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Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
He Can't Let Loose.

G. P. Hicks was the recipient today
of gift he doesn't know what to do
with. Miss Inez Morrison is the gen
erous giver and the gift is one Of the
liveliest gila monsters that has ever
come to town. Miss Inez has been
visiting with the family of j. W. Bur-
son at Constellation for several days
aud couple of days ago while out
walking she and Miss Burson encount-
cred his monstership and took him
captive. Remembering that a number
of rare curios were being collected
for the court house plaza. and being
ever mindful of every enterprise that
is intended to advance the interests of
the city, her first thought was to con-
tribute her prisoner to the collection.
so she sent it to Judge Hicks by ex-
press. 1t so happened that an order
had gone forth from the powers that
be to break up the animal collection
at the plaza, and now the Judge has a
real live gila on his hands The speci-
men is very fine one. being of an I'M
usual color and unlike most of the
monsters is very lively. Will some
body please help Charley out of his
trouhles.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
TAKE ALL STOCK
OFF THE MARKET
Rapid Transit Company
Is Financed.
All the Available Treasury Stock
Taken By One Individual After
Investigation.

At meeting of the directors of
the Rapid Transit Gold Mining com
pany, held in Duluth yesterday, a
resolution was adopted to take all
the stock off the market. The com
pany has been selling some stock for
development purposes, and for the
purchase of machinery, but L. Men
denhall of this city, after having
made thorough examination of the
company's property in Arizona, took
all the treasury stock available. The
question of ready money to make the
mine a producer had been eliminated
and the directors considered that it
was a good business step to take the
stock out of the market. The stock
holders now vlaue their shares at par,
at least. Those who are interested in
this property will have another Ari
IONA proposition to offer, within a
short time.
The officers of the Rapid Transit
Gold Mining company are: Presi-
dent, S. Menschikoff; vice president,
F. W. Kugier; secretary, Guy Hen
cage, and treasurer, Colin Thompson.
Mr.. Thompson left yesterday for Ari-
iona to visit the property, and was
accompanied by Angus Gibson, of the
Michipocoten gold fields.
1t is claimed that the Rapid Tran
sit company has $4,000 worth of
ore blocked out, which runs $40 a
ton, according to smelter and mill
News Tribune, May Ii.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
Contest Is Closed.

The W. c. t. L. of Prescott recent
ly decided TO make an effort to in
crease its membership. For the pur-
pose the society was divided into two
sections, one under the captaincy of
Mrs. r. A. Talbot and the other
captained by Mrs. Ed Paine. The
conditions were that the side which
secured the largest number of new
members, would be entertained by the
captain of the losing team. The con-
test has just closed, the score of men,
bership being four for Mrs. Paine's
team and two for Mrs. Talbot's or a
total of six. Mr.. Talbot and her CO.
workers redeemed their pledge this
afternoon by entertaining the mem
bers of Mrs. Paine's team, and a few
but kept the form of enter
tainment secret until the guests had
assembled Mrs. H. B. Long who was
a member of Mrs. Paine's team Sc
cured three out of the four members
or one half of the total of new men,
hers
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
Is a Joke No Longer.

You funny fellows, who grind out
Stale jokes at so much per,
You've worked the wild west" Joke
till we
Are weary of the slur;
Now listen, for we've news that may
Cause you some tears to shed:
Poor Grizzly Pete and Broncho Bill
And all their kind are dead.
Yes, funny men, we've killed them
off
We've civilized the west,
And 'gainst these threadbare jokes of
yours
We earnestly protest;
You'll have to strike another lead
To earn your daily bread,
For Grizzly Pete and Broncho Bill
And all their kind are dead.
Keep up your jests on mother in law,
On Irishman and jew,
And Uncle Rube and Mandy Jane
Are good for not few;
They're chestnuts, but we'll swallow
them
And smile when they are read;
But Grizzly Pete and Broncho Bill
And all their kind are dead.
FIX.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
Bradshaw Mountains.

A survey of the Bradshaw Mountain
district of Arizona has been made for
the United States Geological Survey
by Professors Jaeger and Palache, and
the results are now in preparation for
publication.
An accurate topographic map of the
district has been engraved on a scale
of about two miles to the inch, with
100 foot contours. The area includes
about 1000 square miles between Nc
Cabe and the Tiptop mining district,
inclusive and extends from near Pres
colt on the northwest to the New
River Mountains on the southeast,
including the mountainous district of
the Prescott Forest Reserve and the
Aqua Fria mesas, in Yavapai county.
The geological survey of this district
has been finished, and office work on
the colOred geologic and economic
maps and sections is nearing compile
ton. The work will be published
late in 1903 as a folio of the United
States Geological Survey. Geological
Survey Press Bulletin.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27

ital on the coast, which has just pur-
chased one of San Diego's banks and
nationallzed it, besides obtaining
control of the principal suburban
motor car line which they are now
preparing to electric, seems to add
weight to the situation, and lead to
the belief that San Diego is about to
occupy Der rightful though long de-
layed, position of principal business
and shipping center of the southwest
and the terminus of the shortest and
most practical transcontinental rail
roads. This will truly mean an era
of wonderful prosperity for San
Diego for, besides possessing a won
derful climate and home advantages.
she has the harbor and other natural
facilities and the strategic location,
which the U. S. government is now
beginning to appreciate and make use
of, that may make her the business
center for the whole southwest in the
near future.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
Sustained Broken Leg.

DIR. Sawyer was called to Hillside
last evening to attend to man with a
broken leg. The victim was William
Noakes. He was engaged in driving a
team for the Gold Link Mining com
pany, which is operating the Sultan
mine. He had only been employed
for day or two and yesterday the
wagon upset with him, catching him
underneath it and resulting in a
broken leg. The accident happened
eighteen miles from Hillside station
and the injured man was placed in
blackboard and brought to the rail
road. On account of the darkness, and
the care which had to be exercised in
bringing him, the trip took from 6
O'Clock in the evening until , O'Clock
this morning The broken limb was
set by DR.. Sawyer, ON the arrival of
the man at Hillside, and the injured
man was brought up on this mornings
train and sent to Mercy hospital.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
Talks of Arizona.

'Arizona will be democratic state
when admitted into the union,'' re-
marked Judge John j. Hawkins, of
Prescott, last evening at the New
willard. Judge Hawkins is native
Missourian, but he has lived many
years in the territory, and under Mr..
Cleveland was an associate justice of
its supreme court.
1.-The first meeting of our legisla-
ture after statehood is granted will
send Hon. Mark Smith to the United
States senate. Republicans, as we'll
as his democratic friends, concede
that Mr.. Smiths magnificent fight
for statehood entities him to the
honor.
1.-The territory was never in as fine
fix as it is today. Prosperity is the
rule in every town, mining camp, and
stock ranch, and we have as yet hard
ly made a start in the development of
our resources. Sooner or later. Ari-
iona will rank as one of the richest
states of tbeunion. ''-Washington Post
Nav 10.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27

picked up several items that would in
dictate good deal of life and activity
in that section. On the Iron Queen
he is now sinking a winze from the
three hundred foot level, and has
reached depth of fifty feet, or three
hundred and fifty feet from the sur
face. On the fifty foot level he is
driving drifts both north and south,
all in ore, and advanced some twenty
feet each way.
On the old Boggs mine he has just
succeeded in draining out the water
down to and from the two hundred
foot level, and will now explore the
level, and then proceed to sink a'shaft
or winze to the three hundred level,
which must also be drained. 1t must
be understood that the original shaft
which penetrate these workings had
caved in years ago, and is not safe to
enter.
In addition, the old blackberry
mine which now belongs to the Tread
we'll company, has been drainage of
water to the three hundred foot level,
and he is now sinking, being several
feet below the level at present, with
good ore in the new work. He expects
soon to cross cut.
Nine miles of ditching for the pipe
line from Wolf canyon has been COM
pleted, and pipe has been laid for six
miles. The water is now coming over
the lofty summit of Reservoir Hill,
where the supply reservoir will be
from which the water,
with its tremendous fall of 1900 feet
to the smelter at Mayer, will furnish
even more power than he will need,
for the present at least.
The oil burning smelter, which it
will be remembered, was burned out
last November, is being refined, and
will be ready to work next week.
Mr.. Treadwell is also repairing the
smelter and concentration of the Com
mercial Mining company, and has
fixed up the narrow guage railroad
from the blackberry mine to the smell
ter, and is building an extension of
the track from the smelter to the Iron
Queen and the Boggs.
In all, he has some fifty men at
work; and when we consider that this
is only the work ON hand of one oper-
ator, and that there are a score in the
district, it is evident that there is
something doing down thar
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27

Damage suits to the amount of S35,
900 have been filed in the superior
court in Chicago against local union
No. of the International Brother
hood of BookbiEders and its officers
for the alleged violation of a contract
with several publishing houses by
calling a strike May >. The suits are
the first of the kind to be commenced
against union in the state of Hi
nois. The agreement was signed
May l. The suits are for 5000 each.
and are brought by Rand, McNally Il
Co., Brock & Rankin, the Henneberry
Co., Robert o. Law Co.. R. lR. Dom
nelly & Sons, NJ. a. Donohue & Co.,
and Jenkins & George Co.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
TOMBSTONE MINES
A Heavy Flow of Water
Continues.
Pumps Still Able to Handle It-An
Entirely New Ore Body
Was Found.

A Tombstone paper gives the fol-
lowing account of the progress being
made in the Tombstone mines:
About two hundred men are now
employed in opening up the famous
old Tombstone mines. With the ex-
ceptinn of one small break, the pumps
have worked magnificently. They are
now throwing out about l, 800, 600 gal
Ions of water day, and, for time,
following the repair of the broken ma
chinery, the discharge ran up to
something over 100000 gallons in
twenty four hours. 1t is expected
that the 100000 gallon mark will
be about the ordinary work of the
pumps hereafter. The shaft has passed
the 700 foot level and is now down
about I65 feet below the original wa
ter level. 1t is to be sunk to the depth
of at least 1000 feet before the more
extensive mining operations will be
begun. The largest pump is ON the
600 foot level.
Four sinking pumps are used to
throw the water from the bottom of
the shaft to the 600 foot level, where
it is all handled by the big pump. On
each 200 foot level station below the
600 foot level a pump has to be in
stalled of the capacity of 100 gallons
a minute. When the pumps are shut
down, water accumulates at the rate
of nine feet in sixty minutes. 1t is
believed, however, that the flooded
country is already fairly we'll drained
and that the quantity of water lifted
will not materially increase with
depth.
The Consolidated Mines company is
understood to have expended about
81, 900, 900 already in its great enter
prise. At its head is E. b Gage, for
merly manager of one of the Tomb
stone mines in the most prosperous
period of the camps history. The
superintendent, W. F. Staunton, also
an old Tombstone manager of mines,
though for a number of years in
charge of the operations of the Con
gress Mines company in Yavapai
county.
The Tombstone company is prepar-
ing to work number of old bonanza
properties, now drained of their water.
A force of men is already at work on
the hoist of the old Emerald mine
and the old shaft is being retimbered.
1t is known that at the water level of
the Emerald large body of rich ore
was discovered at the time the mine
was shut down and this ore will be
one of the first. deposits to accrue to
the profits of the new corporation.
An entirely new deposit of ore has
been found on the lower levels of the
Contention and several hundred car
loads of ore have been hoisted. The
ore is said to be extremely rich in
gold and silver and well worth ship
ping. The boiler aud hosting en-
CINE are being set up on the Tribute
shaft, which contributed large part
of the wealth of the camp in the early
eighties. The company is also pre-
pairing to penetrate the ore body and
to repair the old workings on the
Lucky Cuss. Tough Nut, Tranquility,
Boss, West Side. Comet and other
shafts. The uuwatering will all be
done from the main shaft now being
sunk and there is not the slightest
doubt but that the machinery install
ed will do all the work required of it.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
Want Good investments.

Judge j. j. Hawkins returned this
morning from an extended business
trip through the east, embracing the
cities of Washington, New York, Bos-
ton and number of other smaller
cities. He says the east is very pros
porous and the people are seeking for
the investment of their money, and
many of them are naturally turning tC
the mining sections of the west for
these investments. He says this sec
ton is looked upon as the coming
mining district of the west, and when
the people in the east lind out that
all mining propositions here are not
fakes they will furnish all the money
that is needed to develop the country.
Because there have been some fakes
worked on the people there is an idea
in some localities that all mining en-
terprises here are fakes. These no.
tions will be changed when it is learn
ed that there are many good PROPOSE
tons and it only takes little inves-
to find out who the takers are
and let them alone. And by the way.
nine tenths of the fakes that are palm
ed off on the people originate in the
east and the people in this section
have nothing to do with them and
know nothing about them.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
San Diego Booming.

Considerable interest attaches to the
presence in Arizona and that section
of Southern California adiacant to
San Diego Bay, of a number of sur
veying parties, some of them being
known to belong to the regular corps
of the Rock Island system, two of
whose officials are now in San Diego
on unknown business. The signifi
canoe of this movement is increased
by the fact that in the past few weeks
three different parties of eastern fin
anciers and railroad men have been
in San Diego examining the recent
surveys for the new short line east
ward from there, and have held sew
eral consultations with the San Diego
Chamber of Commerce which made
these surveys.
The recent entrance into San Diego
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. syndicate.
one of the biggest aggregations of cap
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
A NEW CURE
IF IT CURES

An FL Paso, Texas, telegram says
DR.. William T. Baird is experiment
ing on a new cure for tuberculosis
at Fort Bliss, near Ell Paso. It is u
liquid which is injected. Its compo-
sition is yet secret except to surgeons
in the army throughout the country
The attention of the physicians of the
United States military sanitarium was
attracted here by the case of Lieu
tenant Tombs of the marine corps,
who came here from Fort Bayard and
under DR.. Baird's treatment is prac-
tically cured.
Dr. f. n. Sinks OF Fort Bayard is
here making a study of the new cure
in order to introduce it at the United
States military sanitarium.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27

The mines of the Burlington COM
pany continue to improve with every
foot of work done on them. In fact
they are showing up even better than
had been anticipated. In a drift at
the 200 foot level body of sulphurets
about two feet wide. has been struck
which was not thought to be particu-
larly rich in fact which did not look
as though they contained much values.
When Mr.. Suttle was out there a day
or to since he concluded he would
have an assay made Just to see what
the ore did contain and much to his
surprise the returns showed value of
80. II per ton in gold. Shaft number
two, in which such rich ore was found
near the surface is now down to
depth of fifty feet and the ore shoot
still holds out at this depth, and the ore
maintains its high grade character. 1t
is two feet wide and averages $50 per
ton in gold this entire. width. The
company has been as fortunate in
financiering its affairs as it has been
in working its mine, as all of the
block of stock placed on the market
for development purposes has been
and with money in the
treasury and more money showing up
each day in the mine. it is certainly
in a sound condition.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
Douglas Killing.

4 telegram from Douglas saws
Deputy Constable Tom Vaughn was
instantly killed and Constable Dayton
Graham seriously injured last night
by an outlaw named Smith. who es-
capped and is being pursued by a posse.
The officers placed Smith under ar
rest as a suspicious character. They
were about to search him, when he
drew six shooter and began shoot
ing. Before the officers could pull
their guns both were senseless on the
sidewalk.
There were no witnesses. Smith
made his escape in the darkness. A
few feet from the scene of the shoot
ing he fell and dropped a SLOUGH hat,
this being the only clue to his iden-
tity. Smith is regarded as a desperate
character along the Mexican frontier.
1t is believed that he is wanted for
several murders and other serious
crimes. If the posse overtakes Smith
without doubt he will be lynched.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
SERVANT GIRLS UNION.

The servants girls of Holyoke, Mas
sachusetts, have organized a union.
Six of the leading features, a decla-
ration of which has been issued by
them are:
No Sunday night suppers will be
prepared.
No work will be done in the kitchen
after 2:30 p. m. until $50 a. m.
No babies will be minded between
acts of ordinary Homework.
No children will be allowed in the
kitchen.
No girl will work for less than 81 a
week.
Each girl shall have three nights
out each week.
Another stipulation is that the ser
want shall be allowed the use of the
front door and of the parlor or other
room more suitable than the kitchen
in which to entertain male "cous-
ms -
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27

In 1907 this country was the largest
exporter of domestic merchandise in
the world, while in 1870 its exports
we're exceeded by three other nations.
France, Germany and the United
Kingdoms. In favorable balance of
trade the United States exceeds all
the countries of the world combined.
Under such conditions the democratic
hue and cry against the protective
policy will find little favor.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27

The meeting of the Arizona board
of managers of the st. Louis exposi-
ton which is being held in Phenix
today is for the purpose of receiving
the territorial bonds, and turning
them over to the treasurer of the
bard B. A. Packard. On their re-
ceipt Mr.. Packard will deliver them
to the Bisbee bank. who are the pur-
chasers, and the board will then have
funds to do business with. At the
present time the board is handicap
ped for want of funds.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27

= Press kilograms of May q told Of
people dying from heat in New York,
where the temperature ranged between
50 ana 30 degrees and in Montana
stock was freezing to death with the
temperature from four to six degrees
below zero with ten feet of snow Gov
ering the ground. The diversities of
the climate of this great country are
truly wonderful.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27

The public need have not fear that
the postoftice department will not re-
ceive thorough reorganization and
that all guilty persons will be dis
charged. There may appear to be
some lack of energy at times but the
president has given positive orders
for thorough investigation and he
will insist upon its being made.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27

Editor George F. Kornegay, of the
Dalhart, Texas, Sun, on May an
nounced that Attorney Keith was
arrested Thursday and placed under
bond to appear before the justice
court on Monday, the 18th. He was
charged with carrying a pistol and
disturbing the peace. When the pa
per was issued Keith hunted the editor
up to take him to task for publishing
the item, the result of which was the
next issue of the Sun contained nice
obituary notice of the attorney.
Kornegay got two shots in to one
for Keith, both of which struck the
target while Keith's missed its mark.
The day of the six shooter are not yet
over in the panhandle of Texas.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
NOT A SICK DAY SINCE.

81 was taken severely sick with
kidney trouble. | tried all sorts OF
medicines. none of which relieved me.
One day | saw an ad of your Elec-
trio Bitters and determined to try
that. After taking few doses l felt
relieved, and soon thereafter was en-
tirely cured, and have not seen sick
day since. Neighbors of mine have
been cured of rheumatism, neuralgia.
liver and kidney troubles and general
This is what b. +. Bass,
of Fremont, NJ. C.,writes. Only SOC,
at all druggists
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
WEHRE is OLDHAM

If John NJ. Oldham, who has rela-
tives at Clinton. Mo, will send his
address to the Journal Miner office.
Prescott, Arizona, he will learn of
some' hing to MS advantage. Any one
knowing Mr.. OIdl an address will
confer a favor on his relatives by
sending it to this office. 4-2l-tf
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27

A Saint Paul pastor denounced the
play 'Ghosts" as immoral and the
next night the fire department had to
be called in to clear the aisles of the
theater at which the play was pro-
nrnnnI
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27
SOCIETY'S
NEW SCALE

The Yavapai Society for the Ad
vancement of Mining has adopted the
following scale of wages for under
ground employees, all for eight hours
work:
Stopping, 50.
Trammers, g. 30.
Muckers, 50.
Machine men, 50. 80.
Sinking, g. 30.
Timbermen, So. 80.
Pumpmen, 50.
Drifting, raising and prosecuting.
50. %.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-27

Ed S. Gill has resigned his position
as United States commissioner at
Honolulu and will return to the Unit
ed States to live. Mr. Gill was for
mer editor of the Phenix Republican
and went to Honolulu to take the edi-
torial management of a paper there.