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Arizona silver belt., 1905-02-02
YAVAPAI COUNTY
Growing Importance of the Mining
 Industry-New Developments

The official figures of copper pro- duction of the United Verde Copper company for the ended Dec. 3l, 1904, are 30, 750,000 pounds of refined cop. per. Included in this output is about l, ,l50,000 pounds, representing the production of the Equator mines which are owned by Senator Clark. Estimates on the annual production of the United Verde have ranged al the way from 20,0O0,0O0 to 42,000, 900 pounds.
 FROM THE HERALD:
 The Iron King shelter is working steadily, and the yellow wealth is coming out in a molten stream, enrich ing the world and impoyerishing no- body, for mining is not to be chased in the line of competitive business. The more that is produced from the mines the richer the world gets.
 The onyx deposits in and about Mayer are 50 be made use of and an old industry revived. Harry E. Brian, who has been working for the Tread. we'll company, has determined that he will devote his time to the making of onyx jewelry and ornaments for sale in eastern markets.
 Prescott is filled with rumors these days that mining companies, now idle, will resume operations, and will be grinding out the mineral as they were short time ago. The very latest rumor has it that the Iron King property at Blanchard will soon be in operation again. The rumors seems to be connected with the visit of A.. S. kimball to the city yesterday. Ben Blanchard, who has been for some time heavily interested in the Iron King, is now in Kansas City, where 1t is believed he has secured sufficient funds to make 1t possible to get the property on it's feet financially. FROM THE JOURNAL MINER
 The new Mitchell economic shelter of the George A. Treadwell company, at Mayer, which has been in course of erection for several mon ths is finished. All that remains to make the initial run is the completion of the ore bins, and in few weeks these will be ready for the ore from the many properties of the company. The new plant is pronounced one of the best ever con structed in this territory and is of a capacity of 250 tons, having a tuyere dimension of 42xl20 inches. It is of type used at Jerome, Bisbee, the Ca- naneas and other places. The con- pletion of this magnificent shelter is one of the most important proposi- tions of late years to be transacted in this sec tion.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-02-02
To all Whom this may Concern

This is to notify the public that l have purchased one undivided one half interest in the Fireclay gold prop erty, from Fred II Golden, located nenr the Joe Pfister mine, in the nor thern part of Gila county.
 CORNELIA A NDERsON.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-02-02
CLIFTON AND M0RENCI
Items of Interest from Graham Coun-
 tvs Big Copper Camps

FROM THE COPPER ERA.
 The Polaris Mining & Milling com. pany last week held It's regular meet ing and reelected the old board of di- rectors. H.S.Van Gorder, of Morenci, was elected president, and J F. Nc- coils, of Clifton, secretary. MT Sweating was reelected as general manager.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-02-02

Since. Mr. Bryan has so warmly ap- proved plans for federal regulation of railway rates, some good republicans are looking upon the proposition with suspicion. The railroads are, of course, duly thankful to the Nebraskan.
Arizona silver belt., 1905-02-02

Buy your meats at the Globe Meat market, where the best of everything is kept. Orders promptly filled and de- livered in any part of town. D. Murphy,
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13
Japan'S Grand Old Man.

Marquis Ito. who was recently
stoned by a Japanese mob, is Of com.
parative1y humble birth. His father
Juzo Ito. was a rustic gardener. Mar
quis Ito first went to Europe, stow.
ing himself away in a bale of silk on
board a ship bound for Liverpool He
was concealed in this bale for 36
hours, until he was discovered by one
of the ships officers. The reason for
his leaving Japan was that he desired
to escape the vengeance of the Con
servative party of that country, which
resented his more advanced views and
attempts to adopt Western manners
and customs in Japan. He is now
said to be the most Western Japanese
in the Occident, and spends probably
five hours a day reading European
newspapers and magazines. Yet, with
all, he is said to be the poorest Prime
Minister In this worlds goods, either
actual or retired in the world.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13
A NEW EASTER LILY.
Crossing the Bermuda Flower with a
Philippine Species Is Successful.

If the expectations of the Depart
ment of Agriculture are realized with
experiments now going on, the price
of Easter Lilies will be much lower
next year. This will enable persons
who have been obliged to deny them
selves the luxury of an Easter Lily, to
purchase this beautiful flower with
out laying themselves open to the
charge of being eXtravagant. The
high price of this spring flower is
caused through the long growing
season of the bulb before it bursts in
to bloom. From the time the bulb
of the Bermuda lily is planted until
it is in full bloom Is Il period of five
to seven months. Florists usually
plant the bulbs in September in order
that they may be ready for the COM
ing Easter. They have always been
studying the flower with a hope of
shortening the time of growing, for,
in greenhouses, time and space are at
premium, and any shortening there
of represents a decided gain.
The Bureau of Plant Industry or
the Department of Agriculture early
last year took up this problem and
imported from the Philippines a lily
resembling the common Easter lily IN
size and color, though it bears usually
only one but at times two flowers to
the plant. It's chief virtue, however,
lies in the fact that its growing sea-
son is but two to three months. This
lily the department has crossed with
the common Easter lily, and the re-
suit has been a hybrid, bearing as
many flowers as the old Bermuda lily,
with no difference in appearance from
this plant. except that the hybrid will
develop in four or five months, rep
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13

this is accomplished, she will indeed
feel that her success is complete.
A little more than year ago some
interested friend of Miss Alexander
sent her on her journey to London,
armed with letters to prominent men,
bers of the social world there. One
of these was to the famous Mrs. John
Mackay, who became her social spon-
sor, and practically made the clever
little girl from Tennessee the toast or
London drawingrooms.
Miss Alexander has never been on
the stage, hut from her old nanny
in the south, and a score of servants
who had once been in her family, she
learned the real plantation melodies,
learned to sing them as only a girl
who spent her early life in the real
south could sing them. She learned to
initiate the old darky in all his quaint
characteristics and her triumph was
declared complete when she moved a
fashionable audience to tears by her
touching recital of little negro poem
W. s. Gilbert, author of "Pinafore,' "
advised her strongly to go in for
emotional acting, and Lady Bancroft
one of the shining lights of the Lon
don social world, and herself talent
ed actress, offered to coach the young
American girl in the role of Juliet II
she would study for the stage.
Lady Ludlow recently lent her
splendid mansion in Portland Place
: for recital by this talented American
Girl for which the social world of
London cheerfully paid So a ticket.
Her services are constantly in demand
and with Mrs. Mackay and other in
fuential women to sand sponsor for
her. this little girl from Tennessee is
adding fresh laurels to her crown.
And now she is to appear before the
King and Queen! The "command'
which has been sent to Miss Alex
ander is the same as that which goes
to every artist whom King Edward
and Queen Alexandra wish to near.
1t is in reality an invitation, but Is
called a command" for the reason
that an invitation from the King or
Queen brooks no declination and Is
therefore. in sense, obligatory.
Miss Alexander breathes the life or
the south in all her work and no
amount Of persuasion will induce her
to give 1t up for stage career. she
is taking into London drawing rooms
and even into the presence of His
Majesty, King Edward VII an atmos-
phere of love, freedom and the pretty
instincts which make of the southern
girl another type of the American
beauty which is ever puzzle ana yet
a yeritable Joy to our English friends
across the water.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13

hundreds of thousands of acres or
land embraced within the forest re-
serves naturally almost bare or forest
cover or which had been stripped OF
their timber and left worth perhaps
a dollar an acre, were thus purchased
by corporations and exchanged on an
even basis for the finest government
timber lands of the northwest. Sew
eral bills were introduced to amend
this law, but finally, after much con-
troverSy, the entire act was repealed,
greatly to the dismay Of the timber
grabbers, and this mode OF robbing
the government stopped.
\ bill was also introduced repeating
the timber and stone act and provid-
ing for the disposal OF timber in the
manner recommended by the Public
Lands Commission, but this bill slum-
bered and finally died in the Public
Lands Committee of the House or
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13
ITPAYS TO DRESS IN STYLE.
Stirring Adventure of the Hon.Augus-
tuS Browne, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Things went very hard the other
day with the Hon. Augustus Browne
of Cleveland, Cnio. AS Mr.. Browne
stepped off a street car during the
busiest hour of the day and at one Of
the most crowded localities in Cleve-
land. his well-made trousers caught
on the lower step-it seems that some
of the iron work was loose. Stimuli
taneously, the conductor started the
car, and the Hon. Augustus Browne
at once sat down upon the Belgian
blocks in a shocking manner. More
over, the Hon. Augustus kept
right along with the vehicle, towed
by the left leg of his expensive trous-
ers, and presenting a picture of unus-
ual distress and CONSERVATION. What
made it worse was the fact that the
spectators on the sidewalk were dis
posed to be disrespectful. Mr..
Browne expostulated against the treat
ment he was receiving, though, Of
course, in a perfectly dignifed way,
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13
Starting in Early.

One year the gardener told me that
the rose bugs threatened to work de-
struction among my choice roses. SO
hit upon the idea Of hiring my two
youngsters to pick them off and de-
stroy them ten cents a hundred
bugs. This worked beautifully for a
short time, until suddenly there came
a devastating horde Of the pests. Dick
grasped the situation at once and sal
lying forth invited his friends to as
sist. at five cents per hundred, sub
contracting, as it were, while he did
the bossing and pocketed the profits.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13
an EnfeebIed Giant.

It looks as If Europe had another
"sick man" on It's hands, the mighty
Empire Of Russia, although it may
not be incurable as Is the case with
Turkey, or chronic as is the case with
Spain. Nations, like men, go down In
the march Of time. Russia is too
young, perhaps, to go to pieces like
Turkey, which In the lays Of the
English Tudors was the bcrst military
power Of earth, and tor rile to go as
Spain did, which aix Ie time Of
Charles V was the wo.d.s foremost
military power.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13
Texas Sulphur Deposits.

Texas, State which claimed the at.
tention OF the whole country as a cat.
tie State. and as a petroleum State
will probably soon become remarkable
as sulphur State. In the trans-Pecos
country in Ell Paso county, north of the
Texas Pacific Railroad, geologists com.
pute that there are ten million tons OF
40 per cent native sulphur ore avail.
able and almost in sight. The sulphur
area which has been explored and sur
veyed covers about ten thousand acres
and the deposit has an average thick
ness Of nine and one-half feet. 1t has
been recently reported that this sui.
phur field has been bought by Illinois
capitalists, who have associated with
them in the enterprise a number OF
European capitalists. At present nc
railroad is near the deposits, the near
est station being Tcyah, twenty miles
to the northwest. The intervening
country presents no obstacles in the
way Of railroad construction, the
grades being low.
1t is calculated that the United States
annually consumes 100000 tons of sui
phur. Much of the sulphur used in
the United States is imported from
Italy, the tonnage brought in from that
country varying from 100000 to $50, 900
tons year. The American State which
leads in the production of sulphur is
Louisiana, but a vast amount of sui
phur is obtained from the pyrites
mines in Louisa county, Virginia. 1t
is said that the visible supply Of sui
phur is sufficient for the requirements
of trade for the next twenty years.
The sulphur trade of the world is prac-
tically monopolized by the Anglo-Sicil-
ian Sulphur Company, Limited, of Lon
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13

but the conductor was inside collect
ing fares and did not hear nim. AT
last, Mr.. Brownies suspenders gave
way with a mighty snap, and their
owner was left sitting in the street,
with the car vanishing into the dis
tance, and the trousers flying wildly
from the lower step.
Naturally, the Hon. Augustus
Browne couldn't sit there in the mid
die Of the street indefinitely. Already
he had narrowly escaped a garbage
cart and two short-haired ladies on bi-
cycles. So he arose and took look
around. Excepting the loss of a pair
of beautifully-creased trousers and a
large assortment of abrasions, which
would perhaps cause him to take his
meals at the mantelpiece for a week
or so, Mr.. Browne was in pretty fair
shape. He wore a very shiny silk hat
a perfectly-cut frock coat, patent lea.
ther shoes, a boutonneire, the finest
garters in the market, and a suit OF
union underwear fit for the most limp.
id and illustrious legs in any land. II
is undoubtedly a sad thing to he di'
vested of ones trousers in broad day
light, but it was ventured, by an eye
witness. that there ought to be a
whole lot in q silk hat frock coat
boutonniere, patent leather shoes, and
improved garters. The frock coat must
have concealed any ravages caused by
the gentleman's rapid transit over the
Belgian blocks in a sitting posture,
and otherwise.
On the whole it is question in
Cleveland whether Mr.. Browne should
attempt to collect excessive damages
from Hon. Thomas Johnson, the inno-
cent owner of the car line.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13
PUBLIC TIMBER GRABBING.
PRESIDENTS COMMISSION ANX=
IOUS THAT CONGRESS- SAVE
AMERICAN FORESTS.
Second Instalment of Commissions
Report-PrOtests Against $40 Acre
Homestead Scheme-Repeal of Lieu
Land Law.


Two pieces of public land legisla-
ton which engaged the attention of
Congress last winter were the 640
acre, or square-mile homestead bill,
and the lieu land timber bill.
The former was defeated the latter
was passed, both properly. Under
the G40-acre bill it was sought to in
crease the 160-acre homestead entry,
covering some twenty million or more
acres of land in South Dakota and
Colorado, to $40 acres, the claims be
ing that the land was not sufficiently
productive TO support family on l6O
acres, and that $40 acres would be a
proper unit. 4 similar bill was also
introduced to include the lands of the
entire state of Montana.
These measures were vigorously
opposed on the ground that $40 acres
were either too much for a farm or
else not large enough for stock graz
ing exclusively, and also on the
ground that the agricultural capabili-
ties of this, or in fact, any part of
the west are not thoroughly under
stood and that land which may to-day
be considered of little use for agricul-
ture, will, under improved methods of
culture and the introduction OF
drouth-resisting plants, be found to-
morrow to be entirely suitable for
farming purposes. AS a matter Of
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13

fact the Department of Agriculture
has within the past year, grown mac
aroni wheat to the extreme western
boundary of South Dakota in crops
ranging from fifteen to twenty Du-
shells per acre and ColOrado's semi
desert lands have, under "dry-rarm-
ing" methods, yielded up undreamed
of and highly profitable crops. The
bills, in question, however, were re-
ported upon adversely by the Secre-
tary of the Interior and the Commits
siOner of the General Land Office
and also by the Public Lands Com
mission, as is shown by the following
printed report.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13

tiers or private corporations owning
lands within such boundaries might
select in lieu thereof any public land
not reserved, and this right was trans
ferable. The result was chat parties
sold their lieu land rights and these
were purchased by giant timber syn
dicates and lumber corporations for
speculative purposes. The title to
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13
CHINA'S ARMY OF 10000.
FOREIGN ATTACHES WITNESSED
RECENT FIELD MANOEUVERS-
AMAZED AT RESULTS.
Japanese Training Apparent in Su-
bordination and observation-disclosures
Rifles Used, but Cavalry Service is
Inferior.

InferIor.
Evidence that China is shedding her
skin of conservatism and is preparing
to take her place with other Oriental
nations, is evidenced by her first regu-
lar army manoeuvers, just ended at
Shangtung. A number of diplomatic
attaches, representing the military of
the principal nations of the world,
were present as guests of the viceroy,
Yuan Shi Kai, by whom they were
lavishly entertained. To those who
remember the condition of Chinese
troops five years ago this feat of
raising an army of forty thousand
men to its present efficiency is mar
velous. There were some unfavorable
criticisms, to be sure; but all gave un-
stinted praise for the complete control
of the troops and their steadiness OF
discipline, the latter bearing compari-
son with that of European veterans.
Armed With Modern Equipment.
The scheme of the manoeuvers was
the assumed invasion Of CLIei by a
southern force from Shantung, whose
advance was opposed by the northern
army. The infantry were armed with
Mauser magazine rifles, with short
dagger bayonets. Officers carried
sword, revolver and field glass. The
lprivate's kit weighed fifty-four
pounds, knapsacks being Of japanese
pattern. The pioneers carried picks
shovels and saws.
The cavalry were mounted on small,
Mongolian horses, and carried Mauser
lcarbines, sabres and revolvers. This
is regarded by the military observers
as being the weakest branch OF the
army.
There were no tom-toms, no stink
pots, fire works, gods on poles, or hid
eous masks, in which the Chinese sol
dier Of the past placed his whole re-
lance.
Hand of Japan Discovered.
This wonderful transformation in a
few years, from an unorganized moi
Of fanatics to a well equipped, intel.
ligent army Of defense, is said to be
due largely to japanese influences
One attache remarked that he had no
ticed at least twenty Japanese, officers
among the troops. Many of the can
non are Of japanese type, and the
knapsacks are japanese in design
The fine hand Of Japan is seen al
every turn.
The artillery consisted of field guns
Of various types. and japanese noun
tain guns carried on mule back. The
guns were served excellently, and this
branch of the army appeared to be
efficient, though there was no signal
ing apparatus, and no range finders.
Each regimental commissariat in
cluded thirty-two wagons, German in
pattern, but poorly constructed. The
rations consisted Of rice, 1-2 pounds;
cabbage, 6 ounces; salted vegetables,
& ounces, and meat 8 ounces, carried
in japanese haversa cks.
All things considered, the progress
OF China in her military organization
appears to be wonderful. With a few
more years of effort, aided by Japa-
nese influence, with her inexhaustible
natural resources and her multitude of
men to draw upon for raw material,
China will be formidable enemy and
a powerful ally in the development of
the East.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13
AS THE NEW QUICK PIONEERING HYBRID LILY APPEARS.

resenting a shortening in time of
from one to three months. While the
experiments of the Department are
not yet completed, the results attain
ed so far warrant the belief that the
new hybrid Easter Lily can be pro-
duced vastly cheaper than the old
variety.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13
AMERICAN GIRL IN LONDON.
SINGER OF SOUTHERN PLANTA-
TON MELODIES BECOMES
FAMOUS IN ENGLAND.
Is to Sing Old Negro Songs to King
and Queen. Has Declined Stage
Career, Preferring to Sing the Ma
' tive Songs of the Southland.

Another charming American girl
has set the fashionable world of Lon
de.4 by the ears. She has sung her
way into their hearts and taught them
the beauty Of old plantation melodies
until the English capital is fairly ring
ing with the sound Of her praises.
This fortunate young woman is
Miss Clara Alexander of Memphis,
. Tenn, and as pretty and attractive a
girl as ever crossed the water to Old
England. She is just now anticipat-
ing her appearance before the King
and Queen Of England, and when
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13

That night l had bill Of SO from
poor tired Arthur. and nearly $14
flom my enterprising and business
like younger hopeful. So I reduced
wages to ten cents per thousand,
whereupon they promptly struck. The
next day I found them hard at work
picking rosebugs for confiding
neighbor, at the original price. while
my bushes were left to their fate.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-12-13
Timber Lieu Lands.

One of the most detrimental o. the
land laws has been what was known
as the lieu land selection law, which
provided that where Forest reserves
are created by the government, set
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18

As the horses trot down to the
wire in long, struggling line, a race
official bangs u bell and the whole
field turns and goes back to try
again. A fresh start is necessary.
But it Is not only on the race track
that fresh starts are essential to the
achievement of results. There are
countless instances OF business firms
taking fresh starts after visitations
of misfortune. Individuals without
number daily turn their backs upon
discouragements of the past and
take fresh start. The man who
fails is he who is unwilling to do
battle oyer again. An individual
suffers everlasting failure If, when
confronted by obstacles, he refuses
to grid up his loins and take fresh
start. Fresh starts are the foes OF
and laziness, and the
OF a brighter success
than could be possible without them.
Baltimore Herald
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18

Cong ma William Alden
Smith statement at the Montcalm
county republican club banquet last
week, that there is not free trade
country on the globe which is not
at this time suffering from hard
tiaes--low wages, scarcity of labor
and depressed markets--is worthy
of serious consideration from the re-
publicans of Michigan and elsewhere
who are just now being importuned
20 move in the hard times direction.
Congressman Smith. also paid his
respects to such reciprocity as is
being favored by Cummins, of Iowa,
and Foss, of Massachusetts, and as a
result of his recent observations and
inquiries in Europe, strongly advis-
cd against it.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-11-18

One OF the few elections of last
week in which an issue between the
republican aud democratic parties
was involved was that in Maryland
Senator Gormon S amendment to the
constitution, which would have dis
franchised all the negro voters of the
state and many thousand white vot.
ers, was defeated by decisive ma
jority. The man who has been sew
eral times prominently discussed as
acceptable material for his party as
a candidate for president, was CON-
PEELED to witness the defeat OF his
amendment as we'll as the candidates
OF his party on an issue he had de-
liberately sought as a means o! per.
petuating democratic control in
Maryland. q