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The Delta independent., 1906-02-02
Royal QuarreLs Over Chess.

Nag Edward. VIC are told. is devel-
opa0g An enthusiasm for chess In that
case, according to q writer in Tid-Bits.
he b only following in the steps Of
many OF his predecessors on the throne,
includhg his namesake, the first Ed
ward Says the writer:
Whether or not players were more
irascible in those old days than now, it
is 4 curious fact that chess was often
more stimulating to the royal tempers
thaA 4 golf in these latter days. and
masv Z game peacefully begun ended
IN broken heads When Prince Henry
-aiterward Henry I.-onee paid Wis
it to the court of France, he wan 50
mach 1t cheese of Louis, the kings
eldaak sonne. ss he. growing into chol-
ler, called him "a naughty name) and
thrsw the cheese in his lace. Henry
talas W the chesseboard, and strake
Loe3s with that force a. drew blood
aA@ &ad l6nsd him had not his brother
R0AeF$ come N the meantime and it,-
terpoeed himselfe, whereupon they ssd-
dealy tppk horse and gat away"
Xng JohR in his younger days had
siniler essPerisnces for game of chess
IN which his opponent was one Ftlk
Warine ended IN . royal row, during
which Ealk gave the prince 80 gricv-
Gus . hlowe a. almost to slaie him on
the epots John never forget the blow
ner &xgay4 his iracibie exponent and
psaAlsl,ea him, when later he came to
the throne, by withholding his heri.
tageWhittingtoa castle---from him.
William tho Conluenor more than
once lost his temper over the game
and "a at least one oecasios, with ser
iopD cuaiseqacaces. He was playing
M NJ son Of the ting of Essnce
W. dispute led T. hok wurdn and
,si11Aated h WtiiiatA 1einging eowa
til pafd % heavily oN his uppaiaefk's
- % 10 tsnaef 01n n1g0o1c1ooA
Eeni XIII. ~ france was - insatn.
aee4 IN the Snane that wherever be
49, hssWso 1coosnesnisi 6y his cheA4.
hax md men and Invariably played b
q eva when be t6ok drives
Sls Ons9e9 { found b - fss3n-
1 ~ - Alnuse Metslly r1Ned Il
- ~ - - teaeUld. nd yAA
= I e0ls ia dseid "a SosGa M 8
iansnt - pfuees1sa WeA ~
The Delta independent., 1906-02-02
SUCCESSFUL WONAN BUILDER.

Mrs. Theodos Q Beaeham, Of Michigan
Enterpriaing Railroad Iontractors
There are few fields Of endeavor in
which woman has not acquired foot
hold. She Is conspicuous in the arts.
sciences and professions and she makes
her presence felt In trade. Yet 1t Is
believed that one Of the few Of her
sex to essay and succeed in railroad
contracting and construction Is Mich
lgan woman-Mrs. Theodosia Beacham.
She is not notable for home.staying or
Housekeeping qualities, for her busi-
ness calls for her presence in many
parts of the United States and she has
TO deal with vast engineering prob
forests, tunneling noun
tains. bridging gorges, cutting through
The Delta independent., 1906-02-02
Rs.Eslse elx SAees. 9

Janitors collc6 the shoes cast away
by tenants and send them to auction
raons. where they are sorted into piles
marked "Afen.s "Wcmea" -children."
In recent sale IN c.e of the big
citizen, says ne -Saoe Ec.si'cr." several
pour people made fair LIDS but the
auctionecr did lfct sccra eager to sell.
Finally, rcss-faccd rtsn pushed his
way thsusga tl,c crowd and offered 10
cents apicce for the whole lot. His bid
was saccessf,A
n vas ihng tame with GaIk waiting
for that Fellow" said she auctioneer
aftesward. "Is always rsys kiah for
these shoes and he does not want them
for wearing. either. Ee wsrts 10 beat
then ont fer the hathcr n thcfn. He
gets what material fixr6 Z, pats Il
!lseos1h psocess sr,d shskss stsmped
tr4nasa bagA pockethoolS, psnlnife
hsalsfa, and evsa shasr haclss ID seats
He 6nds a ready sSis for sltsae novel
de- md gsts : Sood ptscs 2or thein.s
The Delta independent., 1906-02-02

Silas was seated on . high chair behind
the counter regaling himself with the
latest postal card news that had come in.
"Howdy, Wes'," he greeted, reluctant
~ placing the cards in their respective
pigeon holes as the visitor came behind
the counter, "Air ye through cuttin' p
well IL amt clean through" was
the embarrassed answer-4but lef off
for little spell, as ! got matter l
want fixed up, an thought this would
be the bes' time of day to ketch you"
We'll ef its that little loan. I
reckn-"
"No. I amt after pesterin' you bout
that, ST" Wesley interrupted. to the
others relief, and tattooing awkwardly
on the desk. he blurted out:
sSi, I've come down here to git you
to do sump'n I can't do myself, an that's
to write 4 letter fer mel
-Oh, that's il, is III" Silas asked, with
q grin, noticing the others embarrass-
ment. -Well, feekn ! kin 'coumodate
you" he added, taking his pen from be-
hind his ear. swho's the lady7" eye-
ing Wesley suspiciously.
Il reckn you know; va: the answer.
with . respoasive gIn b hide his en-
barrassed flush.
4uGu - SuAS UGBAu " OHAWA usS
school teachers name, writing Il at the
same time with many 6ourishes At the
top Of the sheet be Rad spread before
him, Wesley grinsed broader. and coz
fessed with more tlushes that that was
The young lady in question.
New about ths beginAingr was Srs
nekt question with his most professional
air. nlalriag ready 10 start You kin
make L EatIe Stronger by sdding some
words on the next Enes Silas indi-
eated with his pen the line below the one
upoa which de lady's aane was in
scribed, for the benefit of the uninitiated
Wesley-sbut that's aeeordin' to your in
tentions 10 the young lady" He paused
for Wesley 10 intimate.
sThen yoa might asle It . little
stronger" lie othee ss0aeed shaepiahly
after q pause.
To he ysug hdy HAak has my
heart. how IS that" SaD poissd his pen
Nesiey sedSsd spssui.gb. That's
h. - eaSd. asl q Sil.s Waifea fos
further Instructions he squirmed awk.
wa1ly IN his seae aaA Seg1a - WiPs the
Precipitation OF his face.
It's kinder hard b imov what 10 say
sNAen yoa a6ft ex1aH eestain hout ths
The Delta independent., 1906-02-02
NJ essas E1usS Il niusG

Tie southern misrasiou Of viN eo11
dhis yinaef Sas unusually late and g.
snlted n many dissseef3. The ~
|eeese are fepoGfed from tie nosfhUa1e
r haze beea especia1ly severe su6ereeo.
he hsxe haek-hesded goose b =
sfrung, hardy bird, Densaily remaia
lon its Ov1 native water until die IN
lorms 6r1nb. In tie Soath h = n11v
n visitor for de winter monfh4 4oga
lon some 1slse beyonl de northern -.
tershe4 or perhaps an some 3nles +
Hndeon Bay or de ASdie Ocean. -
heart i ever 1oyA TO he hid a r.
|krfA
Sonesimes, uien u cid vvsdhas
|sees i lsfe = Nsss6 - q Il tepba-
6di1y h has mis- year, DE Wild Eeese
suffer from 0heir devotion to their ma
tive liaee. They may It uhn 1ats season
~ right INTO . streak Of real winter,
viii diving snow to blind their vision
and hieter frpst 10 hsk DER fight
II there is stDm. their way leads
nGik through 4, until She leaders, eyes
AEe closei 6y the freezing of d1e snow
Ahout M haad o. III eeafh1s become
TOO heavy weighted Whea dhe sight
Sas gone md dhe 6irds aTe wearied, it
j. easy to see nov .eisiesAtsg = ssoet
- US GAR 3Uuo0 Ioe Uk8o8 - III
extra ssnse. Lie . ship ssthnt a
fuAdef, tie v-slnpeA Aeck ~ make
for Ay aoW phoeA
Oare . floek came euaaAling info tho
seKeet o4 - Es.tera tu~ushipfs viifaEr,
where the h1f- Minded thia9s Arcane
she easy prey ef lie boys sd she loxs.
In another place a farmer CHANGED
one spring to find the frozen carcasses
of more thzn thirty fine geese in drift
n one of Tie fence coGner4 The birds
had evidently come 10 Garth in some
6inding storm. and. imagining they
Uere Aearing vater found instead the
hard. snow-oovered ground
There Afe several fnstances recordcd
of aocl<s Of Seese in storm r,mni,g
full tilt into the ends or sides of farm
buildings. A 18se brood ney n f,ill
1peed against the rigging Of the vhal-
ing steamer Oart this month of the
Newfoundland coaaE A damn. xnow-
laden wind was blowing at the time,
and eleven dead or dying geese fiut-
tered on to the deck. the others aiight-
ing Ia . halfdesd enodihina upon the
waves.
A more pleasing story i of domestic
geese in large, weh-appointed farm
yard hailing with their hearty honks,
4 Shod time ago. a passing drove of
twenfy-two Mack hiils. The strangers
came down and followed their tame rc-
astious into he stable. where they have
since stayed.
The Delta independent., 1906-02-02

AZ Wesley p9odde4 down the tnair
road b glanced eliltiiy back ovef thu
green 6eids Wher0 straight rows of to.
haeco spread theie hroad leaves ripe foi
cutting. There wa deeper guilt in hi,
heart, too, when be ehought Of the pro
ject upoa which, he was bent Never
before had be done anything that hl
would have been ashamed b tell oui
in elass-meeting at the little cross roads
chapel where he was one of the youngei
JeadefA The tall, gawty shadow h<
cast along the white road seemed sort
Of premonitofy figure Of that better sell
that would follow him the rest Of hia
life like N accusing angel And Il waa
an on account OF . woman; not that she
wss TO blame, except for the fact that che
had soft white skin and fair hair, and
the tiniest Of feet hat made his own
seem nonstrous, and the daintiest little
kgurA the kind that . big muscular fel.
low like Wesley yearns to hold in hii
We We.,ey had never b.ssa . ladies' man
until the school teacher came into the
1ea4hbosh0od but be bad been captnred
from the evening he drove to the sta
6ou and she had sat beside him In the
little spring wagon during the FIVE miles
they had to 60 in the September twi-
ight. The scent of her eailzy handker-
chef played about his senses for a week
afterward; i was different from any
Perfume that had entered his nostrils
beSore soccustomed TO the od0rs oi
sweet basil" marjoram, and gen.
erous sprinkiing Of musk IN the closely
sacked iietie chapel Of Sunday mornings
Propinquity, that strong promoter oi
The tender passions, sealed his doom
fus ths sehoM eeaeAee Soartad h hi.
own house and came to bear upon hin
IN the varied and wonderful charms o'
. woman.
He felt himself she most highly fsv
cred man In the nnivese to be able 4
I've 0sdR he asas soof with her. an<
10 hep DE Estle box behind the sheet
hon siove filed with wood ssWeA sn<
splt to . nioety, to han1Ie . reffaetss!
boy behind he sehod house ss N ex
anlpae b u othen vlao sAaaA dzrs b
defy die teaehers auihority, md Inn
drea edAer oG6eo dat big. strong nal
can peffoem fpe . yoang - faGll
neaker e his hns1hold, that bssugll
hin ssa0aaanh1e ~.
So IN. A0Weyg. ION talieyinG o.
el6ces were gshilg r. him - d0ie'
fsvoe. WesIey veah haye dispsase'
The Delta independent., 1906-02-02
New chinese Nethedb. -

Chan Chm Mar, lead Of Canton
6rm employing over ten tbossasd hands,
has been studying American indnstries
In Philadelphia, apcopos Of the Chinese
awaiening, he sid: CHM has for
tboussnds of years beea highly eseaga
civilized to despise va. Her Dew-honn
respect for war = not a nn,mtxed good.
There 4, peshaPs, . hft3e Of degness-
ton, of harbarism, IN it But at least
Oiaa win 10 longer be the laughing
Aoek of nations Uore Varlike than her
|seaE Il win no Inagef be possible to say
of her, - . Chinese general once ex-
Hlnined . defezt with the following re
0oet: The ignorant enenys unaware
DIT esns could not be fred agsinst an
|objeef beAind dben, came upon M fou
~ sear - thas rendeped N cur can
|apa useSaass
The Delta independent., 1906-02-02

hills. filling gulchea. setting and tanp-
Ing ties and laying rails. Tbs work
demands that she be . skillful man
Aeer Of men. She knows man - few
women do-she directs their energies,
Dets out Of them the most work pos
|0ible, pays their Wages, employs or dis
charges them. Aa1, mules, steam
Ahovels and dy1aulte are heR obedienf
|oeentA Necessarily she b Q AnAnctsr,
talks and figures IN the hundred then
)0nds aaA The 0illisaS - readily ~
|0ost msa talk o6 dolhrs. In the par
lnAoe of tho stfest ah0 hng go made
|Asr stake - t0hav b aen0uAted the
|HIeA0t voman in AicAiGan aAd one Of
| ~ v9y nh VoOoa Il tho world.
Rho haD made ast10atsB and carried
|0ut contsne1D - ssno Of the ion0sst
|0nl heaviest piscso q sa1lsoa1 esn'
struction in the country. Though her
occupation In strenuous It would do
Mrs. Beacham rank injustice to ~
that it has rouEhened her. ThsFs 4
Q certain set of determination aAd dr0r
ness about her features, b94 bar 0A1-
nsr b feniniDA and % - hH en1eaA
She y such q good judoe At - thaf
she rarely has any trsuhe Vl6 0~
and 1t n not often ut - 0gae10
i - ~ 8S00A0ey 3HlPuAA& w.
les NH. BAacham.
Mrs. Beacham has hasa nnAtAg -
le1ecuting railroad c0n1xaetS ~ 4W1D
lty years. She has tWo aa1D Can1 -
tEEW1n and her husbaAA, AoaGA ny1nG
fn1n6yfnvalid.
1lueh Of this rema17Able va0ani
Vua8 has bssa AanO u ~ 0oStAse1
A1DnD vh2e railroad building has gone
f0Ward with TitantIc strides In the
~ 1wo AscAdas and vhers . vasa
aAUunt q ba1l1iag = NV under way.
o. - 0notnnek v1aA fA0 TsaIaasss
Cn1nl rnalsuAA Mn 10eAaD'6 Dru0t
- 0o4oo4. - g = calculated thaf
hr 1pasaD aanAn1 earnings ArO abogf
e0n1A 1ho 9anfzAek Yh3cA - =
noV m0OA - aDaeat1ng = ~ on
sf11Gn1oa e 1yo 0ll0 of rall1uaA frp0
60 n1nf10. YhEia&A westward u
= 1T e Q esasxAct for o0s hundrod
m6lqD - - en1 AaiAs 10 - rail.
Nn4 VAaeA UaO secured By GaAA8 nd
0nU1 q 11e1lRaal ThOo onatxno.
t0O 0u11se o aARt afreteA oe tho WORK
to - 1aneAaA.
~ Haf - = s0ploying only
49, - hunARed aAa AflY nea but
d. HoD1r eDn1Eul e thls 6oroo and
tAo mzlnso Il - aseaazy sappliss
016 1R ~ eknce1ss e - A1a1s e.
ss1G1eo aAiMfy.
The Delta independent., 1906-02-02

move as unruf1ed as if, instead of hear
ing his doom, be had received sum
mons to dinner. And when John Fred
erick, Eector of Saxony, heard over
the chessboard the news that he bad
been condemned to death, he eompet-
ed his move and was again immersed
IN the game before the messenger had
had time to withdraw.
The Delta independent., 1906-02-02
~ lsses1 a Eapssss

fhe sEsas sRea siages MOI Gisi
tesns uas sflGiaG = St. PaHseurE
The eapeus; Il 1afher Of d pseDenl
Car g1ye Nina Grid SanlDtGn b
walk IN his private park One mosnine
the eaeeror 0et Nine. Grisi, aenpaspan-
led By two little girls The uperor
saluted her and easd: Are these two
Gisestesr NO. your AaajestH." replied
Nine. Grisi these Are tvo AaHon-
esseA
The Delta independent., 1906-02-02

Thsss = i cherry sasas q - oaisn,
1haaAchuntt1 seusssh s1spsa ees-
ta1m - tlDa1d1s1 = - 1n ~.
- Go1nA &e - - - -
llale 4Aap6 -. 1 - - - -.
y ~ ~ ~
Arizona republican., 1906-02-25
FINAL COUNTY MINES.

John w. Read was in from his Butte copper camp Monday after supplies. He has organized his mining crew and started work on the 100 foot shaft.
 The smelting plant of the Saddle Mountain Mining company located 1t Christmas, shut down this week on ac- count of the exhaustion of their coke supply, occasioned by the nOnarrival of coke trains. held up by washouts. It is expected, however, that a train load of coke will arrive within a few days, then operations at the plant Will be promptly resumed.
 Henry Beard and wife and Lee and Dick Troxel came down from the Ok lahoma camp at Mineral Hill Tuesday Work at the mines is progressing and the veins show improvement in values as depth is attained on them. Cross cutting at the bottom of one of the deeper shafts is now under way with a view to determining the width of the ore body.
 A report comes to us from Dudley vile to the effect that the diamond drill now in operation in the lower basin of the Deer Creek coal fields this county, under the management os Geo. B. Chittenden, has passed through a vein of good coal five feet in thick ness. If true, the importance of the strike can hardly be overestimated, as tests have demonstrated that the Deer Creek coal makes splendid coke. Mr Chittenden, who is a large stOckholder in and general manager of the Saddle Mountain Mining company, acquired title to a large portion of the Deer Creek coal lands some time since and has been prospecting it with a dia- mond drill for a year past. The ground he is prospecting. and in which the re- ported strike was made. lies within few miles of the Christmas smelter- Florence Blade.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-25
TOTAL WRECK MINE.

After many years of idleness, the sound of the drill and the sledge will echo through the Total Wreck mine again. The old time bonanza, from which many thousand tons of good sil- yer ore have been shipped, is going to be put in operation again.
 The mine is located 30 miles south east from Tucson. The principal stock holders in the commpany are Walter and Ed. Vail. Walter Vail, who has been in Tucson for a few days, went back yesterday. having transacted the business preparatory to the reopening of the property.
 The rock is lime formation in which many rich silver pockets are found. Twenty-Five years ago this was reputed to be one of the richest silver mines in Arizona. It was closed down at about the same time that so many other silver mines throughout the country did the same. Now the hign price of silver will make it paying proposition .again.-Star.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-25
A CHERRY CREEK STRIKE.

w. R. Allen. an old time stockman and miner of the Cherry creek district, was a recent visiter in Prescott. He states to the Courier that with the opening of spring his section has inn proved considerably in mine develop ment work, and that the stockmen and farmers are in high spirits. Some ten years ago some rich float picked up in the camp caused considerable ex- citement among the prOspectors, who tried their hands in turn to discover the mother lead. but without success. A ten-pOund piece of this float was crushed and melted in an ordinary crucible and resulted in one dollar pure gold to every pound of rock. The ground has been located and relocated until MT. Allen accidentally uncovered last week a 15-foot lead of fine gold copper ore, which is claimed by eX- perts to be the finest grade of ore in the camp. Cherry district is now attract ing considerable attention from mining men of the east, and that district is now looked upon as one of the coming futures.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-25
Arizona Mines


the past few days has evidenced the fact that the mill is complete in every detail. Everything connected with the plant is of modern structure, doing away to a large extent with fully one half the labor formerly required with similar enterprises. When the ore is dumped into the bins the further han ding of ir ceases until the values find their way by automaton to the zinc solution, where precipitation prepares them for the speculative world. Some idea of the economic process employed may be gleaned from the fact that but few men are required to the shift to superintend every detail of the reduc- tion plant while 200 tons of ore are run through per day of 24 hours. The ceaseless pounding of the stamps will be gladstone music to the ear of the Tombstone public; the noise will serve as an echo from the depths conveying the happy tidings that riches incal- cUlable remain beneath the water level with which to feed this mill, and should the ore deposits continue to ex- pand and tax the cravings of the plant additional stamps will be added, a wise provision having been made for such an emergency that the management believes that it will be called upon to welcome at no distant day.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-25

countered in the north crosscut, about 50 feet from the shaft, and twelve feet of solid ore was cut that carries 40 per cent hematite of iron. two ounces of silver and from two to five per cent copper, which richer seams assaying as high as fifteen per cent copper.
 It is one of the strongest mineral leads in the district and the most i'm portant body of huxfng ore yet devel- oped, having been proven 300 feet in length and 300 feet in depth on the Black Hawk claim and over 100 feet on the Great Eastern claim of the Globe Se Arizona Development com pany With an average width of twelve feet (and in some places 1t $ greater) it is estimated the ore body opened on the Black Hawk will net the Arizona company half a million dollars.
 On account of it's large percentage of iron and freedom from silicate, this ore is highly desirable for fiuxing pur- poses and will command a premium from smelters. It is probable that ar engagements will be made with the Old Dominion to take all the ore from the Black Hawk mine.
 Sinking has been resumed on the Black Hawk, and the intention of the is to continue the shaft down below water level-Silver Belt.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-25
THE ORC GRANDE.

George B. Upton of the Orc Grande Mines company, was in Prescott last week on business. He went over to Jerome to try to secure the services of a reliable diamond drill man to take charge of the diamond drill which is at the Orc Grande. MT. Upton says that such large ore bodies have been en- countered in the opening up of the property that it has been deemed ad- visable to prospect the lower levels with a dimoand drill to determine what the character of the ores in the sulphide zone is going to be.
 Production at the mine goes right ahead at the rate of about five thous- and dollars per month with only a ten stamp mill The ores are absolutely free milling and a low grade of ore can be handled. However. much of the ore is very high grade. In the future a large plant will be erected and the ores of all grades worked.-News-H Her aid.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-25
THE HUMBOLDT SHELTER.
Undergoing the Evolution From Con-
 structon to Operation.


 Electric lights have been installed on and around the iron frame of the new 400 ton concentrating plant which is building, and a force is working on the night shift in moving the machin- cry for the same in order to hasten the completion of this modern planr, says the Journal Miner. All the struc- tural iron workers are working over time on this building, and they will soon be ready to start corrugating
 MT. Borne, a competent mechanic, who has been in the employ of the Allis & Chalmers company of Milwaukee for many years installing concentrat- ing plants, is supervising the install lation of all the machinery in the con- centrator.
 The sampling mill has been run at short intervals for more than a week past on test runs. and every part has been working smoothly, with the eX- ception of the large conveyor belt from the ore bins. It will probably be few days before this will be regulated prop erly.
 The reverberatory and converter buildings and the power house have passed from the construction stage, and are now under the head of opera tion, and every detail of these depart ments of the plant have fulfilled the expectations of the engineers and the management.
 The excavation and grading for a large lead smelter on the north side of the smelter spur, opposite the sam pier, has been started, and when this plant is completed it will be the most modern and up-to-date smelling plant in the southwest.
 Another car load of machinery for the concentrator arrived yesterday morning. The electric motors for car rying the ore from the sampler bins to the roasters were started this morn ing for the first time.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-25

eral thousand dollars, and others will follow at short intervals.
 MT. Gamble and his associates will proceed immediately with develop ment work to ascertain the extent of the ore bodies. They will put in some machinery and proceed with the work before incorporating.
 It is believed that they have acquired a very valuable property. Good cop per ore is in sight, with some silver values. MT. Chilson has owned the claims for some time and has worked hard to develop them. Mir Gamble has been here several days with a mining expert examining the property. He is a close friend of MT. Sherwood, who is one of the principal stockholders of the Mineral Hill company, which owns the mines adjacent to the Plumed Knight
Arizona republican., 1906-02-25
A stoo,ooo DEAL.
Sale of the PIunned Knight to Pitts
 burg People.

By the sale of the Plumed Knight group of mines to a Pittsburg syndi- cate. one of the biggest mining deals that has been reported in Tucson Tor many month was closed, says the Star. The claims belonged to L. D. Chilson, and are located right next to the prop erty of the Mineral Hill Consolidated Mining company.
 The Pittsburg capitalists are head ed by H D. Gamble. It is said on good authority that the price was in the neighborhood of s1O0.0OO Mr ChH- son received a payment down of sev-