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, 1904-05-18

Mothers should send their boys to
woodruff & Terry's for clothing and
shoes.
, 1904-05-18

Spring suits for men and boys. It
costs nothing to . them. Woodruff
Z Terry.
, 1904-05-18

All the new styles in belts at Wood.
ruiz & Terry's.
, 1904-05-18

ra,ly Rspsslicaa SOC month.
, 1904-05-18

Weekly Republican = . rear.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26
MISSOURPS POLITICAL ALLIE
 CHANGE

The St. Louis Globe Democrat i, again indulging in its biennial diver sion of rainbow chasing. 1t takes \ very rosy CIV of the political situa ton in Missouri. It says
 "lhe republicans of Missouri go into the campaign of 1904 under unus ually favorable circumstances. ' President Roosevelt is a strong candi. date with Missouri He will unquestionably gain support from the democratic side, especially among young Missourians casting a first bal. lot, of whom there are 10000"
 Surely in the past Missouri has given no support to the republican national party that would justify the hopes ex. pressed by the Globe Democrat. In the presidential elections since 1872 the democi ats have always carried the state, while in the last state election, in
  1902, their ticket was successful with a plurality of almost 45,000.
 Measured by congressional districts, of the sixteen representatives from Missouri but single one is a republi- can. Not promising field that for gaining republican votes in the cleo. torsl college. One basis for republican hope is that the nomination of Folk for governor will split the democratic party, assuming that the machine ele- ment will largely prefer the election of a republican rather than a democrat who has fought them and exposed their corruption with such signal success. However, even with split in the dem. ocratic party in Missouri, intelligent and conservative republicans would not be likely to seriously entertain the illu- sion that the electoral vote of Missouri could be obtained for Theodore Roose- welt
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26

advantage of their power and pushed him ahead farther than he had planned to go. This is strongly indicated by the action of the Iowa republicans. Secretary Shaw, recognized as the pres ident's strongest political lieutenant in Iowa, has even been overridden by the convention and his proposition for a harmony tariff plank rejected.
 'The declarations of the Iowa repub- licans were practically duplicated by the Ohio republicans in convention at Columbus. The rejection of the reel procity policy was even more notice able in Ohio, the home of MT. McKln- ley. It was reIected boldly, almost brutally, after it had been offered in a resolution indorsing it as part of the party policy outlined by the lamented Mckinley. We stand pat on the tariff, as we'll as other policies, and do moi want the Iowa idea, said Senator Dick, who wrote the platform.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26

The saying that ''the more vocifer- ous the applause the less the thinking, " received e1emplification Tn the pro- ceedings of the Tucson convention. In fact, it had been planned by the more radical members constituting the ma jority that no opportunity should be given for deliberation or for intelli- gent discussion of any important ques- ton. To have done so would have i'm periled their control of the convention. Therefore, the minority was given no quarter, and the conservative members who counseled moderation were shouted down. The brutal tactics employed won, but at what cost to the democratic party in Arizona will develop later.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26
0HiCi0| PQDeT Of Gi|Q County
THE TUCSON CONVENTION

The convention held in Tucson on Monday was in no important feature a surprise. It was called to elect six delegates to represent the Arizona de- mocracy in the national convention to meet in St. Louis, and also to name the national committeeman from this territory. For week previous to the assembling of the convention at Tue son it was known that a large majority of the delegates whom had been chosen from the several counties favored W. R. Hearst as the party's candidate for the presidency.
 Doubtless. the fact that Mir. Hearst had considered the support of Arizona as of so much importance that he sent his confidential agent into the territory to work in his interests. flsttered the |" common people" for whom the young napoleon of journalism Is reputed to have lsbored with so great assiduity. There were others who, shrewd enough to see through the glamor of the Hearst pretensions, yet saw in the unressoning adherence of those but poorly informed and without experience in politics, a golden oppor- tunity to play the demsgogue and thereby further their own personal interests. And it is not strange, there fore, that many of this stripe of the Arizona politician were found in the late convention at Tucson, and at whose dictstion a platform of sounding but empty bprases and fulsome fattery of Hearst was adopted with wild ac- claim.
 The convention was remarkable for the absence from it of so many of the old leaders of the Arizona democracy, the men who, possessing ability, expe- rience and character, have in the past been bulwark of strength, and to whose wise counsels the party is in. debted for past successes. We would not convey the idea that the member ship of the convention was entirely lacking in knowledge and prudence. Almost every one of the county dele gstioDs contained men of ability and conservative ideas, who represent the most influential faction of the Arizona democracy, and to whose guidance the the party could be safely intrusted.
 The Hearst movement is an rides. cent dream, which will vanish at St. Louis on the 9th of July, and the party in Arizona will then regain its sanity.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26
ABANDONING REVISION AND
 RECIPROCITY

Plausible explanations will doubt less be forthcoming" says the Wash ington Post, flor the peculiar attitude on the question of tariff revision and reciprocity taken by the republican conventions in Iowa and Ohio. On the face of the returns it looks very much like the standpatters had taken the bit ID their teeth and carried the president and his political advisers far away from the path of party policy marked out by MT. Mckinley, and which the presen, administration so frequently promised to carefully follow.
 "lt Is not clear how far the presi dent has gone in approving thia depar. ture, and there are some indications sha' the party managers have taken
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26

Apparently the fact that Secretary Cortelyou was democrat before the Bryan era. and voted for Cleveland. isn't reckoned a serious obstacle to his advancement to the head of the repub- lican national committee. That heinous offense was condoned when he went into the cabinet. He votes the straight ticket now all right.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26

The Springfield Republican, pays a fervent tribute to the kicker. It likes the kicker because he makes things lively in his vicinity and relieves the monotony. The same thing might be said of the mule, but let that pass. Once upon time two frogs fell into a full milk can. One of them sank and was drowned. The other struck out with his hind legs and padded and padded until he had churned the milk into butter. Then he got on top Of the butter lump and sat there until he was rescued and hoped off Moral: Keep kicking and you'li land some where all right
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26

After all the shouting and absurd claims of the Hearst rooters, they lost ont in the meeting of the democratic state committee of Ohio, being out numbered two to one by the conserua- tives. The committee on resolutions refused to reaflirm the Chicago and Kansas City platforms, and wisely left the enunciation of the national princi. ples to the St. Louis convention.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26

It fully comports with the odium of the Hearst movement that demagogues such as Kesn St. Charles of Mohave, P. w. O'Sulllvsn of Yavapai, and Wi ley F. Jones of Graham, were conspic. uous among his supporters in the Tue. son convention.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26

Upto date the democrats have elected delegates from twenty five states, snd the uninstructed column ioots up far in the lead It's a sane and safe fight vat
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26

The turnstile statistics at St. Louis, so far, show that the deadheads exceed the number of paid admissions by sev- eral thousands.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26

Uncle Sam has paid big bills abroad before now, but this Panama payment tops them all. Six years ago he paid Spain 20,000,000 on account of the Philippines, but the amount was sent in four warrants of s5 900, 900 each. Previ- ous to that the most historical warrants were S, ,000, GOO issued tn Russia in pay. ment for Alaska in 1868 and $5, ,500, ,000 paid England for awards in Halifax fishing infringementS.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26
To Drill at Mammoth

Willis Black, of Mammoth, was a pleasant visitor at the Blade Sanctum Wednesday, and we learned from him that Texas oil man has taken hun dred year lease on the J. L. Clark ranch situated few miles above Nam moth. The gentleman taking this lease is an expert oil well driller aud has ample means of his own. He will put up at once steel derrick and first class drilling apparatus. By the terms of the lease he is to pay Mir. Clark a 10 per cent. royalaty on all oil found on the ranch and is to have his first drilling plant in operation within one hundred days from the date of the lease. He is also to buy beef for his drilling crew, wood for his boiler and hay and grain for his stock, from MT. Clark. If he fails to strike oil the lease will forfeit and all improvements he may put on the place will gn to Mir. Clark. Whatever may be the final re- snlt, Mir. Clark has made a good lease Mir Black states that when he left Mammoth the owners of the drilling plant on the Brown ranch Cvpected to start drilling Wednesday. They hold a year option on the Brown ranch at sl00000.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26
Coach Excursion to the Worlds Fair

May 3l the Texas & Pacific will sell special excursion tickets Fl Paso to St. Louis and return, at rate of s25; tickets good only in chair cars or coaches. Final limit for return ten days in addition to date of sale. For sohdple of trains or other information address R. w. CURTIS.
 8, ". Passenger Agent, Fl Paso, Tex.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26

The fruit of tbe Hearst boom was in the planting there will be no harvest. Citizen.
Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-26

After July 6, it will be known as the "hearse" movement, and it will be very mournful.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-08-25
THINKS IT IS A TRUE VEIN
DR.. FLANAGAN Interviewed in
Portland

DIR. VIII. Flanagan of Grants Pass,
who came to Portland Sunday to Sc
cure special treatment for his wife,
is well-kDown in the mining indus.
try IN Josephine county Recently
he sent an agent to Sucker creek to
investigate the Briggs mine and ad-
jacent territory. The mine has been
secured under bond sale contract by
an Ashland man, formerly miner in
Alaska. It is understood that the
consideration was 500, 600, and that
he paid the Briggs family $4,000
spot cash and is to pay the balance Of
the purchase price in installments as
the gold is taken out.
From what my agent reported. "
says DR.. Flanagan, there is nearly
$50, 600 in sight in the mine. The
new owner has gone to work in a
rational way and is stoping and sink
ing shaft. The amount that the
Briggs family took out Of the mine
with jack knives and a pick before
they sold the property is variously
estimated at from sl5, 600 10 $50, 900.
Nobody but themselves and their
banker know just how much it was. "
There are now about 800 men pros
peoting in the district and other
strikes are expected. Il is known
that Grayback mountain, on which
the Briggs mine is located, is heavily
mineralized, and for years a man
named King has been working rich
quartz mine on the California side Of
the mountain, supposed to be a
branch Of the same vein.
~ am still inclined to believe it is
true vein" says DR.. Flanagan,
"and II 1t proves to be such this dis
trict will become one Of the big min
ing camps. "
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-08-25
HE WANTS BETTER ROADS
A Correspondent SUGGESTS Drain.
inG tho Water Off.
To the Rogue River Courier,

To the Rogue River Courier,
For some time past l have seen
long articles in our state and county
papers in regard to the making Of
good. permanent roads, all Of which
is highly commendable and II
properly carried out on the lines
spoken Of by those who have had ex-
perience In such work in the Older
states, would in few years give
Oregon highways to brag about, but
just 10 long as people are permitted
10 make irrigating bitches Of our
county woods and build houses upon
what has been county roads for the
past 80 years, we may safely conclude
that Oregon will be out Of the race
for good roads to the end Of the
chapter
Some few years ago, ali the work
done in districts aud was put in
on the road between the Holland and
Gates ranches and extending north.
westerly to the old Bone ranch. To.
day you can scarce see where the
roadbed was on the southern and
worst part Of where the road ought
to be. Why is thisl Because the
waters Of Sucker creek and Qualvanin
gulch is conveyed in bitches there.
from to the several ranches on the
route to the Beach and Platter ranch.
where, finding no outlet IL accumu.
lates and forms large swamp, the
spur Of tho mountain breaks down ia
the northwest, forming a big water
shed during the winter season, makes
this section Of the county road almost
impossible for several months out oi
the ~, and | wonder that our
citizens dn not suffer with very
much more sickness than they do
through living so near swamp
Now this could be easily remedied
by putting In oulyerts under the road
bed to carry the surplus water
through TO the Platter ranch, wher,
It would find natural outlet into th'
gulch proper. thence down TO wher'
we see the smaller streams ente
Althouse and Sucker creeks below.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-08-25
THE TAkILMA SHELTER
Will Soon Be Ready for Turn
ing Out Matte.

A. II. Geyer, who since the middle
of May has been doing brick and
stone work in the construction Of the
smelter now being put up at Takilma,
noar the Illinois river three miles
from Waldo. was in Jacksonville
Tuesday, says the Sentinel. Mr..
Geyer states that the buildings are
up and the machinery set and only
little work remains to be done to
have the smelter ready to start, which
is expected to be about the first of
September. This fmelter will have
a capacity of 100 tons cf ore per "a
hours and while a small plant, nv
smelters go, will be complete in
every detail. Three engines will
supply power for tue ore crusher,
blower, dynamo, elevators, etc. and
water for the boilers and for the
smelter will be supplied by six
inch pipe under 100 foot pressure.
Both charcoal and coke will be used
for fuel. Tie company is having
charcoal burned on their timber land
near the smelter where also will be
had the cordwood for the boiler fur
mace. The coke will be hauled from
Grants Pass, a. miles distEnt. by
wagon, the company to use eight six
mule teams. These teams will haul
out the copper matte, which will be
shipped to a refinery where the gold,
silver AMI other metas will be
separated from the copper. The com
pany 'has the bins at the smeltor full
of ore and over 2OO0 tons on the dump
at the mine and force Of miners are
blocking out more ore ready for de-
livery. The mine is up in the hills
one and three fourths miles from the
smelter aud for the present, ore ia
hauled by team, the grade being 10
great that the load Of ore is only
governed by the size Of vehicle that
the team can haul back. The com
pany expects TO put in railroad to
connect the mine with the smelter.
It Is expected that by another year a
railroad will be extended from Grants
Pass to Takilma and eventually on to
the ocean at Crescent City. In order
to make the wagon road nassable 10
their heavy freight wagons, the com.
lpany will 90 in with Josephine
county 10 improve the road from
Grants Pass to Takilma aud bridge
will be built across the Illinois river
as that stream is not fordable at all
seasons Of the winter.
The company has laid out town.
site which they call Takilma and a
large town is expected to grow mp,
especilly If the mine proves to be Al
extensive az IL now indicates.
Mr.. Geycr WAS on his way tc
Sterling creek where be expects to
locate quartz claim, the leige Of
which be discovered When mining on
that creek 22 years ago. he at that
time owning the Sailor gulch placers
Mr. Geyer's ledge is located on th'
headwaters Of Sterling creek on III,
rorth slopo Of Sterling mountain.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-08-25
DROWNED AT GOLD HILL
VIM Mcknight Falls In the Water
While Fishing.

william Mcknight well known
resident of Gold Hill and Foots
Creek, where he has resided and
mined for number of years, was
drowned in the waters OF Rogue
river Sunday afternoon. while fishing
In the stream at Dowden falls. be-
tween Gold Hill and the Ray dam.
No one was with Mcknight when
ho met his fate. but man on tho
opposite side Of the stream some dis
tance away, saw him fishing and says
that he had hooked big salmon and
in trying to land 1t, became entangled
In the lines. lost his feet and was
swept into the rapids. while he was
powerless to give any assistance. His
body was. found nearly half mile
down the river, where 1t had been
carried ty the current.
| The deceased was aged Al years.
When MoKnight's body was found,
the fishing line and rod were still at
tached to it, the line wrapped around
the heel of one of his shoes 1t is
thought that when he hooked the
salmon, the fish came toward him
faster than he could reel the line in
and swinging round In some manner,
the slack line caught in his heel.
when another dash of the fish tight
ened the line and threw him off his
feet into the deep water. He was
seen to attempt to swim to shore but
the fish apparently pulled him down
and he sank out OF sight. -Tidings
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-08-25

1t is understood that Oregon has
now as good local option law as
can be framed, and that it also has
q superior anti.gambling law; both
Of these give the people Of this state
an excellent opportunity to have
clean administration and ,elevating
moral atmosphere in every commu-
nifty. There is just now an earnest
effort being made by the proper
officers to enforce this anti-gambling
law in the city of Portland, and
every good citizen. every voter who
is In favor of civic righteousness,
should give every encouragement
possible to these officers in enforcing
the law to its fullest extent No one
can question the rightfulness Of laws
against gambling. Every one must
appreciate that it is wrong for willy
man, whose time and thought is
given to the manipulation of cards or
other devices. by his cuteness and
Witness, to secure the money, which
hos been earned by another without
making any return. No possible good
can come to any city OF any commu-
nifty by having gamblers ply their
dishonest methods in 1t. Let all our
people encourage these officers by
word Of cheer In their difficult tasks,
either spoken or written, and let us,
by our conduct and conversation. cul-
tiyate the sentiment in favor of the
enforcement Of all law, for one law
ignored encourages the criminal In
believing that all law is unimport-
ant and unnecessary, aud therefore
should be violated with impunnity.
and resisted II need be by deception.
cunning and fraud.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-08-25
A Round Trip on the Hoist Cage.
Dennis H. Stovall in Daily Mining Record.

We did as commanded and followed
down the black gloom OF tunnel.
The first sensation that oreers
through the being of tenderfoot,
and stirs up the muddy depths of his
soul, ON his first visit into mine, is
the fear that the timbers above his
head may break and let the mountain
down on him. Then, there are long
stretches in the drifts where there are
no timbers at all just burrows in the
rock. The tenderfoot cannot help
treading cautiously, afraid that if
he lets his foot down too severely
something might be Jared loose, and
down would come the mountain, and
out would go his light BY and by
he ventures the suggestion, meant
also as a question:
"wouldn't I 1t be awful If these tim
bers should break and the tunnel
should cave?"
Nav, says the boss. with the
promptness of one who knows. "We'd
never feel IT. it would be just like
putin your foot down on spider. F"
On the floor of the tunnel is small
steel track, like a tiny railroad, and
frequently dull roar, that increased
to a rumbling thunder, came from
ahead, and we stepped aside to let an
ore car pass. The tracks wind and
curve about, with here and there a
switch or a crossing, where other tun-
nels on the same level, cross and
lead to other parts of the mine.
Near one of the ore chutes, which
had "No. XIII, Level 81 tackled in
brass letters on the spout, the boss
mounted a ladder that led aloft into
the gloom We clambered after him
and came suddenly into wide stope
where many miners were already at
work. The stope set at an angle Of
about 45 degrees, representing the dip
of the vein. and had height, or
width between walls, Of about five
feet
"Pink pink pink !" soun ded
the regular blows of the jacks on the
drills. And away off from the end of
the stope came the wild clatter of an
air drill. and others followed suit
from the drift below us,
All through the dark depths of the
stope the candles flicker like so many
stars, revealing by each the swarthy
face and muscular form of miner.
With his sleeve rolled back, and his
arm bare to the elbow, he swings the
jack to and fro, striking the drill
with unbroken regularity, and driv-
ing it deeper and deeper into the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-08-25

hard quartz. Near by, his candle, in
its stick. clings by the hook to Jag
ged piece of rock.
The holes, an inch or more in
diameter, are driven into the tough
quartz to depth of l2 or 10
inches. The giant powder, at "shot
time" and at the close of the shift
does the rest.
Frequently the mucker comes with
a load of sharpened drills from t he
blacksmith shop above, dropping
them with a ringing rattle at the
foot of the stope and gathering mp
load of dulled ones to return.
The ore here, as in nearly all Ore
gon mines. is removed by overland
stopping, the miner working from be-
low upward. AS the Slopes are work
ed out, they are timbered firmly, by
driving stulls eight or ten inches in
diameter between the walls. These
timbers are cut the right size and
length before being brought down.
We finally found our way back to
the station level, and in moment
the shaft cage dropped down through
the gloom.
"This is double-compartment
shaft, said the boss to us, with a
,,,y,;oal emilia t,an1 thara 10 N lad
der running up you can climb if you
prefer. It's perfectly safe.
Climb 800 feet up slippery ladder
Not that day No, we would 90
up in the hoist, even though we died
in the attempt. We hung up our
candles and stepped aboard, instinc-
lively caressing our wristbands. The
boss gave tho signal and up we shot.
The going up was not as bad as the
going down, but we were almost
made bow legged by the weight OF
our bodies daring the swift ascent
In little while we were out in the
bright sunlight and left the old
clothes we had donned in the
"change room" The foreman took Us
in charge to show us the mill and the
outer works OF the mine. He was O
little man with blonde mustache,
blue eyes, and u smile that was war
ranted to Withstand tho wear anc
Nau ~ 10 NJ at..s u
us as being much more of gentle
man than the big boss, who had
laughed at us every time we made 0
mistake. But, then, for all biz
rouhgness and his bigness, he had q
warm heart, that boss Men feal
him, but they never hate him. Sc
our dislike of him is cordial, very
cordial,