duty,
and also the usual registration lists. The
making of list ofpersons subjec: to jury
duty is compulsory and in accordance
with a new law enacted at the recent
session of the legislature. The law was
passed with an emergency clause, and
therefore goes into effect at once.-Pio-
necr Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-28
Finds Many Horses Diseased.

f. J. Drake, of Buffalo Gap, who is
employed by the government to inspect
horses in this and Custer county has al
ready killed about seventy head. which
he found to be infected with the French
disease which the government has re-
Gently decided must be promptly eradi-
Gated. Many of the diseased animals
are owned by the Indians, although some
excellent grades of horses have been
killed that were owned by white folks.
The government pays about seventy per
cent of the value of the horses that they
have to kill. The work ofinspection has
as yet scarcely begun and it is probable
that many horses will have to be killed
that are running at large upon the range.
Hot Springs Star,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-28
how Rates West.

$26.S0 to Portland, Tacoma and Seattle.
1926 to San Francisco and Los Angel
es.
$24.30 to Spokane.
$2l.s0 to Salt Lake City, Butte and
Helena.
Proportionately low rates to hundreds
of other points, including Big Horn Ba-
sin, Wyo., Montana, Idaho, Washington
Oregon, British Columbia, California,
etc. Every day February Is to April 30.
Tourist cars daily to California. Per-
sonally conducted excursion three times
a week. Tourist cars daily to Seattle.
Inquire of nearest Burlington Route
agent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-28
New Laws to Protect Game.

The last session Of the legislature took
up the matter of protection of game and
fish, and started with house bill 1877 for
the protection Of buffalo, elk, deer or
mountain sheep, except between the 18th
of November and the 18th of December
Of each year, amending the old law which
allowed hunting Of such game any time
in the months of November and Decem-
Der Of each year.
Senate bill No. 2O5 amends section
1854 of the revised code, to limit the
number of game birds which can be
shot by any one hunter in any one day
to fifteen-old law twenty-fve-and
adds penalty Of imprisonment in the
county Jail not less than five days or
more than thirty days for violation Of
the laws, with both fine and imprison-
ment at the discretion of the court.
/ House bill 157 follows with provisions
to prevent shipment of game birds, to
back up the provisions of senate bill 205.
The house bill prohibits shipment of
more than fifteen game birds by any
person, firm or corporation, and in
creases the fine for having such birds in
possession to not less than ten dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars.
This act also makes it unlawful for any
railroad company, express company or
common carrier to ship or carry more
than fifteen of the game birds mention.
ed, with like penalty for 80 shipping.
The fish laws were changed by pro-
hibiting fishing in September, which
month il added to the old provisions Of
Law, and the length of fish which may
be lawfully caught is increased from six
inches to eight inches, by house bill lO4 ;
while senate bill 225 amends section 3lO8
of the political code to apply the penal
ties of unlawful taking or transportation
of fish to companies or corporations or
their agents, rs well as to individuals.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-28
ing at the state university; appropriate

ing at the state university; appropriate
ing $24 900 for building at the Spear
fish normal school; appropriating $780,
600 for building and improvements at the
school of mines; appropriating $35, 900
for a building at the Madison normal
school; appropriating S24, 900 for build
ing at the Springfield normal school !;
establishing a department of horticul-
ture and providing for publishing it's re.
ports; providing for vote on the liquor
question on petition of twenty-five free.
holders; amending the fish law, adding
September to the prohibited months on
trout; appropriating $4,000 for build
ing and improvements at Brookings;
the peddler license law and providing
penalties for the illegal shipment Of
game.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-28

The Deadwood Independent says the
governor will be extended an invitation
to attend the American Mining Congress
to be held in Deadwood and Lead in Sep
teubef by both the national and local
association, and no doubt Governor
Herreid will make arrangements to be
present. 1t will be one of the most i'm
portent conventions that was ever held
in the state from the industrial point Of
view and the chief executive will Ger
tainly be present and participate.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-03-28

$8l, ,740 is the sum to be paid over to
the Indians at Pine Ridge. This money
comes from the government and is in
payment for ponies stolen from the In.
dians during the years 1876 to 1880.
This is more money than Doc Middleton
and Wes Travis ever got for the stock,
but as the ponies cost them nothing
they could afford to sell them cheap.