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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06
FREE GRAZING IS NOT TO BE
 ALLOWED.
(From Thursdays Daily.)


 Forest Supervisor Breen has been recently advised that the article on grazing first published in Colorado and reprinted in the local papers, to the effect that the price for grazing cattle and horses on forest reserves had been reduced to ten cents per head, and that all settlers would be allowed to graze one hundred head of cattle and horses free, was unauthorized, and no such ruling had been made.
 The question of price and other mat ter pertaining to it is now under con sideration, and no definite action will be taken until December 10. The price eventually settled upon, it is pro missed. will be a reasonable one, and the stoekmen, it is said, will have little reason for complaint.
 In the matter of leasing pasture lands a more liberal policy will be pur- sued than was at first contemplated. While the limit of 32O acres still stands, lands will be lease to settlers living within or on the border of a reserve to give them exclusive use of adjoining pasture during a portion of the year when needed for protection against out side stock grazed on the reserve.
 While the area is limited to 32C acres. it is not intended that tho full acreage will be allowed unless really needed This ruling is made fol the benefit of settlers who need some means of saving a portion of the rang' adjacent to their homes for fall o winter pasture.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06
sKAGGS ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
 OF CLARK.
CFrom Wednesdays Daily.)


 Yesterday afternoon the district court was occupied in the trial of the case of john Sxaggs, accused of the murder of Gorge Clark at Oak creek in the early part of last September. Skaggs is represented by Reese M. Ling and J. E. Morrison, two of the leading criminal lawyers of the Pres colt bar. The ease is attracting good deal of attention, as evidenced by large crowd in the courtroom.
 William Dickinson testified in part to having found the body of Clark the morning after the crime in the creek about 300 or 600 yards from the Clark house in the direction of a neighborlng ranch. lying face downwards with a small bunch of fallen leaves tightly elasped in both hands, in the vicinity ot a bunch of sycamore trees.
 Dr. G. II. MeGinnis gave it as hls opinion on the witness stand that death was caused by hemOrrhage from a gunshot wound received about IF or 9 inches from the point of the left shoulder. and testified on eross-examina' ton that in his opinion the deceased could travel the distance from the house to where he was found after be ing wounded as he was before falling
 from the loss of blood.
 Ben Taylor testified in part that or
 the evening of the shooting Skagg'
 rode up to his home and accosted hin
 bv saving "that he didn't have any gun on.'' On Taylor's invitation t dismount and have supper with him Skaggs replied that he had shot Clark and was going to Camp Verde to giv himself up. He then dismounted ant drank a cup of coffee, and before leav - ing for Camp Verde asked witness t |. % up to the ranch and get his shot : gun. which was behind the door of tn house there, also stating that he woul - find a six-shooter on the porch. Befor e leaving for Camp Verde Skaggs il d formed him that Clark started in tn direction of the Hollingshead rane . after the shooting, and also that h r shot Clark through screen door an in self-defenso.
 The court then adjourned until 9:S O o'clock this morning.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06
RAINFALL BREAKS THE RECORD
 FOR NOVEMBER.
CFrom Wednesdays Daily.l

"There has been more rainfall thls November than any November Tn the history of this territory" said Weath- CT Observer Dr. w. E. Day to a Jour nal-Miner representative yesterday.
 "The last reports that I have from Flagstaff were dated on the 29th, and the rainfall of that section in the pre- sent storm was reported at that time as 2.24 inches. Phoenix had on that date 1.37 inches of rainfall, while Yuma reported 1.14 inehes," he con tinued.
 "Here in Prescott,' he said, ''since last Saturday up to o'clock this ev- ening we have had 4.15 inches of rain, which certainly beats the record of any November month in Arizona of which any record has been kept.'
 It was learned from the doctor that the reports received by him from outside stations during the present storm indicate that the precipitation was general, either in the shape of rain or snow. from the Pacific Coast to the southern slope of the Rocky Noun tains.
 The heavy rains that visited this sec tion in the past few days have made the roads almost impossible in many places, and have to some little extent | interfered with railroad traffic, causing many delays in the transportation oi machinery and supplies to the man. mining camps of the county.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06
Friendly tn New Mexico.

I do not believe on the entire journey through Arizona the Congressman heard an unfriendly word spoken of New Mexico. l tried very hard, as did many other citizens of Arizona to get the Congressional party to go on their return trip from Albuquerque to Fl Paso. thence over the Texas X Pacific. then through the Pecos Val ley. and I can assure you that, had It been possible for the Congressman to have done so, nothing would have pleas ed them more. They were well aware of the fact that they had seen very Ht- tle of New Mexico, and the territory s great resources, still l am sure that It is their conviction that in due time New Mexico will be admitted as separate state. We discussed ire ouently the great development that IS going on in your territory at thls tlnle' numerous references were made to the large amount of new railroad construc- tion now under way, the development of vour great coal mines and the rapid and healthy growth of your popuiation' and can assure you that the latter was not treated with indifference and slght- | ing reflection such as was hedPou NP
 both Arizona and New Mexico by the distinguished senator from Indiana
 Vigilance Price of Liberty. ..
 Personally I do not believe that It is going to be possible for the enemles of New Mexico and Arizona to succeed in their efforts to pass joint state
 hood bill at the coming session of Con
 gress. but it behooves all good citizen; of both territories to be on their guard as gross misrepresentations are being made. in order to impress upon easterI Senators and Congressmen that there is growing sentiment in Arizona ant New Mexico, favorable to the unright eous union that they would 1orc'
 upon. us. Yours very trul y, [ r. M. MURPHY.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06
JOINT STATEHOOD MEN CAUSE
 DELAY.

F. NJ. Murphy has written a strong letter to the New Mexican, advocating separate statehood for the two terri tories. He said in the letter that both states eventually will be admitted into the Union. but that the joint state hood men in New Mexico have done much to hurt the movement for imme- diate statehood. MT. Murphy's letter is as follows:
 Prescott, Ariz., Nov. %, 1905. Editor New Mexican.
 am very sorry indeed that the Con gressional party which visited New Mexico and Arizona some time since could not spend more time in New Mexico, but if you could have been present in Arizona you would have been pleased to hear the nice things they had to say about your territory. I am more than ever convinced that such of your citizens as are advocating joint statehood have made very great mistake. Their efforts are undoubted- ly refecting unfavorably upon New Mexico.
 There is not the slightest question Tn my mind that before very long Arlz- ona and New Mexico will be admitted as separate states. I think there can be 10 doubt, however, but what the sur render of a few people in your terri tory to the joint statehood idea has de laved the much cherished and rightful recognition on the part of Congress oi claims for statehood by each territory The citizens of New Mexico owe you lasting debt of gratitude for the patriotic stand your paper has taker f in their behalf.
 Traitors to Commonwealth. We have, I am sorry to say, few neoDIe in Arizona that have fallen II
 with the joint statehood idea on thu theory that single statehood is impos
 sible for a long time to come, and be
 ing desirous of obtaining some poilti cal prominence, such as they do no
 TOW enjoy and never can for an. length of time under any conditions and having also been led to believe
 through misrepresentatiOns, that Joln
 statehood for Arizona and New Mex ico is practically assured, they, hk
 some of the citizens of New MeMec
 have become traitors to the best III terests of their territories, and are ar
 parently willing to sacrifice the Ion cherished hope and well establishe rights of the people for separate state hood, evidently believing that they ea reap some personal temporary advar tage by so doing. I am free to sa that in my opinion every man in Ar zona who has taken such a positio has disgraced himself.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06
SCOOPS THE GRAND JURY.
(Eureka (Cal.) Daily Times.

Eureka (Cal) Daily Times.
 According to dispatches to the San Francisco dailies from Prescott, Ari- zona, J. w. Mines, managing editor of the Journal-Miner of that city, was to appear before the court yester- day and show cause why he should not be punished for publishing the secret proceedings of the grand jury. The case is the first of it's kind to arise in the territory, and will serve as prece- dent as to the rights of newspapers.
 The article complained of gave in detail the proceedings of the grand jury. the testimony before it, and the indictments returned, ten or twelve in all. It was a clean newspaper "beat," and aroused much favorable comment all over the territory. News papermen generally will be interested in the outcome, and lawyers generally agree that the publisher cannot be punished. The members of the grand jury are sworn to secrecy, but the law contains no inhibition concerning the publication of the proceedings. If a "leak" was sprung the court should concern itself with the violation of oath of one of the members of the se- cret body.
 MT. Mines has been in charge of the Journal-Mine for about six months and has made it live, aggressive pa per. He is a brother of c. $. Milnes and p. R. Mines of the Times.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06

ouired some very valuable mining ln- terests in the Leadville, Cripple creek and other districts, from which he amassed a comfortable fortune.
 He served as chief of police Of Den yer for eight years, and during his in cumbency of that office, earned the re- putation of being one of the bravest and most resourceful criminal hunters in the west. His administration Of the affairs of the office is often referred to as being among the best that the eapi- tai city of Colorado ever had
 He left for the southern part of the territory last evening.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06
SENTIMENT GROWS AGAINST
 THE MERGER.

Public sentiment regarding separate statehood for the territories of New Mexico and Arizona, is changing for the better. and influential newspapers east of the Rocky Mountain section, are looking more kindly upon the claims of the two territories in this re- spect, and. in fact, have commenced to advocate the justice and fairness of the demands of the two territories nam ed for separate statehood. In Wash ington the question is also assuming more favorable aspects, and while New Mexico may have to wait two or three years before attaining its cherished desire. it looks now as if this would be brought about by 1908. The Kan sas City Journal, one of the influential and widely circulated newspapers of the great west, is one of the powerful papers of the country to come to the ald of New Mexico and Arizona in this re- speet. In a recent editorial the Jour nal says:
 ''It will never be right to make one state of Arizona and New Mexico. The two territories are entitled to pre- serve each its own existence, either as a territory or as a state. One IS al most exclusively an agricultural coun- trv, and the other is pre-eminently de- voted to mining. The difference be- tween the two is much like the differ enee between Kansas and Colorado The people in each have made mag nifcent struggle to bring about better
 
 each case the wilderness has been over come by the splendid efforts of brave men and women, who have subjected themselves to the hardships of frontier life and have learned to love the names of the vast areas for the better ment of which they have spent then , lives. They know (whether the east knows 1t or not) that future of mag nifcent growth and prosperity IS II store for each territory-that mining development and the results of lrrlga tion and other means of enrichment wll bring to each a most important rela tion to the United States-a relation , that fully warrants the dignity of state hood. All the recognized principle which have governed the action ot Con gress with reference to new states arr in favor of separate statehood. m great debates in Congress on the neV states show that the territories hav almost an inalienable right to reman | single as states. The geographlca greatness of the territories in ques tion is such as to render it imposslbl that the two should be united wit satisfaction to the people. In short . all the considerations seem to be Il p favor of separate existence. It IS t be hoped that no attempt at eonsohda ton will ever be made.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06

Chloride Gold Mining company is one of the biggest ore shippers III the county, and the fact that the new smell ter has contracted for its output shows good business management in shelter company.
 John Kerwania visited the Cedar country this week, and reports that a big mining deal is on in that country, tEe operators being expected to arrive at he mines this week. The company is 70 take over a number of properties owned by William and Matthew Carr, mines are among the best gold and sil- yer bearing properties of that section, and all the claims have large veins. The mines are all accessible, and have considerable work done on them
 Work on the De la Fountaine mine is progressing nicely. In the east drift on the 400 a fine body of lead ore is in the breast, and is widening with every foot of progress. In the west drift on the same level the ore is zinc lead, the value in zine predominating. This pro perty is destined to be one of the greatest zinc lead mines of the Pa cifc coast.
 Philip Smith writes from the mol ybdenum mines near Berkeley that
 fine body of the ore has been opened up in the Leviathan and Whale claims.
 In the lower part of the drift all cop
 per has disappeared, and only molyb-
 denite and quartz remains. Much sol id metal is being taken out. These two claims are the largest molydenite bearing veins in the United States. P. M. Paulson, was in Kingman yesterday, and departed to the Stock
 ton Hill country, where he will exam
 mine several copper, zine and lead pro-
 perties. MT. Paulson is interested in
 an acid works in San Francisco, and
 desires to close a deal for copper or zinc mines in this county, provided he can get suitable properties. Work is progressing nicely on the - winze in the Infa1lible tunnel, at ], Stockton hill Good ore has been en '' countered. In the breast of the tun = nel the ore streak is improving. This Il is one of the good mines of that sec
 tion, and is owned by the Arizona-Mex
 ican smelting company.
 r. R. G. Eekis, superintendent of th'
 Pinkham and Midnight mines, has beer
 in Kingman several days this week
 He reports work on the Pinkham pro r. gressing, and believes it to be tn W coming copper mine of the district. e Work on the mines in the Bill Vii e Hams Fork country is progressing ia if vorably, many miners being employe 10 at the present time. Forces of men ar B. at work on the Signal mining com ,- pany's group, and also on the Osborn if Butler groups.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06
A Certain Cure for Group.

When a child shows symptoms Of croup there is no time to experiment. with new remedies, no matter how highly they may be recommended There is one preparation that can always be depended upon. It has been in use for many years, and has never been known to fail, viz: Chamberlain $ Cough Remedy. MT. M. F. Compton of Market, Texas, says of it, ''I have used Chamberlain 's Cough Remedy in se- we're eases of eroup with my children and can truthfully say it always gives prompt relief.' For sale by all drug gists.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06
MINING NEWS FROM THE KING
 MAN DISTRICT.
(From Kingman Miner.)

J. w. Quinn, foreman at the Enter prise mine, was in Kingman a few days this week. He reports that the shaft has been timbered up. to the first level, and the east drift cleared of debris. Work on timbering up the shaft to the second level is progress sing. and it is expected to finish with in few weeks. The mine is being put in condition to carry the shaft to the 300 as soon as the big sinking pump IS installed. In the east drift a cave showed a fine body of ore, samples ot which are on exhibition in Kingman. Eleven men are at work in the mine, and more will be put on as soon as sinking commences. The new hoist IS in commission, and is working smooth lv. During the past month number of men have been at work in the big timber to the south of the mine, getting out tagging, stulls and shaft sets. A good well of water has also been op- ened up, and pipes are being laid into camp for the purpose of carrying the water in, instead of having to pack mile or more. Everything is. activity at this property, and it is destined to become one of the big producers of the county.
 T. R. Garnier, of Los Angeles, ar rived in Kingman last Monday, and IS looking after his mining interests in the Cerbat section. Yesterday he re- ceived samples of ore from the breast of the upper tunnel on the St. Louis mine. which looks good. The ore IS full of lead, and appears to be close to big body of that metal. This vein is four and one-half feet wide in the breast of the tunnel, and is widening as work progresses. This tunnel will be driven ahead as fast as possible and big things are expected when it gets below the old workings. MT. Garnier has been quite i'll with typhoid fever the past several months, but is now ra- pidly recovering his health.
 E. F. Thompson visited his mines in the Cerbat and Union Basin sections this week. At the Vanderbilt mine he found work progressing satisfaetor' ily, the crosscut being driven from the bottom of the shaft to the ore body in the footwall vein. On the level above this vein showed wonderful values in gold and lead, and it is expected that in the 300 the same ore will be en' eountered. At the Golconda mine, IT Union Basin, work is being done, and it is expected that the Green Linnet tunnel will be driven in to tap tho
 vein at a depth of about 300 feet. This
 mine is an immense vein of copper
 gold and lead, carrying ore and vii
 undoubtedly develop into a big pro
 ducer.
 Thursday last L. Hoffman, superin
 tendent of the Chloride Gold Mining company, passed through Kingmal with four carloads of ore from the Sa moan mine, which he was taking to tn Needles smelter This is the first ship ment of ore from this county to tha plant. and marks a new era for tn
 mining industry of the county. Tn
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06
FLOODS INUNDATE WILLIAMSON
 VALLEY.
(From Thursdays Daily.)

sTThere never was such flood Ill Williamson valley in the memory of the oldest inhabitants of that section as there is there at the present time, said I. H. Dillon, rancher from that section to JournalMiner representa- tive yesterday.
 "Almost the entire valley" he con tinued. "has been under water now for the past four days on account ot the heavy rains there, and the road between this city and Simmons is well night impossible"
 He further said that the damage done to the. fencing there was the greatest ever known, and that stock was suffering much on account Of the cold, bad weather and soft ground many of the poorest having already died from exposure or from getting mired in the well soaked earth.
 It was learned from him in the course of his conversation that the Jerry Sullivan ranch was probably the most damaged, but that both he and A Matli were also heavy losers on account of the water having lodged heavy deposits of sand all over thelr ranches.
 He further stated that it was almost impossible to pass the Blair ranch on the road there, that the crossing at Simmons was completely submerged, and that all of the bulkheads which were placed last year on the creek at the Sullivan ranch were entirely de- stroyed, allowing the water to cut new courses through the ranch, thereby causing much damage, which 1t will take a good deal of time and money to repair.
 J. H. Dillon is the owner of one of the best ranches in the valley, upon which he has many valuable improve, ments. He has resided in this section for the past thirty years, and believes that the damage done by this storm tc ranches, roads and stock is the worst he ever witnessed.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06
DENVER MAN GETS INTERESTED
 IN PRESCOTT.
CFrom Wednesdays Daily.)

''I left Arizona many years ago, nov ing to Colorado, where I got interested quite extensively in mining, but l am going to give more attention to the resources of this section in the near future" said J. F. Farley, of Denver, Colorado. to a Journal-Miner man yes terday.
 .:I travel extensively" he said, "and everywhere I go l hear the mnng country around Prescott well spoken of. This country has very good name m Colorado. and the east, and l believe that you will see more demand for mines and prospects here during this coming year than ever before. "
 He continued: ''I am more than fla vorablv impressed with the resources or this locality, and intend to return here in the near future as soon as l get some business matters attended to which re- ouire my attention just now.
 J. F. Farley is a typical westerner He served in the 3rd U. s. Cavalry in Southern Arizona from 1869 to 1872 taking part in a number of engagements in the Apache wars of that period, and was wounded at the battle of Apache pass in an engagement between th' troops and the Indians under the lead ership of Chief Cochise.
 He left the army in 1872, and afte spending a few years in this territory emigrated to Colorado, where he ac
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06
In Mad Chase.

Millions rush in mad chase after health, from one extreme of faddlsm to another, when, if they would only eat good food and keep their bowels regu- lar with Dr. Kings New Life Pills, their troubles would all pass away. Prompt relief and quick cure for hv' CT and stomach trouble. 25e at all druggists; guaranteed.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-12-06
Cured Paralysis.

w. S. Baily, P. O. True, Texas, writes: "My wife had been suffering five years with paralysis in her arm, when was persuaded to use Ballard $ Snow Liniment, which cured her all right. I have also used it for old sores. frostbites and skin eruptions. It does the work.'' 25c, soc, $1.0O. Sold by Brisley Drug Co.