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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17

nor near approaching some of the
Australian gold mines In depth. The
Kennedy mine in California is the
deepest gold mine in the United
States and 1t has not yet obtained a
depth Of 5000 feet. The gold
mines Of the New Chum railway in
Victoria, Australia, has reached a
depth of 3, $50 feet and this mine has
for year or two been considered the
deepest gold mine in the earth. The
Victoria quartz mine at Bendigo.
Victoria, has reached depth of 3, roo
feet on its main shaft and from the
level at this point winze has been
sunk to a depth Of $50 feet, thus
giving this mine greater depth than
the New Chum. Mining World.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17
HOIST
AT BLACK BUTTE

Manager o. G. Wright had report
from the Black Butte yesterday, stat
ing that the foundation for the new
hosting plant is now being laid, and
the work Of construction Is to pro-
ceed as rapidly as possible. In the
meantime, sinking with windlass
will be continued while the machin-
cry is being set. The new shaft Is
now down four sets Of timbers, or
twenty feet.
At the Blue Bird, MIR. Wright says,
the ore is rapidly increasing In
value, and construction work on the
sawmill Is proceeding satisfactorily.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17
BLACK BUTTE
MERCURY MINES


here In Oregon at less cost per
unit Of tonnage than 1t can be pro-
duced Ia any other known quick
silver region In the world. ''This
terse statement from w. b. Dennis.
manager Of the Black Butte Quick.
silver company, who has been
diligently Investigating conditions
in mines of this character for several
years past, and particularly enter
getic in making scientific research
to determine the exact values of the
mine situated eighteen miles from
Cottage Grove, in Lane county,
conveys faint notion of prospective
Importance Of this industry to the
state of Oregon. .'''''
The Black Butte quicksilver dis.
trict is situated on the northern
slope Of the Calapooia mountains.
near the head of the Coast fork of
the Willamette river. Blalck Butte
mountain, the highest peak In the
district, rises to an altitude of
2.750 feet above the sea level. or
an area two by eight miles covering
the district, about 1000 acres are
owned by the Black Butte Quick
silver company, a Washington cor
poration, including the apex of the
peak mentioned, having acquired
the holdings about six years ago.
without reference to the character of
the ore, other than that It was CHINA.
bar bearing, a Hutner Scott fne ore
continuous furnace was erected, with
capacity for Atty tons per day, and
other surface improvements were
made. subsequently another man.
agement succeeded that has been
diligently at work IN an effort to
place the whole process of operation
at the mine on Thoroughly scientific
basis. More than $4,000 feet Of
work has been accomplished In adits,
raises, wihzes aud shafts. When
the present management assumed
charge only about eighty feet of de-
vslopment was done.
, improvements aud the mill repre-
sent an investment of $40. 900, and
u total Of $4,000 Is represented by
the property as 1t stands, more than
ninety per cent of which Is held
privately.
Work is now under way completing
plans for construction of a new
furnace that will be unlike any
other ever built for treatment Of
cinnabar ores. While thoroughly
satisfied as to the principles in
volved, aud it is intended ultimately
to erect plant of 800 tons capacity
per diem. an experimental furnace
will be first erected as matter Of
caution.
Some of the highest grade quick
silver ore found where meta.
cinnabarite--Occurs here, but In this
property is found such a vast quantity
of material in which the sulphides
of mercury have found lOdgment,
that it is as whole low grade
proposition. The ultimate purpose
of the management Is to handle
immense tonnage, aud with the
necessary plant for doing so, 1t will
be one of the great mines of the
world, producing fortunes in the
liquid mineral so essential In
chemistry and sciences, production
of which has steadily decreased In
the worlds production for several
years past, with q single exception.-
Mlninn lOurnal
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17
Deepest Gold Mines.

There are no gold mines iD the
United States with shafts exceeding
Arizona republican., 1904-02-13

down the shaft, and begin life anew with darker future. In this and sev- eral other innovations the Calumet and Arizona people are pioneers and de- serve the merited success they are reaping. They were the first to sink deep and kept on sinking, and finally showed up some marvelously rich de- pcsits deeper than were even looked for by their older rivals. This has been in measure the cause of a be- ginning of several other new companies scattered around in this locality. A lively interest is maintained in mining in this sounthern country, and specu- latlon Is rife in mining stocks and prospects. Many of the citizens of Bisbee will tell you of the money they have made on this or that property. Let the good work go on, and may we all be rich. The mining class is due in Douglas tomorrow, and a busy day is anticipated. All have purchased new notebooks, and several have sent home boxes of minerals; In fact. their trunks are full of rock. their notebooks full of data and their heads all crammed full of ideas.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-13
THE COPPER QUEEN.
Number of Employees in February 400
 More Than in January.

What is not a generally known fact about Risbee Is that during the past Few weeks the Copper Queen company has increased its force about the mines by the addition of at least 400 worknen, says. the Bisbee Review. This addition was engaged and put to work gradually during the time stated. so mat the increase was brought about in manner that would not be generally noted. but the fact still remains that when the employees receive their pay Tor Fehruary an amount footing up several thousand dollars in excess of last months payroll will be distributed by the company.
 The employees who made up this large additional force were mostly min- CTS, 4 considerable portion of the men were those Who were recently engaged to fill the positions created by the company's decision to have unter-fore- men, or straw bosses" at the head of the many divisions of men employed In the stopes. These positions alone re- qNired at least sixty-five men, all, of whom will receive high salaries. The miners and other hands engaged also. for the, most part, will be handed out substantial sums in compensation for their labor at the end of each month. SO that 1t Is safe to say that approx imately at least s25, ,O00 more will be dis tributed in the February pay day than for the month previous.
 That this big increase in the amount of currency to be generally circulated in this city monthly win not have any Ill consequences goes without saing. On the contrary. it will help very material ly to increase the activity and life of the camp.
 And this is still by no means an end to the good things which are promised Bisbee at the hands of the Copper Queen company. These miners recently nut to work. with the large force here to be constantly employed, will help greatly in the work of turning out greater production. Greater produc- tion of ore means the necessity of larg- CT facilities for refining. and it is un- derstood that within about three
Arizona republican., 1904-02-13

of the standard law textbooks-"D Daniel on Negotiable Instruments" He used to give lectures in a law school and one day he explained how he came to write the book. He said he was in his cffice some years ago when a man came in and asked him If sight drafts carry three days of grace. He didn't know. None of the other lawyers knew, and it took a visit to a bank to find out. He then determined to write a com prehensive work on all negotiable in- struments, and he did so. As the sen- ator was finishing a young man in the class said: Senator, do sight drafts carry three days of grace?" Daniel
Arizona republican., 1904-02-13

would be used as a last resort to hold 1t in place. Timbers are crushed like so much straw, and it is found almost impossible to keep many of the places opened. Square sets are used entirely in the timbering, and filling is con- stantly going on in the stopes. In the limestone. timbering is hardly neces- sary in many places. and this fact is taken advantage of, in the tunneiing No machine drills are used under ground in the Queen owing to the loose condition of the ground in certain To- calities, which would make it danger ous in many places. Considerable set tling is even noticeable from the sur- face. Huge cracks can be traced with the eye along the surface, and a stone dropped into one of these went rattling to the depths below. The deepest shaft, the Car, is down past the 1000 foot level. ard still the ore is found, both sulphide and oxide. This is hard thing to account fer, but may be due to the exclusion of water in those parts, where the oxides are found. Most every possible combination of copper found in nature is to be had here, from the beautifully tinted car bonates to the pure copper, which has been precipitated from aqueous solu- tions. Many delicate specimens of cupIite crystals and calcite crystals with cuprite coloring were obtained bv the class through the kindness of our guide.
 The principal ore of the Queen mine is deccmposed sulphide which runs from 10 to % per cent. in copper Some of the bodies are as large as 300x200 feet in extent, and some pockets have been supplying ore since the first workings were begun, some 20 years ago. The mine is kept we'll drained by several large pumps. mostly on the 500 foot level. There is good ventilation, and while therc are a few hot stopes,
Arizona republican., 1904-02-13
THE MINES OF BIsBEE
The University Students Inspecting
 That Big Camp.

Bisbee, Feb, 10 Especial Correspond ence of the Republican, it is the custom to call most any hole in the ground some royal name or high sounding phrase, rich in words only. But in the case of the Copper Queen mine tae name fits the mine in more ways than one. The beauty of some of the stalactlte caverns with their white drapings are very suggestive of royal apartments. These caverns are vast in extent and of more than local fams Professor Douglas once ban quoted more than a hundred mining engineers several hundred feet below the surface in one of these cavities.
 The class was favored with two shift bosses thoroughly acquainted with the underground workings. and the descent was made down the Hol- brook shaft. This shaft has been sunk within the last few years. and is now one of the most important openings into the ore bodies. which are numer- ous and immense in extent.
 Prospecting work is constantly being done. and ore is blocked out for years to come. Every week some new de- posit is being encountered that may mean thousands of tons more of ore to the seemingly inexhaustible supply of this mine. More than forty miles of track is laid in this mine, to say noth- ing of the tens of earth and ore that have been removed. Considerable rich ore has been found under the slas dump, and the company is only await ing the removal of the smelting plant to dig into it. This ground is hard to held, and 1t would seem that masonry
Arizona republican., 1904-02-13

generally speaking, the mine is very comfortable place in. which to work. The work is done in three shifts. and me crowd of men are employed, prob aply due to good treatment and an as- surance of steady employment Miners are rovers. and all classes of men are found underground. The Queen force mas been increased several hundred since the first of the year. Many peo- 1 pie thought for a while that the re- moVal of the shelter would materially erect Bisbee. This is contrary to the present condition With the removal or the smelter more miners will be put on each shift and considerable more work done than at the present. And as the Warren district has opened up so extensively of late new impetus has been given to business and more room is needed
 Alter the class had visited all the important places in the mine and stud led their methods, mining as well as the formation, they returned to the surface. Later and during the evening several members of the party attended d dance given in the gymnasium. MT. 1T. V. Hurst is in charge and is great help to athletics. as he believes in pure sport and is running the gymnasium along these lines. The field day will probably be postponed until some day m May. Earlier in the day the class made thorough inspection of the Calumet and Arizona mine. This mine IS almost a counterpart of the Queen property in many ways, chiefly in the character of the ores and necessarily III the country. rock and other geo. logical formations. The company Is particularly we'll managed MT. s. A. Farnell Is In charge and MT. s. A. smith the company's engineer. Com plete maps of all the work going on and mine surveying are most accurate " done. The line of division between the Copper Queen mine and the Calu- met and Arizona divide several large ore bodies, and a difference of foot one way or the other would mean q loss of several thousand dollars to either company. The lines are as defi nlteiy known a thousand feet under ground as the dividing lines on the surface. The class made a trial sur Vey With the mine surveyor, MT. Whiteley, and the work checked very closely. MT. H. A Smith graduated In the class of '9S at the State Univer-
 
 lege men in the office with him. The work of several of the large companies is being done by the same corps of engineers. and the companies are prac- tically united under one head, the stockholders in the Calumet and Ari- zona owning the controlling interest in the Calumet and Pittsburg, south Bis bee, and several other new properties. This consolidation seems to be the so- luton for many mining problems 10 make them successful ventures and to get the best results. The same thing was done in the early history of the Queen mine. and has helped make if what 1t Is today.
 The Calumet and Arizona company are mining 6G0 tons of ore per day. and produced in January 2,S60 900 pounds of copper. CT about 45 tons of pig copper every day, of about sg per cent purity. The ore is mined to meet the demands of the smelter. In this way the ore is made self-fiuxing Mules are used underground to trans port the ore, and they do the work we'll. They are bundled up and shipped
Arizona republican., 1904-02-13
CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES

Yes" said the tramp, who was ex- plaining his method. 'I always tell the lady of the house that I was injured on the field"
 What field?" asked the inexperi- enced beginner.
 well if it's. a young lady l say football field. an if it's an old lady I say battlefield. .''-Casselrs London Journal.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-13
HIGH CLASS DRUGGISTS
 AND = OTHERS.

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  deal with toilet articles from
  reward 
 are selling millions bottles the well choicest
  the mpany-Calfoa Fig
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  o ma dnth  b erreort to n wiho in of
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Arizona republican., 1904-02-13

hennmed and hawed. looked confused, and finally said: Upon my soul. young man, have forgotten.'
Arizona republican., 1904-02-13

months the mammoth smelters, now nearing completion at Douglas, will be started in full blast.
 When the Douglas smelters are in operation it is probable that the Queen will endeavor to do work along the line Of production that will eclipse all of the company's previous efforts. To do this. even more men will be ie- cuired in the mines than are TOW em- Dloyed,
Arizona republican., 1904-02-13

AN INoPPoRTUNE QUESTION.
 Senator Daniel. of Virginia. is a dis tinguished lawyer and author of one
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-25
DIR. w. G.. HALES, DENTIST.
Crown and Bridge Work
a Specially.

present, and extends hearty invita-
tion to the general public.
The Co-workers' sleigh r ide Mon
day evening to Mr.. Ed. Woolrich' 6
was much enjoyed. There were about
sixty people in the party. One load
tipped over on the return trip.
Mrs. J. B. Curry, worthy matron OF
the Fennimore Chapter of the order OF
the Eastern Star, was among those
who attended the meeting OF the grand
chapter in Milwaukee last week
N. GRADER is buying and shipping
large number of horses these days.
Oliver Tregilgis arrived here on
| Friday last from Helena Montana for
a visit with relatives and friends. He
Is the youngest son OF Mr. and Mrs.
7. b. Tregilgus, whose homo Is now
In Montana.
George Billings, of the town Of
Eden, was visitor in Mineral Point
on Saturday.
Calvert Spensley arrived home on
Friday last from Pass Christian, Mis-
sissippi, where he had been called by
the serious illness OF Mrs. Laura A..
Cobb. His wife remains there with
her mother, who we are glad to report
Is recovering.
Edward Johnston has gone on n
business trip TO Griswold, Iowa.
A number OF tho members OF the
Dodgeville Epworth League visited at
the Methodist Episcopal parsonage in
this city.
Miss Laura Roberts, OF Dodgeville,
visited few days last week with Rev.
and Mrs. Hurd.
The Woman's Exchange, held by
the Co-workers OF the Primitive Meth
odist Church, was % successful affair.
About $40 was realized by the effort.
The Co-workers have boon requested
to hold n Pasty Sale in the near
future.
A standard bred 4-year-old horse
belonging to Carlos Healey, broke
one OF his legs while In the stable n
few evenings ago. Twas In the stable
with another horse, but there was no
evidence OF It's having been kicked,
aud Mr.. Healy is at II loss to know
how the accident occurred. The ami
NAL was afterwards shot.
Mrs. j. w. Bashford, OF Hudson,
was recently elected Worthy Grand
Matron OF the order OF the Eastern
Star. Her husband was at one time
principal OF the Mineral Point public
schools.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-25
PRINTING PLANT
VISITED BY FIRE.
The Dodgcville Chronicle Office
Suffers a Loss of Between
$1,000 and $1,000.
PARTIALLY INSU RED
Fire Started From Furnace i'm the
Basement.

The Office of the Dodgeville Chron-
icle was visited by fire about s O'Clock
on Thursday morning, February Is.
Flames were discovered among some
waste paper in the basement, and Ito
use the Chronicles own words before
they could be subdued the north half
Of the printing room was completely
Quilted, involving the destruction of
practically all of the newspaper and
job types, the job press and much
other printing material, and serious
damage was done to the newspaper
press and folding machine, paper
stock, ETC., and to other parts of the
building, involving total loss Of
between $1,000 and $4,000" Brother
Hearn says that his financial loss
will exceed $1,000 over assurances:
This loss is greatly regretted by his
friends in general, but more particu-
larly by members OF the craft, among
whom he is known as one of the most
enthusiastic and obliging publishers
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-25
Roy Bennett Goes to Railroading

Roy Bennett Goes to Railroading.
Roy Bennett, who came from Min
nesota to Mineral Point about Chist-
mas time to visit with his aunts, Mrs.
William Hammill and Mrs. Carrie
Luke, and also to renew his childhood
acquaintances, has concluded to shake
the dust of the Gopher state from his
feet and again become a hustling,
wide-awake badger. Through the
kind offices of Mr.. N. H. Snow he has
secured pleasant and lucrative posi-
ton with the Chicago, Milwaukee and
ST. Paul Railroad Co., and thence
forth will again be one of us. Mr..
Bennett is Mineral Point boy, hav-
ing been born here, but moved to
Minnesota with his parents when a
mere lad, and there the family still
resides, his father being engaged in
agriculture and milling. Wisconsin's
skies are bluer and her grass greener
than in any other portion of the bail
iwick sheltered under the protecting
pinions of the American eagle, and
the Badger state is a magnet OF such
power that sooner or later she draws
back to her embraces all Of her child
rem who have wandered from her home
precincts.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-25
LEGAL NOTICES.
Spensley & McIlhon, Attorneys.
NOTICE TO HEAR PROOF OF WILL.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, = Iowa County
~ Court-ss In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a special
term of the Iowa County Court, to be held in
and for said county, at the Court House. in
the city OF Dodgeyille, in said county, on the
fifteenth day of March, A. D. 1904, being the
third Tuesday OF said month, at 10 o'clock In
the forenoon OF said day the following mat
tiers will be heard and considered:
The application Of James w. Hutchinson to
admit to probate the last will and testament
OF Esther Nj. Uothern late of the city OF Min
eral Point in said county deceased.
And 1t is further ordered, that public
notice thereof be given to al! persons inter
ested by publishing copy of this order for
three weeks successfully, prior TO said day
OF hearing, In The Iowa County Democrat,
weekly newspaper published in said county.
by the court
ALDRo jerks, County Judge.
Dated Dodgevllle, Wis, February 10, 1908.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-25
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Samuel James bought two fine Nor
man FLIES at the pabst horse sale
which was held MT Milwaukee, last
Thursday.
Misses Jennie Parmley and Lillian
Wallace, and Hermann Parmley came
home from the Platteville, last Fri
day for u short vacation, returning
Tuesday.
Misses Nellie and Alice Spensley en-.
tertaiued number OF their friends Mt
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. James
Spensley on Friday evening. Games
were played and everyone was given
n royal welcome.
Montford Spensley came up from
Milwaukee, on Friday last for short
visit.
Mrs. II. G. George and daughters
Mabel and Gladys OF Shullsburg,
visited with relatives In Mineral Point,
this week.
Miss Mary Kitto, who Is attending
the plattevllle Normal, has been con-
fined TO her room by illness resulting
from severe cold.
Rev. w. Walker preached two very
eloquent sermons In the l.. M. church,
last Sabbath.
Mr.. Robert Vial will preach at
Diamond Grove, Sunday next Mt 2:30
y. m.
II. j. Martin is in Chicago buying
goods for the firm OF Correll n
Martin.
Mrs. Uriah Gardner and daughter
have peen spending few days at
the home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
b. G. Bennett in this city.
Milton Schram OF Chicago visited
at the home OF his uncle IL. S. We'll
during the present week.
Mrs. j. w. Horn is III Chicago
Studying styles and buying Millinery
goods.
Miss Laura Spratler went to Juda,
on Friday for visit Mt the home OF
her brother Fred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Humbert of
Waldwick have been here for n short
visit with relatives and friends during
the past week.
Mrs Blanche Marvin Is here from
Sheboygan for visit Mt the homo OF
her mother M. J. Dave,
Mrs. NJ. j. Dave returned on Mon
day from Chicago, where she was
called nearly two months ago, by the
death OF her niece Miss Florence
Oman, who was n victim OF the
Iroquor theatre fire. Thomas Dave
returned here with his mother for u
visit. He has lived In Chicago for the
last seventeen years.
While Levi Hildreth and Charles
Blight were cutting timber nj n. j..
Kicirer's on last Friday, Mr. Blight
had the misfortune to cut tho instep OF
his left foot. The wound was very
deep one and he was Immediately
brought to the office of DR.. Deahofe,
where it was dressed. 1t Is hoped
no permanent injury will result.
The sidewalks aud street crossings
of Mineral Point have been generally
kept free Of snow and ice during the
winter. A very slippery walk or cross
ing has been the exception aud not the
rule.
The ladies OF the Methodist Episco.
pal church served supper on the even
ing of Washingtons birthday. 1t
was well patronized and those present
were bountifully provided for.
Rev, A. d. Macs will give an nd.
dress on " The Russo-Japanese War, "
with descriptions on the blackboard,
on Saturday at $3.50 p. m, to the Boys
Club. He expects all the boys to be