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Arizona silver belt., 1905-09-28
YAVAPAI COUNTY
Growing Importance of the Mining In-
 dustry. New Developments

From the Prescott Courier.
 The Davis group of six patented
 claims, lotated 12 miles south of Pres
 colt, onSlate creek, Hassayampa district.
 has been sold to an eastern syndicate of capitalists and the money is now in the bank here to start work on the group and work will be commenced in few days. The deal was put under way by Ex-Governor N. 0. Murphy, but before it was consummated he was suddenly taken sick and F.M. Murphy. his brother, went east and completed the good work. The properties were purchased from M. J. Hickey, John S. Riley, Wm. Parsons and Larry Martin. There is about 30O0 feet of development work, mostly tunneling, upon the group and the greatest depth attained is 300 feet. The ledge is strong one and crops out on the surface so that one can walk on it for mile or more. The values are gold, copper and silver.
 One of the largest and richest bodies ofgold-bearing ore ever found in Arizona has been uncovered in the Union mine, Chapparal gulch. The Union does not belong to the Jesse Mines Company, but is the individual property of John s. Jones, who has been developing same for some time. It is said in mining circles that the ore now ex- posed in the Union makes the property easily worth half million dollars The Little Jesse mill has made run on the ore, and bar of gold was brought in a few days ago. The strike was made on what is known as the Blair ledge, and the vein was encountered in drift which was started from the main tun- nel on the Union. This drift has been run through body of ore for 100 feet which ranges from eight to twelve feet in width and which carries values ranging from $20 to $40 gold per ton, and the drift is still going forward in this ore body.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-09-28
FL TlGRE DECISION
 IN GRAHAM'S FAVOR

It was announced Wednesday even- ing that Judge Castenada had issued an order on Judge O'Farrell at Moctezu- ma instructing him to give the Ense- nada Mining Company judicial posses sion of the Fl Tigre mine. This order has been allowed to remain in abeyance until the present, it is said, because the Ensenada Mining Company was about to become disrupted through the dissat- isfaction of Mesrss. Riordan, Taylor and Shattuck over the manner in which the business had been conducted by President Graham. However, the meeting held Monday night is sup posed to have settled this trouble tenn porarily, and therefore Mir. Graham has gone to Moctezuma to look out for the property International Ameri- can
Arizona silver belt., 1905-09-28
Items About the Mines and Min. eral Development Culled
 From Exchanges
TREASURE LAND OF AMERICA
Reports From Many Districts in the Territory, Telling of Important Dis oOveries, Active Operations and Or ganization of New Companies

The United States Land Office has recently rendered decision to the eff feet that in the event of any error in the description of any mineral claim surveys or of the line tying the claim survey to a government land survey, monuments must control
 Naco's new shelter, according to Robert Mitchell, the promoter, will be blown in before the first of the coming year. 'The lights of the shelter will be shining by Christmas" is the way Mir. Mitchell put it, when interviewed by a Budget man Monday. Said he: "You may say to your readers that some of the plant, including the generators and the ice plant, has already been ordered, and orders for the balance of the equipment will be placed without delay. So soon as these arrive work will be rushed to completion.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-09-28
COCHiSE COUNTY
Where Mining, the Chief Industry, is
 Very Active

| From the Benson Press.
 There is considerable mining activity
 in the vicinity of Patagonia. Besides
 the Worlds Fair mine, which has been a
 steady and good producer, the Mowry
 will soon be bullion shipper. Then
 there are number of other claims in
 the district that are being systematical-
 ly developed, though some of the own CTS are not blessed with an abundance of cash but they have unbounded faith in their properties, and every dollar they have to spare adds to the depth of shaft or length of tunnel.
 From the Tombstone Prospector
 Last Saturday morning a force of men were put to work in the big shaft of the Tombstone Consolidated sinking from the 800, and the work will be rushed as rapidly as three S-hour shifts can do so. It is expected that the work will progress more rapidly than it did from the 700 to the 800, as the water has decreased in volume consid- erably, and the new pump on the 800, with the assistance of the Don pump will be able to handle the water much more rapidly than did the pumps on the 700. Only one sinker will be used in the shaft at the present time unless the flow of water materially increases. This will give the workmen more room as before, when sinking, there were four large sinking pumps to hinder the work. It Is expected that rapid head way will be made on the work. and few months will see the station cut on the 1000 foot level, where another large pump will be installed At this point the company intends to start drifting and thoroughly exploit the property.
 The Wilcox News says: J. l.. Bachelder, who owns group of valu- able copper claims in the Dos Cabezas district, is spending few days in town this week Mir. Bachelder is get ting out shipping ore and will send out a carload to the shelter in the near future.
 From the International- American.
 Superintendent Lee, at the Copper Queen shelter, in answer to an inquiry today concerning rumor that an album dant flow of water had been encoun. tered in the new well started two weeks ago, stated that the we'll is now 465 feet deep but no water has been encountered. The formation at the present depth of the well is silt. The well is now 70 feet deener than tba nna at the Calumet & Arizona shelter, which supplies an abundance of water. MT. Lee stated that the present well would be continued. as deep as the drill machinery in use would sink, and then, If no water was encountered, the we'll boring apparatus would be moved to the west side of the valley and trial made there.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-09-28
PROCt. AVIATION OF OFFER OF
 REWARD
Bv the Governor of Arizona

Whereas, l have been officially in- formed that Samuel s. Plunkett and Edward E. Kennedy, citizens of Gila county, this Territory, were murdered on the 18th day of July, 1905, by some person or persons unknown; and
 Whereas, The Sheriff of said Gila county has requested me to offer on be- half of the Territory reward for the arrest of the murderer or murderers of tbe said Samuel s. Plunkett and Ed ward k. Kennedy; and in support of his request has stated that the whereabouts of the said murderer or murderers is unknown to him; and that there is reason to fear that the perpe- trators of the said murders will escape arrest unless reward is offered by the Territory for their apprehension; and Whereas. It appears that the said Sheriff of Gila county, and his deputies have used due diligence in their efforts to apprehend the said murderers, and so far have failed in such efforts; and Whereas, It appears that extraordi- nary reasons exist for resorting to this method of aiding in the capture of the fugitives.
 Now, therefore, l, Joseph H. Kibbey, Governor of Arizona, by virtue of the power and authority in me vested by law, do hereby offer reward of Fiv, Hundred Dollars for the arrest and con viction of the murderer, or of any of the murderers, if there are more than one, of the aforesaid Samuel $. Plum kett and Edward k. Kennedy, or for the murderer or murderers of either of them.
 In Witness Whereof, have hereunto
 set my hand and caused the
 Great Seal of the Territory to [sEALl be hereto affixed. Done at
 Phoenix, the Capital, this
 twenty-ninth day of July, 1905.
 JOSEPH H. KIBBEY. By the Governor
 LEW w. COLLINS,
 Assistant Secretary of the Terri
 tory of Arizona.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-09-28
OUR NEIGHB0R FINAL
Mining News Reported by our Arizona
 Exchanges

From the Florence ,lade.
 The Saddle Mountain Copper Com pany has about 200 men employed at it's mines and shelter, and is making reg ular shipments of matte.
 Lewis Gilson and Ben Eaton have secured contract for sinking a 10S- foot shaft on the McSherry property at Kelvin. This group of claims is under bond to Nebraska company.
 At meeting of the stockholders of the Modern Mining, Milling and Ex- traction company the following officers and directors were elected for the en- suing year: P. P. Mcintosh, president; C. D. Reppy, vice president; H. J. Hill, secretary and treasurer; Isaac Smith, of
Arizona silver belt., 1905-09-28
CLIFTON AND MORENCl
Items of Interest From Graham Countys
 Big Copper Camps
From the Clifton Era.

From the Clifton Era.
 A number of options have recently been taken on mining claims situated near Metcalf. It is thought by some that the Detroit company is behind these options. and if so the chances are that considerable amount of develop ment work will soon be done in that section.
 Manager Sweeting, of the Po!aris company, informs the Era that he now has a force of twenty men engaged in the development of the property, which will be increased as occasion demands. The Polaris, after struggle of many years, is now in a financial position to exploit it's properties as fast as men and means can do it.
 Col. L. A. Durham, prominent mining man of New York city and Col w. A. Parish, a noted mining expert, arrived in Clifton Friday night, and will spend some time here. Mr. Far ish recently spent some weeks in the district Investigating certain min ing properties at Metcalf., and the fact that he has returned, accompanied by MT. Dunham, encourages the belief that his report has been favorable to the property. It is known that Col. Durham is now associated with some of the strongest capitalists of the east, and if he decides to again enter the district, it will be with ample capital to make a success of his undertakings. MT. Dunham spent nearly three years in this district, being in charge of the Clifton Copper Company before it was consolidated with the New England company. His many friends will give him hearty greeting on his return to the district.
 Baylor Shannon brought in speci- men of fabulously rich silver ore, which came from the old Commerce mine, about fourteen miles from Duncan. 1t will be remembered that the Commerce mine was closed down about four years ago, when the powder magazine ex- ploded and killed number of miners. It was then operated by corporation, but has since passed into the hands of individuals. It is now under the man agement of Arthur Murphy, an exper- enced metallurgist. The new strike was made at tho bottom of a 2OO-foot shaft, and it is said the vein is of mag nifcent size. Considerable ore was shipped from the property several years ago, but none of it was anything like the new strike. It is likely that the new strike will liven up that district again. Future developments will be watched with interest by mining men of this section.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-09-28
Big Rock Drilling Con test

Fl Paso, Texas, Sept. 27.-One of the biggest miners rock drilling con tests ever held in the west is planned as one of the features of the coming meeting of the American mining con gross in this city on November h.. These contests are very novel and at tract the best drillers from the various big camps of the country and have al- ways brought big crowds to this section whenever given. As the prizes will be large and the best drillers will be at tracted thereby,it is expected that this event alone will attract large number of people to the congress. At the last contest in this city worlds record was established, which is still un- broken.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-09-28
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
Double Daily Train Service Between San Francisco and New Orleans.

Con" encing November l5th double dail, train @ ice will be inaugurated bet W cen San Fr"nciNcu and New Orleans on following schedules
 EAST BOUND >o ,o-sUNSET LIMITED, Over Coast D, vision. " Leave San Francisco : p. m: Bowie, n.: arriving at New Orleans 6:i5 D. m. This train carries diner, observation. partment and draw ng-rOom sleepers through to New York, Chicago and New Orleans; also tourist sleepers to Washington, Cincinnati, Chicago, Memphis. St. Paul St Louis. etc. N.. s-cREScENT CITY ExRESS. Bak CTS field Route.
 Leaves San Francisco a. m.; Bowie 5:27 a. m and arrives Ut New Orleans s:s5 a. tn. This train carries drawing room sleeper to New ''rleans also tourist cars to St. Louis St. Paul and Chicago.
 WEST BOUND No. o-SUN T LlniTEP, Bakersfield Route Leaves New Orleans iI:45 a. m.; Bowie. II:2a a. n.: arriving at San Francisco s2s m with ioui nours and forty minutes layover in Los Angeles.
 This train carries same equipment as No 10. No. 7-PAClFIc EXPRESS. Coast Division. Leaves New Orleans9 g p. m.; Bowie, s:27 D. m.; arrives at San Francisco li:45 a. m. This train carries same equipment as No. and In addition diner and chair car Los Ange les to San Francisco. Trains 9 and 10 Carry Free Reclip -s
 Chair Cars. For further information call on or addr
 c. M. BURKHALTER.
 D. "a P. A.. Tucson
 J. T. CLAYTON,
 Agent, Bowie F. h. GoopMAN, c. P. A.. San Francisco
Arizona silver belt., 1905-09-28
0ila Valley, Globe & North
 ern Railroad Company

Time Table No. 37, taking effect l2:05
 AM. Sept. 12, 1905.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-09-28
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION.

In the probate court of the county of Gila, territory of Arizona. Notice is hereby given that L. c. Wagner, the administrator of the estate of George w. Wagner, deceased, having filed in this court his petition praying for an order authorizing him to sell all per sonal property of the estate of said George W. Wagner, deceased; the hearing of the same has been fixed by said court for Tuesday, the tenth day of October, 1905, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the court room thereof, at Globe, in the county of Glla; and all persons interested in the said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any there be, why said order should not be granted. Dated September 23, 1905. 2t P. c. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-09-28

Trains make close connection at Bowie with Southern Pacific trains for both east and west, and at Globe with stage lines to Payson, Upper Salt River valley, Riverside, Tonto Basin, Ray and Black Warrior mine.
 The time of running trains is Pacific standard time, which is one hour slower than Mountain time.
 EPEs RANDOLPH, President. w. K. MARTIN, Superintendent.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-09-28
NOiICE OF FILING OF ACCOUNT.

In the probate court of the county of Gila, territory of Arizona.
 Notice is hereby given that l.. C.. Wagner, the administrator of the estate of George w. Wagner, deceased, having filed in this court his third term account of his administration of the estate of said George w. Wagner, de- ceased; the hearing of the same has been fixed by said court for Tuesday, the tenth day of October, 1905, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the court room thereof, at Globe, in the county of Gila; and all persons in- terested in the said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any there be, why the said account should not be allowed. ap proved and settled. Dated September 22, 1905. P. c. ROBERTSON, Clerk. 2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
ANNAPOLIS AND WEST
 POINT WANTED TICKETS
That's the Reason Why Football Game Wasn't Played In PhiIa-
 delphia.

Philadelphia, December 5.-Dr. J. Will mittee of the University of Pennsylvania, today made the correspondence he had with Commander Halsey of the navy and Captain Pierce of the army with refer ence to the transfer of the army and navy football game to Princeton, public. The University of Pennsylvania authori- ties, on account of the annoyance con- nected with the distribution of tickets" requested in 1903 that an article should be added to the original agreement allow ing leach party to the agreement to dis pose of the seats assigned to 1t in manner selected by It's representatives, provided that in case of the sale of seats the net proceeds shall be divided between the army and navy societies that are en- deavoring to care for the widows and or phans of those officers and men who have died in the two services.
 This was done. and in 1903 and 1904 the Army and Navy Relief societies were each given about $1S,000. In the spring of this year suggestion from the academies as to an increased allotment of tickets to tlleHi, lne lSSudllCo Ol d ldTSeT HuIHDer of side-line badges, and the taking of Franklin field from the hands of the Pennsylvania committee of the event and putting 1t In those of a committee of three, of which two would have repre- scented the academies, were considered but declined by Pennsylvania in a letter under date of May 2.
 Commander Halsey and Captain Pierce, representing the navy and army. then wrote Dr. White, stating that the increase in numbers of the army and navy so- cieties, and of the midshipmen at the naval academy, made the increase in the allotments of tickets absolutely necessary. After thanking the University of Penn sylvania for its services in the past two years, the officers stated that If the re- quest could not be complied with. 1t would be necessary to play the annual games somewhere else.
 Dr. White replied that it would be im- possible to reduce the allotment of tick cts for the University of Pennsylvania undergraduates and affiliated societies without seriously offending more per sons than would be pleased by such an ar rangement Captain Pierce and Command CT Halsey then wrote expressing their re- gret that 1t was finally necessary to play the game elsewhere.
 The correspondence was of a most ami cable nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
REPUBLICANS BEGIN PARTISAN TACTICS Refer Resolution Affecting Re-
 publican Member RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL Representative Burton of Ohio Expects That a Bill Will Be Passed This
 Congress If Not This
 Session.
RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

Washington December 5.-The republi- can majority in the House today began its partisan tactics and voted down resolution allowing a special committee to investigate the charge that Anthony Michalek of the Fifth Chicago district
 Is an alien
 The republicans want the case referred to elections committee No. 1, over which Representative Mann, a republican, pre- sides This committee will. of course, give Michalek the benefit of the doubt. Under special committee there would be no Illinois republican politics mixed up in the case, and this is what the dem- ocrats wanted.
 Michalek is about the youngest member of the House, as he will not be 2S until January. He announces in his autobiog- raphy that he is the first man of Bo- hemian blood ever elected to Congress. He was elected in a strong democratic district, and his constituents are said to possess strong proof that he is not a naturalized citizen.
 Representative Burton of Ohio, who will succeed himself as chairman of the rivers and harbors committee, said today that he fully expected that rivers and harbors bill would be passed during this Congress, regardless of all republican op- position to the contrary. MT. Burton says that there is no reason why a bill should be passed at the present session, but next winter his committee will frame a measure and report 1t to the House. Mr. Burton added that last year in his speech on the pending bill he said 1t was framed for the needs of but two years and that bill would go through this Congress- There has been considerable talk among republican leaders that no bill would be allowed either this winter or next on the ground of the treasury deficit
 ''T,he cotton report issued yesterday puts Alabama In fine condition," said Representative Bowie today. ''The crop is the largest In its history except last year and the price higher than 1t has been at this season in twenty years. The cash value will exceed seventy-five mill lions. In addition reports show that the corn crop of the state is 20 per cent bet ter than the previous ten years aver age"
 The Presidents views in his message on the subject of corporations and rail- road rate legislation is accepted as good democratic doctrine by democratic mem bers of the Senate and House. Repre- sentative Underwood sums up the case bv .aying: "On these two matters the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
md also that in pursuance of this notice

and also that In pursuance of this notice made formal demand upon the company for certain information, stating in his letter that 1t was preliminary to other inquiries that would be made looking to action that was to be taken by the Missouri department.
 This preliminary information has not yet been furnished and MT. Vandiver to- day sent a communication to the com pany notifying them that he would be in New York on Saturday, accompanied by an actuary, an expert accountant and an attorney. for the purpose of either securing answers to his questions from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
WILL GO TO NEW YORK. Superintendent vandiver of Missouri Will Investigate Mutual Life in N. Y.

St. Louis, December 5.-Superintend- ent of Insurance Vandiver will spend next week in New York Investigating the Mutual Life Insurance company and the Mutual Reserve Life. It has now become known that the Mutual Life was noti- fled through one of it's representatives more than month ago that practically the same demands would be made upon them that were made upon the New York Reserve Life Insurance company by the Missouri department of insurance,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Republicans in Caucus.

Washington, December 5.-A caucus of republican senators was held today fol- lowing the adjournment of the session of the Senate. Senator Allison was chosen chairman and by unanimous consent was authorized to appoint a steering commits tee to serve throughout the Congress. The chairman was also instructed to name committee to fill committee vacan- cies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
FRENcHMEN WANT $2oo, o,ooo. Panama Canal Counsel Given Hearing
 By Department of Justice.

Washington, December 5.--The depart ment of justice today gave hearing to counsel representing the Panama Canal company of Paris on the question of whether this government should pay for work done on the canal from the time of the American commissions estimate of the value of the property at $40,00 600 to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Have you tried itP AmbrOsia Flour.
TO MERCHANTS.

Effective Wednesday, Nov. 18th, lO:25 a. m. DosSemer freight train will go to Bes- semer via South BesseMer line and return via North Bessemer line.
 Birmingham Railway, Light
 & Power Company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06

the time of the final turning over of tho canal under the contract. The claim pre- sented involves about $200,000. The de- partment will make a report to the Presi- dent who will finally determine the ques-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06

Patents issued; Eugene G. Mitchell, Loangs. ladder; Lillian G. Barrow. Jack son, vessel.
 Postmasters appointed: Carpenter. Bald win county. Wallace G. Hund Pleatue. Mobile county, Adele W. Cawthon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06

the officers of the company or entering upon detailed examination of its af- fairs, as provided by law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06

message Is able and just, and I thor oughly agree with the position the Presi- dent takes.'