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MRS. MAXFIELp ENTERTAINs

Last Monday evening the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w.
MuXtield was the scene of "a very
pleasant party which was enjoyed
by a very select crowd. Cards
and music passed the evening
quickly and Mt eleven O'Clock all
partook of refreshments and every
one enjoyed a fine supper for
which Mrs. Maxtield has II repu-
tation. There were between thirty
and forty guests present and for
lack OF space we would give the
names. 1t is needless to say that
it was a hard matter to entertain
SO large II crowd but it did not
trouble Mrs. Maxfield in the least.
, 1905-11-16
THE BoYsEN CASE

The protest of Senator Warren
against granting Boysen any priv.
ileges not legally due him was
promptly wired by the Secretary
of the interior to the President.
then on his southern trip. The
president went right to the heart
of the matter by directing the
attorney general TO define Boy.
sens rights and the decision
promptly rendered, sustains the
contentiop made by Senator War
rem that Boysen should be re.
stricted to his original lease
Thus, within two weeks this i'm.
portant matter has been determin.
ed, and to the satisfaction anC
benefit of Wyoming.
The prompt and satisfactory
ruling of the United States at
torney general in the Boysen cast
is another testimonial to the eff
cient work performed by Senate.
Warren for Wyoming interests
and to the close touch of Presid
ent Roosevelt in western affairs
LEADER,
, 1905-11-16
W.ALCOTT
BOOMING
Blossomed out into a
City Of the First
Glass.
FIRST CONTRACT COMPLETED
Work Of sisson & 0rville and McAnulty
Measured up and Paid for-Mater-
ial For Pathfinder Dam.
Walcott, Wyo., Nov. 10.

Waicott is one of the liveliest
towns on the Union Pacific road
lust now. What with the big
freight outfits loading here and
the passenger and freight business.
the grading of the new railroad
makes things pretty busincss-like.
Sisson d Orville ana McAnulty
have completed their first small
contract, had it measured up and
il has been paid for. They have
also taken another contract which
will take them to Pass creek and
beyond. They have also put in a
bid for the entire grading from
here to Saratoga. They now have
nearly fifty teams at work and
this force is being added to every
day by new arrivals. They are
experiencing some difficulty in
providing for the men and teams.
as quarters for so many people
are hard to get. Besides the num-
beers that crowd the Mullison no.
tel here, l.. j. Peckham is feeding
70 men a day.
Those who are in a position to
know say that from $50 to 200
teams will be at work on this
grade within the next 30 days.
Walcott is quite confident of the
outcome of the road and you hear
no soothing here concerning the
certainty of its construction.
Frank Anderson. who is at the
head of the firm of contractors on
the Pathfinder dam, on the North
Platte river, near Alcova. who
vent over this route. and who
lust returned from there, is very
much pleased with the route. He
says they drove over from here in
one day, arriving at Alcova a little
after 6 O'Clock p. m, making only
u hours out from Denver, his
headquarters. He says it takes
him three days from Denver when
he goes via Casper. He is very
strongly in favor of the Walcott
route as against Casper. for he
says it is much superior in every
way. AS Travelling Freight Agent
Love, of the Union Pacific, is OF
the same mind it is pretty cert ain
hat the Walcott route will yet be
chosen.
, 1905-11-16
ELK RIVER MINING CAMP


''N ~ '''' W. ''
Editor Sun:
The upper Elk river camp
seems to be a sure 90, and moth
ing that can happen will put "A
damper on the proposed work for
the coming winter. Provisions
are arriving almost daily and all
will be in by the 10th of the
month. Comfortable cabins have
been built, and work is progress
sing nicely. j. c. Miller and Otis
tarrar d Co. are putting in "A
small stock of merchandise.
Miller was the first discover of
mineral in the camp, which was
p years ago, but conditions pre-
vailing at that time prevented
from doing any extensive pros
pectiug, or even recording a claim.
But with the building of the Moi
fat road, the outlook for PROPOSE
tons. such as that section fur
nished, began to look brighter and
he returned and selected a group
OF nine claims known as the Mil
Ter q Farrar Nos. /, 2, 3, 1. ), 6, Z,
s and 9, all being parallel leads.
.,t . &c Snn E,-A
will be driven during this COM
ming winter, three shifts being
employed in the work. This tun-
mel will cut several leads, beginning
on No. I and running north. No.
> Will be tapped at 80 feet: the
remainder are expected to be en-
countered in the 500 foot tunnel
Each one of the leads is a
strong tissure vein and allshowing
mineral. Assay returns from ore
taken from the surface gave from
81 to sd in gold, silver and copper.
William Mcintosh has a Just
completed the location work on
II claims. all favorably situated
and showing an abundance of
mineral. Robert Mcintosh, the
Slater merchant, and County Clerk
Haughey, of Hahn's Peak are also
Interested. Much work will be
done during the winter by Charles
Blackburn and Mr.. Blackburn and
Mr.. Brown of Hahu's Peak. who
have IA group of good claims. Nc
Cam owns II group of three claims
that assay $32Sl per ton i'll gold.
Nj. Franz and Mr.. Campbell. of
Elk river, have completed the an
nual work for 1905 ON the old Gil.
pin mine which was located ::
years ago. They have n tunnel
$50 feet in length. The assays on
this mine run from $40 to $50 in
gold. Mike Conlon has located &
claim that runs we'll up i'll copper
Mr.. Nicholson and Mr.. Brandon
are also working on claims thai
show we'll.
Smilinich q Co. are to run {
tunnel on a group of four claims
known as the Marthy N~arnesick
Nos. |, ,, , and (. They also
have two other claims which run
we'll in gold, silver, copper an(
lead. The camp has only U wo
man, the wife of a man in the EN-
ploy of Smilinsch IL Co, who viii
cook.
j. 9. Miller.
, 1905-11-16
COPPER VEIN
UNCOVERED
Charter Oak is More Than
all Ordinary Mine.
WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT
]. 3. Hassett has Fortune in Sight Near
Saratoga, Wyoming Very Rich
Proposition.

tBy Gen. Frank HaIlD
j. b Hassett. an old comrade
of mine. has opened on Calf creek
about eighteen miles southwest of
Saratoga. Wyo., what he believes
will be II very large and highly
profitable copper mine. Here are
the facts as he related them to
me 1t was discovered in 1878 by
two prospectors named Tones and
Williams. who did nothing with
ii except TO keep up the assess-
ment work required by law. Mr..
Hassett. who knows II good vein
when he sees it. finding the indi-
cations worth developing. bought
it of them in 1898. He then made
a deal with a London syndicate
headed by Sir Henry Seaton-k arr
who placed nm alleged English
engineer in charge. 1t turned
out that this engineer knew very
little about mines or mining and
absolutely nothing of the condi-
tlons of the country in which the
mine was located. 1t wasthe only
property in the district. in a Wild
erness, eighteen miles from a SET
Element.
Well. he made a failure of it. as
Mr.. Hassett anticipated he would
by his absurd attempts at manage
ment. The mine reverted to Has
sett. He could not induce the
syndicate to do anything until the
past year, when they put up 5000
for development work. With this
insignificant sum Mr.. Hassett
sunk a new shaft at a point where
lie knew an ore shoot existed and
soon struck a splendid body of
high grade copper ore carrying
good values in gold and silver.
The rich pay streak was twenty
inches wide and ran Is per cent
copper. The geological formation
is diorite, porphyry and lime, with
a good deal of iron hematite des-
seminated through it. The 5000
being exhausted. the syndicate de
clined to do anything further. Mr..
Hassett then proposed that they
deed the property back to him,
which was done.
His next move was TO give an
option to Lincoln, Nebraska, par
ties, who furnished the capital to
erect machinery and develop the
ore shoot. In shaft No. , there
was some foul air, so he abandon
ed it and sunk another about fifty
feet distant. At the first stroke
of his pick in the ground he OPP
ened very rich ore at grass roots,
carrying from $ to 10 per cent
copper. This strike occurred
August l., 1905. Since then he
has gone down 10 feet, the ore
struck being forty-six inches wide
at the bottom. He built Il sub
stantial shaft house and equipped
it with a fine hosting plant. The
dip Of the vein is about thirty
eight degrees, SO it had 10 be dc.
veloped on the incline. When he
left for Denver IA few days ago,
the entire width of the shaft was
a solid body of very rich mineral
The climate is mild all the year
round. The Colorado, Wyoming
and Idaho railroad for which sur.
veys are now being made will pas,
within eight miles of the mine
Union Pacific builds a branch tc
Grand Encampment as now con.
templated, it will pass within two
miles of Mr.. Hassett's camp. Al
soon as practicable after mex
spring, he will build a copper
matte smelter near the property
, 1905-11-16

when | was going to So and So,
when a boy and by the time he
had kept this up for an hour yon
were Just about ready to get a
hickory club and pound his brains
ont. After he had exhausted the
patience of every body he would
cross his arms behind his back
and go tramping up and down the
aisle until you wanted to brain
him for that.
When the "a stopped at a sta.
ton for five minutes he would pile
out and 90 charging mp and down
the walk for exercise. and then
come back with "A whole lot of
instrumentation about the coun-
try and people, and pour it out on
some poor, patient fool, who had
not the strength. nor the courage
to resist him.
1T was no use 10 try To set him
right about the country he would
nix Il stony gaze on you and begin:
When ah-ah-eh | WAS going ah.
eh-ah-' and there was nothing
to do but Just throttle him and
choke him until the last vestige of
his biggottcd, Yankee breath WAS
gone, or 60 off and leave him tri-
umphantly holding the fort. He
had not travelled 100 miles on the
train before everybody was onto
him and every man jack would
turn his back or look the other
way when he saw him coming.
Long Beach is one of the most
delightful places on the Pacific
coast. 1T takes lis name of course
from the great stretch of beach,
same ten miles in length-at lealt
they said it was that long. and
was in no condition to quarrel
with them, for it looked even
longer than that. They have a
magnificent pier, a double decker.
where you can promenade back
and forth, and enjoy the ocean
breeze and the view. fish over it's
sides, fall'in and get drowned if
you wish to. unless somebody is
foolish enough to want to drag
you out. The storm there last
spring did a great deal of damage,
but there was no evidence of il
left. | was told that it under
mined the piers and ripped up the
board walks along the beach, and
played havoc generally with ev-
e~rything within its reach. They
We're building a break-water out
beyond the pier and while this
was an expensive undertaking, it
would undoubtedly save them
from another like disaster.
1t is quite interesting to watch
the tisher-people draw out all
kinds of queer looking fish. Some
woman would pull up IA wiggling
conglomeration of gills, f%eelers.
and fins. looking like a combina-
ton tad-pole. frog and turtle. and
then screech for some one to come
and take the monster off her hook.
But they caught some fine fish
don't ask me what kind. only
know they we're not trout, for |
know trout when | see them-and
sharks-but | am not acquainted
with fish. but with snakes. |
wanted to take a hand myself but
Circuit aud Williams snid it would
give me lumbago. or spinal menin-
gifts. so ] went back with them to
where some Refreshments" of a
perpendicular character could be
had-at their expense.
, 1905-11-16

and is here 20 look into that prop
osition. Meantime he will send
IA lot of the ore to the Denver test
ing plants for accurate determine
of its value. Mr.. Hassett left for
Saratoga last evening. Denver
Post.
, 1905-11-16

abide in san Francisco. or Ln.
Angeles. and were amazed {,
think anyone else could be iounC
who was content to live in those
places except by force of circum.
stances. 1t is about like that with
the people of Wyoming. One
would say:
Los Angeles, in my estimation.
Is Just about as near perfect for a
residence location as one could
find. Here we have a climate fiji
for the gods. and every other adj
vantage that one could possibly
wish. Now there is Smith: he
has bought Il home in Ocean Park
Well, Ocean Park is Il very nice
place, but ! have been down ther,
and looked ii all over. but for the
life of me | cant see what there
is there to make IA man like Smith
settle there
Perhaps the next man you en-
counter is Smith. He says:
I'm my estimation there is no.
thing ON the coast that begins to
compare with Ocean Park. Here
we are near the sea shore: we are
out of th" noise and the hustle of
the city and the climate is all that
an angel could ask for. In the
morning we have the breeze from
the G and iu the afternoon it
comes from the mountains. Now
there is Brown: he has bought a
home in Los Angeles. Well, Los
Angeles is "A nice place, but it does
not compare with Ocean Park, in
my estimation, etc. etc"
| smiled to myself over these
contradictory opinions. kept my
OWN counsel, and thought every
place ! saw Just about perfection.
so far as climate and surroundings
were concerned. would have
been glad, after thirty-five years
campaigning in the Rocky Noun
talns, to have settled down in
Santa Cruz, San Francisco. Los
Angeles, or any other place near
the ocean. and leave the billiards.
and zero weather forever behind
me, were it possible to do so. The
whole country seemed like fairy
land to me, and | would have Civ
en a mortgage on my soul. almost,
to be able to stay there in the de
licious sunshine, the palms and
flowers, and be lulled to sleep ev.
cry night by the sound of the
surf.
Still, now and then, the thought
would occur to me: perhaps it
would be very fine for IA time, but
would not the continual sameness
of the days grow montonousY
Would it not be better to give any
place here. which seems so hea-
venly to you now. a years trial. To
see how it would seem at the end
of that time?' And then the
balm of the ocean breeze. as it
came lovingly y you. and the
sight of the flowers, and the palms
and the delicious languor of the
climate would steal over you. aud
you would be ready TO sell your
soul for II chance to live there for,
ever.
Not every II you met in tray.
cling vas pleasant, or even agree
able by any means. There was
one man, about 60 years of age.
who WAS from some suburban
town near Boston. He was Il
restless, uneasy, bigoted sort OF
man, with gray hair and whiskers.
He was Il nuisance for he would
not talk unless he could lead the
conversation: he must he it, ano
he always was it, for he would
raise his voice above all the res.
and simply drown you out. III
was immensely wise-in his owl
estimation, but he was very tire
some and tedious in conversation
, 1905-11-16
MASONIC REUNION

Arrangements have been COM
pleted for the holding of the next
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-07-06

Don't let Us pat OH airs not any Of
u. 1t is quite possible il we coH,I
trace orr distinguished family har@
crly two or three rr.uoVc' that we
would conc upou Il Eran,.iati.rr VIII.
p.c,lcd his teeth with Il fork
Williams news., 1905-12-02
.cocat Hews
ITEMS OF GENERAL
 INTEREST

New shirt waists. Racket Store.
 Agent Gillette, of Ash Fork, was in the city Wednesday to attend the big dance.
 Dr. w. A. Baker will be at his office in Flagstaff for the next two weeks, having departed for that point Thursday evening.
 Lilo Perrin and Paul Yoder last Saturday outnear Supai ran against a couple of fine deer and brought them to town-dead, of course.
 T. E. Pulliam, who conducts the county hospital at Flagstaff, was here yesterday. Tom says he has also opened a real estate and in- surance office.
 A. E. Macomber is now in Los Angeles, having gone through last week from Colorado, where for some time past he has been engaged on government work.
 Engineer w. H. Lockridge has purchased some lots on the hill out east of where ye editor resides and is proceeding with the construction of.a residence thereon.
 District Attorney H. F. Ashurst, who, the first of the week returned from his visit on the coast, was in the city Wednesday for the pur- pose of attending court.
 The mill closed down Wednesday evening for the making of the much talked of improvements. It is now thought that it will not be possible to complete the work of installing the new machinery inside the sixty days spoken of.
 William Crowell arrived here on Thursday evening from Peach Springs on a short business trip, and will probably go on to Flag staff before his return west. MT. Crowell is engaged on the develop ment of several good gold claims near Peach Springs.
Williams news., 1905-12-02
Letter List.

The following is the list of letters remaining uncalled for at the postoffice. Williams Ari. zOna, for the week ending Dec. 9 1905 These letters will be sent to the dead letter office Dec. 23 19o5 if not called for before that time Brobeck, WI Price, James Dunn Mrs Myrtle Ross AG Hirsch Barnard Rosso Louis Haskins, Miss Ruth Sullivan Frank Irvine, c Thaves Fred Marble, L-2 Thompson, Wm c Mckinley, Ben P-3 Wyse Harry-2 O'Brien, JF
 MEXICAN. koyea, Luis Rodriguez, FA Martinez, Matilde Sisneros Antonia Nuanes, Luis Santiago, Salazar Poraz, PatriciO Persons calling for the above letters should say advertised" F. w. SMITH,
 Postmaster.
Williams news., 1905-12-02
For Sale

One 2-h. p. boiler and engine, $50. One 50-gal. cauldron and stove, $40.
 One 35 lb. Wagoner stuffer, $2O. One 2-in. Studebaker wagon, $2O. One sewing machine, $15. One baby buggy, $3.
 Inquire of J. c. Phelan.
Williams news., 1905-12-02

one of the teachers in the Williams public schools, but now acting in the same capacity in Flagstaff, came down Wednesday as the. guest of Miss Mabel Adams to attend the Thanksgiving eve dance.
 U. s. Deputy Marshal Walter Gregory, under the able guidance of Deputy Sheriff w. A. Campbell, was in the city Wednesday for the purpose of summoning both grand and trial jurors for the term of court which convenes shortly at Prescott.
 w. w. Bass was in the city yes terday, having recently returned from his trip to the north side of the Canyon. He states that "Buf- falo" Jones is now at Kanab, Utah, with small herd of buffalo and a number of Persian sheep which he will put in the reserve recently set aside.
 Gus. Poison and Thomas Smith were out around the Martin dam country the first of the week hunt. ing. Mir. Poison killed a fine large buck-the largest brought in this season, it having six points on a side. They started for home on Wednesday, but got stuck in the mud about six miles out and had to come in afoot, leaving their out fit till the next day.
 Henry Cooper, of Flagstaff, was in the city Wednesday for the pur- pose of getting signers on a peti- tion. On the last day of the year the board of supervisors will ap- point some one to the position of county assessor for the next four years and MT. Cooper is one of the aspirants. So far as we are able to learn there are two other aspirants Sam Gilliland and Bert Cameron. It is also said that there will be a dark horse out for the appointment.
 Ex-Sheriff James A. Johnson and George H. Barney have during the past week been making an endeavor to ship some cattle from Ash Fork. It had been their intention to make the shipment from that point last Sunday to Hardy of San Diego, Cal, but were not able till Tuesday to get cars for the purpose. When they received the cars they were still unable to make the shipment, presumably because of lack of mo- tive power on account of the wash out near Holbrook. In all the gen tlemen were to ship 112 head, 97 of which belonged to MT. Johnson and the remaining 15 to Mir. Barney.
 The hunting season is over and Phelan can now rest in peace. He and his estimable wife have been putting in much time this fall in hunting, but without success. As usual perseverance is what wins. On Thursday, the last day of the season, they returned home, after about weeks absence, having been accompanied by MT. and Mrs. Pete Burns. And they had all kinds of deer-that is as to quantity. Jim and Pete had each killed two bucks while the ladies had one each to their credit. Besides those they also killed three wild turkeys and number of quail, and feel amply repaid for their trouble.
Williams news., 1905-12-02
Lost

Four Jersey COWS, all branded A A on right ribs, and CCC on left thigh; two wearing bells. $2O re- ward to the person holding them and notifying
 GRAND VIEW HOTEL,
 Grandview, Arizona.
Williams news., 1905-12-02

ment should hereafter be sure Of what sort of dance they are going to give when the announcement is made and not change their minds four times as was done this time.
 Skating is now in full blast on the dams near town.
 Turkey shoot tomorrow at pm. Jacob Salzman says for the occa- sion he has the biggest turkeys ever. Everybody come out.
 Bert Ragan is recovering from an attack of pneumonia; while Mrs. Sarah Warren is said to be very low with the same trouble.
 F. R. Nellis and Frank Bentley arrived home Thursday from their prospecting trip. Owing to the bad weather they did not reach their intended destination.
 Remember that the territorial fair has been postponed till Christ mas week-December 25th to 3Oth, on account of the exceedingly wet weather all over the territory.
 Wm. Mcintyre of Flagstaff is a new subscriber. The following have renewed: Canyon Copper Company, Grandview; J. R. Kathrens, Flag staff; Wm. Nagiller, Rhoades; Wm. Crowell, Peach Springs; John Blk Ter and Dr. Rounseville, city. Mrs. Jacob Salzman and son Dave will leave shortly for visit at her old home at Posen, Ger many, she having received news of the serious illness of her mother. Her son Louis, who is attending school in Los Angeles. is recover ing from slight attack of pneu monia.
 Leo Schey writes the NEWS that he has at last found suitable loca ton and has again settled down. This time he is in the northwest, now being located at Wallace. Idaho, a mining town of some 25OO population in the Occur d'Alene district. Leo says that while in Spokane recently he met R. H. Chubb, formerly in the Santa Fe engineering corps here; Chubb be- ing a solicitor for a paper called the New West Trade.
 Mir. J. M. Dennis, for many years head of the J. M. Dennis Lumber Co.,, at Rhoades, was in the city Wednesday on short business trip. He informed us that the ac- tive management of the business had been taken over by a MT. De- Ramp, who with his wife recently arrived from Los Angeles, having purchased an interest in the busi- ness. MT. Dennis health has been not of the best of late and he will thus have an opportunity to take needed rest.
 H. c. Hibben and Jas. s. Emett have purchased 1900 Angora goats from w. w. Snyder. of Bumblebee, Yavapai county. They will be driven from that point to Lees ferry, where there is good pasture for them. There are at present no Angoras in this county, the above gentlemen being the first to embark in the business. The industry is said by those engaged in it to 5e quite profitable. The fleece as we'll as the hide of the Angora is in de- mand at good prices.-Sun.
 John Bixler, one of our we'll known cattlemen, was in the city yesterday, calling at this office to renew his subscription and order the paper sent to Ash Fork, where he will be located during the win ter. Speaking of the recent storms MT. Bixler said we could have dis pensed with them very nicely, as the country was already in good condition as far as water was con- cerned. For some time he had thought of turning off number of his cattle, but has now decided that he will hold them over the winter.