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Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02
Judge Robert Secular, general coun-

Judge Robert Secular, general coun-
 SC. for the Premier Consolidated Gold
 Mines company, of St. Louis, was in
 Kingman several days this week. He
 spent some days examining the mining
 claims recently purchased by his con-
 pany in the San Francisco mining dis trict, which is fast coming to the front as the leading gold fields of the south
 west. The Premier company's mines are in the neighborhood of the famous
 Moss and Rattan mines, which have been large producers. One of the best known properties purchased by the company is the Gray Eagle and May. flower, acquired from Grant Thompson, who some time ago made a shipment of ore to the sampling works of King man that yielded him over sos per ton in gold. The vein is large one and the values are high. The company has also purchased the Jumbo, Sul. phurette and Gold Butte mining claims from Marion Derrick. These claims are to the northwest of the Moss mine and the Jumbo is supposed to be an extension of the rich old property. All these claims show big bodies of gold bearing ore. It is the intention of the company to push work on it's newly acquired properties with great vigor, and it is hoped that they will meet with the same success in their develop ment as have the owners of the Gold Road and Leland mines, which prop critics are close by, and which only few years ago were mere prospects and which now bid fair to be immense pro. ducers of gold for years to come. This company also owns nun Der of other mining claims in the same district that show good gold values in the outcrop. All the properties are nearer the Col orado river than any of the mines now being worked in the district and are situated near the plain travelled wagon road. Millsites have been located on the river and arrangements made for the early erection of milling plant. Work will be rushed on the properties and to put them in producing shape within the year. The men connected with the company are among the lead ing citizens of St. Louis and are cap. able financially of putting these enter prises on pay basis. Judge Secular departed for St. Louis late last week and will return to the mine within a month.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02

Dr. H. H. Smith, of the Pacific Re- duction company, operating the Great West mine, was in Kingman few days ago on business pertaining to his con- pany. The company is installing new machinery at the mill and expect to soon be in operation.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02

Howard E. Throckmorton, a Denver mining man, made all examination of the J. F.. T. and Alone mining claims, in the Stockton Hill country, this week and was very we'll pleased with them. There are two men at work on the mines and as soon as possible this force will be added to.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02

0ohn Boyle, Jr., superintendent of the Premier Consolidated Gold Mines Company, who has been looking after the interests of his company in this county for several weeks past, has been looking over mines at Cerbat and Sto 'kton H Il this ee1. He departed for his home in St. Louis this morning and will confer with his people re- garding the working of the mines re. gently acquired in San Francisco min ing district.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02

Oscar A. Ellis left for San Francisco few days ago where he will receive the first payment on a group of claims he recently sold to the Scoal Gold Mining company. The property is on the Arizona side of the Colorado river, few miles below Eldora 10 Canyon.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02

I. D. Hilty aud Albert H. Smith are doing the assessment work on mining claim owned by the latter named gen. tleman. The mining claim is situated about six miles south of Kingman, near Alpine spring.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02
Mines of the County

The Leland mill is now running its full capacity on an excellent grade of ore, and is getting good results.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02

John Lynch, who has been at Choix, state of Sinaloa, Mexico, for a nun Der of months past, arrived in kingman a few days ago. Mr. Lynch has been with Henry s. MacKay, who has been o erating mining clain in Sinaloa. He will probably return to Los An geles in few days.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02

Major w. A. Mensch sent out men and supplies last week to Stockton Hill for the purpose of starting work on the Infallible and Star Spangled Ban ner mining claims, recently acquired by w. s. Fletcher, of Pasadena.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02
Mine Warning Notice.

TO Whom it May Concern:
 Notice is her eby given that the Nevada Mo- ?, Tom, Frontier, Edward Jr Harvey Jr., Tarrs Last Chance Morning Star, Gusher and Little Johnny mines, situated in Wallapai under contract to parties working the same, and that neither the mine nor the owners thereof will be responsible for any labor or debt contracted. nor injuries sustained by any employer O, employees in working said prop erty; and that no employer or employe is the agent of the owner for any purpose. and that all operatives engage in such service at their own risk and that no debt or claim of debt is valid against said mining claims or it's owners
 FRONTIER EXPLORATION co.
 Kingman, Arizona June 20, 1903.
 Last publication Aug. g.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02
Dissolution of Co-partnership.

To Whom it may concern:-
 Notice is hereby given that the part. nership heretofore existing between Henry P. Ewing and William Heimrod under the firm name and style of Ewing & Heimrod is this day dissolved by mutual consent. Henry P. Ewing will collect all accounts due the firm and will pay all indebtedness of said firm. HENRY P. EWING,
 WILLIAM HEIMROD. Dated at Kingman, this 17th day of December, 1903.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02

It is reported that the mines of Al. ger Brothers have been bonded to par. ties who will soon work them on an extensive scale.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02

Sinking Is iu progress in the De la Fountaine niue and good progress is being made. The new Western hoist ing plant is working nicely and doing the work.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02

We are reliably informed that the rich strike, referred to in these col umns some weeks ago, upon a claim said to have been abandoned by the Gold Creek Mining company, is likely to prove a veritable bonanza, and that the statement of the find having been made on abandoned ground was eron ious. The fact is that the rich ore was discovered by men in the employ of he company while doing assessment work on the John Mccullough mine in one of the deepest workings on the property. A sample of the ore at the breast of the tunnel 45 feet in, gave an average result of four ounces gold and 155 ounces silver. The streak is said to be of good width and gives promise of permanency. The company will continue work on the mine for some time and thoroughly exploit the new ore body.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02

About fifty men are now employed in and around Stockton Hill. While many are at work finishing up the an- nual assessment work large nun Der are regularly employed in the mines of that section. It is the belief that within six months several hundred men will be employed in the mines of Stockton Hill alone. There are many of the properties of that camp that can be made to pay handsomely if properly handled.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02

Frank Russell, who has been with the Yucca Cyanide mining and milling company for six or seven months past, was in Kingman this week.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02

The Yucca Cyanide Mining & Mill. ing company is driving for the vein at the 48J level of the San Francisco mine and have just reached the casing of the ledge. As soon as the vein is bro- ken into and drifts started work will be resumed in the shaft, which will be rushed to the level as rapidly as possible. The mine in all the open ings is looking splendidly and showing great bodies of high grade of ore.
Mohave County miner., 1904-01-02

It is reported that Eli Hilty and Joe Anderson, who have been at work on their mines in San Francisco mining diStrict-the Ben Harrison and Tom Reed-recently struck ore that runs nearly two thousand dollars to the ton in gold. The find was made on the Tom Reed and is a place remote from the old workings on the claim. The owners are highly pleased with their bonanza and are pushing work as fast as possible on its development. The mines are on the road between Gold Road and Snowfall and in an accessible part of the district.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-09
THE THIRD PERSON ~ By KEITH GORDON

gave me shock that made my heart
staHD still. 1 was just thinking how
sweet and beautiful life would be-you
and together-always l felt as if
Forever had already begun, and right
In the midst of it you plump down a
remark like that, as If our engagement
were an episode, a pastime. You
didn't mean it, darling. YOU
Just here further words became un-
necessary, but later on Felicia returned
to the subject.
Still, Jack" she spoke in the
thoughtful voice of a person who has
been mentally occupied with her sub
ject, Theoretically it does seem right.
ENGAGEMENTS are made to be broken,
If they will break. More than that,
believe. that when people are enga ged
they ought to see as much as posi-
BILE"
''Of each other" he interpolated ap-
provingly.
-'Of other eligible men and women" :"
she contiued calmly, lust to prove
beyond any possible chance that they
really are the right persons-the final
right persons. Every engagement
third person test"
Jack frowned. It seemed to him
that the dearest girl in the world was
talking nonsense-chilling, analytical,
disquieting nonsense.
'I believe in letting well enough
alone" was his pointed comment, but
long after he had turned his back upon
the moonbeams that night and fallen
into a deep and healthy slumber, Fe-
licia sat at her chamber window, her
chin pillowed on her hands. possessed
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comforted. She made him forget his
worries and appear at his best.
Once. and once only, he had a
heretical thought He wished Felicia
were more like her. Then he WINGED
at his own dislOyalty. Dear, blue-eyed,
sunny Felicia! A wave of tenderness
swept over him and he determined
to find out without further delay what
was the impalpable shadow that lay
between them ever since the Danbys
came.
well, by Jove!" he exclaimed
aloud, a light dawning upon him.
Then, as If there were really no use
OF trying adequately to express the
wonder that the suspicion caused
him, he exclaimed again helplessly,
by Jove!"
And she is the lady who believes
lightest of ties; that engaged people
should see as much as possible of un-
engaged ones. oh. my eyei" and he
threw back his head and roared with
delight.
That afternoon they had 1t out.
Felicia, with burning cheeks and fash
ing eyes, accused him hotly.
you've been perfectly daft over
her from the first moment. There's
no use of denying it. You know you
have, and our engagement
looking down at her. his hands thrust
in the pockets of his short coat, fin
ished the sentence
HAS stood the test of the Third
Person." he said in a teasing voice.
Then he held out his arms. and after
one startled, questioning glance, she
went to him.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-09

Copyright, 1904, by T. c. Mcclure.
"HEY had been engaged for a
week. Felicia's heart was full Of
the sweet wonder of it, yet her
4 mind clung tenaciously to a the
ory imbibed in the unrecorded days
that went before. 1t seemed a terrible
theory now, but, bewildered though
she was, she acknowledged its claim.
Jack" she said solemnly, IAN en-
gagement should be the lightest, most
easily broken thing in the world"
"Eh-what?" exclaimed her compan-
ion in amazement, bringing his truant
gaze back from the stretch Of moon
lit country whose poetry seemed a
symbol Of his own happiness. What's
that you're saying?"
An engagement" she repeated
gravely, should be taken as an exper-
iment, a trial. At the first suspicion
on the part Of either person that he
or she has made a mistake, 1t should
be broken
An unconscious sigh expressed the
relief she felt at getting this senti-
ment off her mind. Another moment
and he was leaning toward her, with
her hands clasped firmly, almost
roughly, in his, his voice sterner than
she had ever heard it.
'See here. little girl"-
At something that he saw in her face
he stopped and his glance softened.
"I see," he said at last, with boyish
relief. Its only theory. But you
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derful, coercing eyes upon you and
smile, and forever after you watched
and waited.
Even in the first hour Felicia trem-
bled for her supremacy. Covertly she
noticed that Jack was as irresiStibly
attracted as she herself was. For ten
whole minutes he had not once looked
in her direction.
"She has a lovely SMILE" the latter
observed craftily as her lover walked
home with her.
Heavenly" was his unsuspecting
answer. And her eyes! BY Jove. 1
never saw such eyesl 1t isn't that
they're so beautiful, but it's what they
say. When she looks at you you feel
as If you're IT."
Felicia, walking behind him in the
narrow path, felt suddenly bereft. She
didn't have eyes that made you feel
that you were 1t. She didn't have a
aStfc over. She was just pretty.
80 unusualI She draws you in Spite
of yourself / simply can't keep my
eyes off from her. She's fascinating"
On he went in the same strain, too
absorbed expressing his interest and
admiration to his other self to notice
the forlorn brevity Of her replies.
Not to come over this EVENING""
he repeated in surprise, when, at the
door, she told him her wishes. You
must be crazy. OF course I'm coming"
But in spite Of his protests she was
obdurate, and he went away in a huff
If Felicia were capricious during the
following week, Miss Dandy was all
a man could wish. In her society
Jacks wounded pride was soothed and
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by the thought that possibly, out in
the great world somewhere, there was
what she called her ultimate love-
a man before whom Jack should pale
as other men had before him. Some
way, the thought made her eyes grow
wide.
by the way" said he when after
breakfast the next morning he Strolled
over as usual. 1.-The Danbys arrived
last night and the mater sends word
that you're TO come back with me to
meet Miss Dandy. oh, come on" he
continued as Felicia looked down at
herself with debating eyes. you
needn't ever expect to look better
than you do in that pink linen. 1t
would be a work of supererogation If
you did,
Thus beguiled, the young lady yield
ed, following him along the narrow
path that skirted the hedges and talk
ing blithely enough, though she said
never word of the thing that was
nearest her heart.
rs she pretty? Is she fascinating? :?
Do men like her?" were the questions
that were running through her mind.
OF course, as his mothers guest, Jack
would have to pay her good deal Of
attention.
Hurry up!" she ordered suddenly,
feeling quick, breathless need to find
out herself just how seductive
Miss Dandy was. and five minutes
later she was greeting a tall. dark
girl, whose eyes and smile nullified
all attempts at criticism.
Jack, too, seemed impressed by the
unusual character of the newcomers
charm. In repose, her face was almost
ugly. Then she would turn those won
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out to see what fresh calamity had be-
fallen, we found the niger cook fling
ing himself about in frenzy of rage.
while halfway up the mainstay, we'll
out of everybody's reach, sat Jocko
with fowl that he had snatched out
of the galley while the cooks back was
turned and was now carefully tearing
into fragments. Rushing to the stay,
the men shook it till the whole main
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that I did so, for presently there was
what sailors call regular ''plugmush,"
a free fight wherein the guiding princi-
pie wherever you see head hit it."
The battle was brief, if fierce, and it's
results were so far good that uproar-
ious laughter soon took the place Of the
pandemonium that had so recently
reigned. Happily 1 had not brought
the dinner in when the riot began, so
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appear to trouble the monkey. Holding
the fowl tightly in one hand, he bound
ed up into the maintop and thence to
the mizzen topmast stay, where for the
time he had to be left in peace.
AS, soon as knock-off time came a
hunt was organized. 1t was a very ex-
citing affair while it lasted, but not
only were the men tired, but that
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zig SRRAAG 6 oea ~ SAOu uLpE R.

that still there was some comfort left
Making haste L supplied the food, and
soon they were all busy with it, their
dinner hour being nearly gone The
punishment of the miscreant was un-
avCidably deferred for want of time to
look for him, for lie had vanished like
a dream.
But while we ate sudden storm of
bad language rose on deck. Hurrying
The Forrest City times., 1904-08-26
BRIEF MENTION.

The first bale Of cotton was receiv- ed at Magnolia on August 23.
 Sylvester Jenkins of Grayette aged 83, claims to be the oldest Odd Fellow in Arkansas
 Candidates for speaker of the next house of representatives are coming out in droves
 An aged negro named Ben Powell. living near Pine Bluff. lasted forty days and died.
 The last game of the Southern League season in Little Rock will be played September '.
 Dr. J. L. Rushing was elected the first mayor of the new town of Eel seminal in south Arkansas
 Hammond Hart. aged years. was seriously kicked by a horse at Pine Bluff His jaw was broken.
 The Southern Furniture company has been organized at Pine Bluff, with T capital stock of $25 ,000
 An oil expert visited Perry recent ly and after making an examination stated that the outlook for oil was good.
 Fanny White was fined $50 in police court at Hot Springs on the charge of stealing from guests at the hotel where she was employed
 John V Roberts and Walter Greg ory were arrested at Searcy on the charge of conspiracy, arson and grave robbery in the Lightle case
 Clarence Anglin, aged eight years. confessed to setting fire to the plant of the Armour Packing Company at Fort Smith recently.
 The legal petition of N. A. Beuer to have his name put on the ticket for the September election as an indepen. dent candidate for sheriff was filed with the election commissioners of Pu- laski county
 The insects found in a Hampstead county cotton field were sent to the agricultural department at Washing ton. which wired the Little Rock board of trade that they were not boil weeyils.
 L. Georitz was shot and seriously wounded near Argenta by Henry Boer- ner a neighbor The affair was over Georitz's cows breaking into Boomers 8 deld and it is said that the men ex- changed shots.
 One hundred and three letters, containing checks amounting to s30.- 000 mailed by the Gus Blass Dry Goods Company of Little Rock to New York firms. on August '. have failed to reach their destination and the authorities are Investigating.
The Forrest City times., 1904-08-26
ARKANSAS SIAIE NEWS. Woman Sues Daughter-in-Law for
 Insurance Money.
EVENTS OF 4 WEEK BRIEFLY CHR0nICIeD
otal Assessment of Railroad Property in Arkansas Is s53,3o4,114, an Increase of SIP, 2,196,231 Over tho 1903 Assessment
Raised Assessment st2.1e6. .23f.

The total assessments of the rail roads in Arkansas has been figured out from the assessment per mile made by the state board recently, by the force of the secretary of states office. The total assessment Is s53.- 304,114 an increase over last year of $12,1S6,321 and over 1902 of $25, 5,-3I7,- b57. These figures show the amount assessed, but not the amount paid, as several railroads secured injunetions last year. and have done so again this year. Last year the assessment board composed of Gov. Davis, Secretary of State Crockett and State Auditor Monroe. raised the total valuations of the railroad property by about half the amount of the previous year This year the board increased the to- tai assess ment by about the same amount nearly doubling the assess ment of 1902 The biggest increase this year is made in the Iron Noun tain property. The assessment in 1902 was S5,2S5.515. In 1903 it was $6.356, ,473 and this year it has been raised to SS,S4S, 195, on a valuation of S15,000 per mile The Iron Noun tain was the only big road which paid taxes on its assessment last year without bringing suit against the state. but it has joined hands with the others this year.
The Forrest City times., 1904-08-26
Arkansas Day Is September 22.

The Arkansas worlds fair commits honers have sent out notices that Thursday, September %, Is Arkansas @ay at the worlds fair Originally 1t was intended to have the celebration jointly with Illinois. but that was abandoned when 1t was learned that the northern state would have negro regiment of soldiers at the fair The railroads will make an extremely low rate to St. Louis for this day The programme has not been completed
 but Is being arranged by Chairman Bedding and Secretary Milan. who will settle the final details in St Louis September l The board is sending out the following statement. There seems to be a general misunderstand- ing as to the day agreed upon as Ar kansas day at the worlds fair. and to correct that, We wish to say that Sep tember 22 is the day set apart for Ar kansas We are assured that the rail roads will give us very low rate for the trip. and we hope and expect to have large crowds from every section of the state in attendance at St Louis on that day. Respectfully. George R.
 Bedding. James C. Rembert. George T.
 Lake, H. Y. Bradford, commissioners. "
The Forrest City times., 1904-08-26
THE WORK OF DYNAMITE.
Attempt to Blow Up the Gates of the Immense Heseryoir Rt
 St. Mary's, Ohio.

St. Mary's, O.. Aug 24-An attempt was made by unknown persons to blow up the gates at the head of St Mary's reservoir with dynamite For tunately. the charge of dynamite was not sufficiently. large to destroy the masonry or to displace the heavY gates There has been much ill feel ing among the people living in the vi- cinity of the reservoir. owing to the widespread belief that the banks of the big body O: water are not safe, not withstanding that the state has spent large sums of money during the last year in strengthening the earthworks. Had the object of the miscreants been attained. the town of St Mary's and the adjacent valley would have been swept by most destructive flood, causing enormous loss Of life and property.
 The authorities are hard a. work on the case, and hope to apprehend tha perpetrators Of the outrage
The Forrest City times., 1904-08-26
NOTABLE GOLDEN WEDDING
Entire Town of Metamora, Ill.,, Joined In Celebrating Golden Am
 niversary of Triple Wedding.

Peoria, H., Aug 24.-The entire town of Metamora turned out, Monday, to celebrate the golden wedding anniver- sary of Peter Adam Reising and Adam Peter Reising. twin brothers. 73 years of age, and their widowed sister, Mrs
 Lawrence Russman. The Reising twins and their sister were married at a triple wedding to the two Misses Russ man and Lawrence Russman. August 22. 1854, at Kickapoo, H. Lawrence Russman died at sea many years ago. but the Reising twins and th9ir wives are alive and well, and celebrated their golden wedding Monday. The entire day was given over to the celebration, in which the whole town and country side took part. A memorial service Wa held in the town Catholic church, and in the evening the populace ten dered them an ovation Two thousand people took part in the celebration.
The Forrest City times., 1904-08-26
John V. Rooerts Resigned.

As result of his alleged connec- tion with the Lightle case, Hon. John Y. Roberts of Searcy will not be a member of the next Arkansas legisla- ture from White county. though the nominee of the democratic primary last March. The feeling against him in White county was so great that a special meeting of the democratic county central committee was called for Augus- 22 to declare his nomina- tion vacant. At this meeting MT
 Roberts presented his resignation. which was accepted and Dr H. c. Jones of Searcy was chosen in his stead The same day it was an nounced that former representative R. w. Crisp would make the race an as independent candidate. MT Roberts maintains that he knows nothing of the Lightle case further than in his capacity as attorney for Mrs Lightle.