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Mohave County miner., 1906-05-05
Renewing the Youth of Abandoned
Mines.

Because a mine is reported to be
old or abandoned it does not nee
essarily follow that it is played out or
worthless, says the Mining World.
Some western districts appear to pass
through two or three stages or periods.
The first is that in which the early
prospectOr arrives on the ground. He
finds without much difficulty the sur
face showings and ''blow-outs" of the
untouched veins. These are often rich
in the surface oxidized zone Bonan-
zas are comparatively common, and
large pockets of rich ore are dug out
at the grass roots" or even picked
up on the surface where they have
long lain, broken off from the parent
ledge.
The prospector does not ''mine;" he
''gophers" and ''gouges'' out the ore
wherever he finds it, and as he finds it,
careless of who may come after him,
and regardless of any future develop
reserves and does not develop and ex-
plore ahead of what may be in sight
The workings he leaves are more like
those of a prairie dog town than of
systematic mining. He never intended
to mine seriously. After a while, at a
comparatively short depth, the rich
Ii,,,i,icl, h. - % -.
shoot lessons, the ground becomes more
harder, and the ore more sulphide;
pinches, or even faults may set in, to-
gether with water or other common
mining difficulties. The prospector
accustomed TO being glutted with rich
and easily obtained ore, quits for pas
lures new and in search of fresh bo-
nanzas. The mine is temporary aban-
doned, and is currently reported to be
played out" No deep mining or sys-
tematic work or search for other ore
bodies or ore shoots is undertaken.
After these happy-go-lucky bonanza
days, when men lived high and whisky
flowed freely, comes a period of de-
preston, or at best of slow mining,
deadeneI, 1t may be, by the fall of
silver.
In the prospector bonanza days there
were no railroads or mills within easy
reach, hence only the highest grade
ore could be shipped or treated, ore at
that time called low grade being
thrown on the dump or left standing
in the mine.
A few years later, with the advent
of railroads, different class of men
come in. They are business men, in
vestors and spectators. The aban-
dOned mines are looked over, their
dumps tested, and their contents cya-
nided or milled. The old mines are
pumped out and put in shape, and
with deeper and more systematic min
ing, new ore shoots are found, and the
once so-called ''iow-grade" bodies of
ore are utilized by being treated by
the latest improvements in milling and
value-saving apparatus, and the camp
starts on new and substantial era of
Mohave County miner., 1906-05-05

Development work is progressing
very favorably on the Swansea prop
erty. Thirty-five men are now on the
ground taking out high-grade gold and
silver ore. The tunnel is now some
400 feet in length and has gone
through over 80 feet of fine free mill
ing ore. A small town of some fifty
inhabitants has sprung up near the
mine. The company has a two-stOry
stone building for its offices. The com
pany is not shipping any of its ore,
but throwing it on the dump, saving it
for their new mill, which is expected
to be erected soOn.-Cananea Herald.
Mohave County miner., 1906-05-05
prosperity.

prosperity.
1t takes some courage to reopen and
rehabitate an old abandoned mine.
Its appearance is most forlorn and re-
pelling. Buildings with roofs fallen
in and windows innocent of glass, and
timbers rotten and scattered, with
odds and ends of machinery lying
about covered with rust. Everything
pillaged that could be carried away of
any use or value. The first impression
is, ''Can any good come out of such
Nazareth?" A few weeks of work,
however, may put an entirely new face
on things.
The preliminary examination of such
property is not a pleasant nor very
safe task for the mining engineer.
He has to climb ricketty and untrust-
worthy ladders with rungs missing, or
treacherous by decay: to elbow his
way up 'raises" by help of uncertain
and rotten stulls, or even without these
helps. He wriggles on his stomach
like a reptile through holes barely
large enough to squeeze through with
chances of fragments of roof falling on
him.
The air is generally bad in old, aban-
doned workings, owing to air holes
having become choked with rubbish
fallen in from the surface.
Leasers or prospectors who last
worked the mine usually leave it in as
blocked up and ruinous a condition as
it was possible for them to exist in and
work and run their irregular and mar
row gophering in search of ore.
One of the first objects of the en-
gineer is to secure a good current of
air both for his own use in examina-
tion, and for those who are to come
after him, and to work in and rehabi-
tate the mine. The direction of the
flame of his candle may guide him as
he squirms through the labyrinth in
locating the part of the mine whence
the air once came. Here he begins
digging throwing the earth behind
him in the narrow opening like a
pocket gopher. The increasing flicker
of his candle encourages him to pro-
ceed, or perhaps after repeated falls of
loose rock the appearance of frag-
ments of fresh pine brush, recently
carried in from the surface by a noun
tain rat, encourages him, and at last
a glimmer of daylight appears, and
with it a current of fresh air. When
the engineer energies from burrowing
in such a property his appearance is
''of the earth earthly"
1t is generally easier, and sometimes
preferable to open works in virgin
ground, than to reopen and drehabilitate
those of an old abandoned mine, al
though the latter course may pay in
the end.
In many cases the mine has to be
pumped out. After this the wet walls
are apt to slack and slough off, and
close and careful timbering is neces-
sary, together with the replacement of
old, fallen, or rotten timbers. Roofs
of tunnels, crosscuts and slopes have
Mohave County miner., 1906-05-05

that a company has been organized in
that city under the name of the Con-
solidated Arizona Smelling Company
and that it is the purpose of the new
organization to acquire the bonds and
other financial obligations of the Ari-
zona Smelling company and the De
Soto Mining company. This new COM
pany is Incorporated under the laws of
New Jersey with a capitalization of
$1,000, ,000S. If this report is true it in
dicates that the smelling plant at
Humboldt, Yavapai county, is to be
made one of the greatest reduction
plants on the Pacific coast. 1t is ad-
mirably located for commanding busi-
ness and has large and rich field to
draw upon. With l5,000,000S at its
command, the company can establish
sampling plants at convenient points
along the railroads and become master
of the ore market. Such a policy,
wisely directed, would result in a rap
id development of all the rich mineral
districts of northern and central Ari-
zona. For instance, a sampler located
at Florence would start permanent ac-
tivity in all the great mineral belt ly-
ing between this place and Superior
and from here east and south and
another at Kelvin would cause all the
claim owners of that rich district to
get busy at once. The same is true of
Casa Grande and Mammoth.-FlOrence
Blade.
Mohave County miner., 1906-05-05

be down 800 feet before the end of the
month. Its depth is now 40 feet, and
in lime, a most favorable indication
for big ore at that depth.
Mohave County miner., 1906-05-05

A report from New York City states
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
Groceries,!
21 lbs. best pure Cane GRADUATED

Fl lbs. best pure Cane Granulated
Sugar Tor ................. 81 90
10 bars best brands Laundry Soap 25C
s lbs. best Rolled Breakfast Oatmeal Poe
Z lbs. hand picked Navy Beans 25C
Bromangelon, Jellcon or Jell-O,
per pkg. ....,.......... &c
Alb. cans Walter Bakers Cocoa zoe
Alb. cakes Walter Bakers Choco-
Adlc AcA
2-lb. cans fancy sweet Sugar Corn sc
2-lb. cans fancy Wax, String or
Lima Beans ............. q u c
BIB. cans Boston Baked Beans. Z Y G
Quart jars pure Ohio Maple Syrup Boo
Choice California Prunes, per ID. DC
Fancy Italian Prunes, per ID. z u {
Fancy California Muir Peaches,
per ID. ............... ~ y 4
Fancy 3-CrOwn Muscatel Raisins,
per lD....... O.. Il ~ {
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02

Fancy Seedless Raisins, per Id. Toe
Fancy Cooking Figs, per b.....7 y c
Fancy Lemon or Orange Peel,
per ID. ................ 25c
TEAS AND COFFEES.
Hayden Bros, Direct Importers.
Fancy Santos Coffee. per lb...... loo
Fancy Maracaibo Blend Coffee,
per Id. ................ III Y c
Fancy Porto Rico Blend Coffee, ID zoe
Fancy Ankola Java and Mocha
Coffee, per ID ................ 23c
Fancy o. G.. Mocha and Java Coffee,
per ID. ................ 25c
Fancy Mandheling Java and Arabian
Mocha, 8 pounds for. 81. 90
Fancy Uncolored or Sun Dried Japan
Tea, per 10. ............... 25c
Fancy Tea Siftiags, per Id ., Pa c
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
Buying Your Supplies at HaydeH's Means
BIG Saving in Your housekeeping Expenses
Groceries!
BUTTER AND CHEEsE PRICES.

BUTTER AND CHEESE PRICES.
Fancy Separator Creamery Butter,
per ID. .............. 27C
Fancy Full Cream Cheese, ID. ~ 1kc
Fancy New York White Cheese.
per Id. ...,..... ....,.......l13 ac
Fancy Full Cream Brick OF Lin
berger, per ...............16 loo
Neufchatel Cheese, each. ,........ Be
Sap Sage Cheese, each ..........71k nc
ORANGES. ORANGES.
The balance of our irst car of fancy
Highland Navel Oranges TO go on
sale Monday-at per doz., soc, 25c,
zoe and ............. 15c
Fresh Beets, Carrots, Turnips or
Rutabagas, per lb. ............. 1c
Fresh Lettuce, Radishes, Spinach, Sal
sify, Tomatoes, Celery, Parsley, etc,
etc, at less than One-half you can
buy it for elsewhere.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02

Closing out all odds and ends
72-inch BIeached Satin Damask,
goods that we sell regular at
S1.9S yard, in this sale at CSC
72-inch Double Satin Damask, our
regular $2.50 quality, at, a
yard ..... ......S 1.75
72-inch BIeached Irish Linen, ex-
ira heavy, our regular $2.25
quality, at, yard. 81 80
72-inch Bleached Irish Linen,
sells regular for $2.15, at,
yard ....,..' ....'' 40
so, 81, 6S and 72-inch Silver
BIeached and Unbleached Ger
man and Scotch Linens, at,
yard, S1.25, sec, FAC, csc
and ......... 49,. 4Sc
Napkins to match all table linen
at, a dozen, $2.25, s1.9S, $1.75,
$1.49 and ............ $1.25
Pattern Table Cloths, the ga,
1914 and 1874 size, bleached. for
both round and square tables, all
new fall designs, at, each,
$3.50, $12.5O, 1895, $3.50,
$3.50, S4.9S and. ....S 1918
Napkins to match all table cloths.
1O-4 and 1874 Hemstitched Table
Cloths. our regular $500, at
only ...... ......$ 40
8, 40, ~, 4 Bleached Lunch
Cloths, in both plain and hem
stitched, at $500, $3.50, $3.50
and .....,.... .....''.S l 20
81 and 1914 Dice Pattern Cloths,
extra heavy, regular hotel linens,
sells regular up to $1.75 $50
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
Hfqh Grade Linen Dept.

ter Thanksgiving at less than cost.
BED SPREADS.
Genuine Imported Marseilles Bed
Spreads, extra large size, in
both satin and plain finish, cut
or square corner, at $12.50,
$1,000, $3.50, $3.50, $4.9S,
1898 and ,......... $3.50
Domestic Bed Spreads, both plain
and fringed, full size, in Mar
settles and honeycomb patterns,
at $500, $3.50, $2.25, $1.75,
S1.25 and ........... CSC
SHEETS AND PILLOW CASES.
S1x9O seamless, bleached, our
regular soc grade, only six to
customer, at ...........6 SIC
S1x9O Bleached Seamless Hem
stitched Sheets, sell regular at
$1.25, at ............ $50
TOWELS.
Bleached and unbleached double
warp Turkish Towels, extra
large size, sells regular up to
15c, only six to a customer,
at ........ .....'.....' sc
2Ox42 bleached and unbleached
all linen Huck Towels, both
plain and fancy borders, worth
up to 25c, in this sale at,
each .... ...... 25c
1S-inch Glass Toweling, all size
checks, regular 10c grade,
at ... ...........6 q q
Fancy Cluny and Mexican Drawn
Center Pieces, Scarfs and Trays
at S4.98, 1915, $3.50, $I5O,
$1.25 and ............. CSC
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02

st. Gall Embroidered Swiss
32-in. wide, in both dot
and figures, at, a yard,
45c, SOC, 69c up to.$1.5O
French Emb. Null, 45-in.
wide, at, a yard, $1.98
and ........ $3.50
Scotch Swisses, at, a yard,
SOC, 45c, SOC and. .25c
Domestic Swisses,. at, a yd.,
25c, 19c and ........15c
French Lawn, 45-in. wide,
at, a yard, $1.25, CSC, Zoe,
SOC and .25G
Wash Chiffon, 45-in. wide,
at, a yard, CSC, 75c, 69c,
39c and ............25c
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02

10 NAe-A VIZ ASe~A % w 80
~ styles and sizes of those Beauti-
ful Universal Double Heating
Base Burners-the Best ON
Earth. In "A, IS. 16 and IL
inch, mp from ...... .S20.5O
Snaps in Heaters and Cooks.
No. Is 4-hole Cook, 16-inch oven,
warranted ...... SS.95
1S-ineh Wood Alright. 81 40
1l-inch Alright Oak 81. 40
l5-inch Alright Oak $685.
Large No. S four-hole Laundry
Stove $500. .....,... $40
2-Eole Gasoline Stove S2.19
1S-inch Alright Oak S5.95
17-inch Alright Oak g7,05
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
Hardware, Stoves and HOusefumishinqs

Specials Stoves this week The Jewel Steel Range,
the nearest complete steel range in the market ALI Steel
but top and inside lining Double body with nearly
half inch thick asbestos between-stand forever-gray
iron top, warranted 6-holes
Large 1S-inch oven high warming closet-a II en-
regular $45 range-we sell them for...... JOsOV
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
Buy Here and Save

All agents commissions, Not only
can you get the very best sewing
machines here. but we repair and
furnish supplies for all makes. All
work guaranteed.
Phone Douglas 2GOO.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
For A Gih

A New Home Sewing Machine
would be an ideal gift. We carry
The most complete line OF strictly
up-to-date machines in the city.
Phone Douglas $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
Sweeping December Carpet Sale

general cleanup of entire stock prices which
great saving to the buyer. If you fail to parti
cpate you will certainly miss most remarkable bargain
opportunity Compare quality and price of these offerings
Carpets patterns regular spe-
cal sale price, yard 21G
filled
Tapestry quality,
price 60c
Standard Brussels Carpets with borders
Tapestry *
Tapestry Rugs %
At PrOpOrtiOnately Low.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
Drapery Department

up-to-dae popular dapery in Omaha
Everything everything the price to
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02

Persian Lawns, 45-in. wide,
at, a yard, SOC, 45c, 800,
Doc and 1870
Fancy and stripe Piques, regular
39c and 25c quality, on sale
Monday at, a yard, 25c and. 19C
4O-inch Apron Lawn, with fancy
border. on sale Monday at 22 Nc.
19c, 15c, 70 5ac and ......1Oc
Handkerchief Linens, one yard
wide., at, a yard. CSC, SOC, SOC,
85c and ............. POO
Art Linen. l yard wide, SOC, 39c
and ...'..''.' 800 SOC
ola Glory Long Cloth; SO inches
wide. 25c. lee. 15c and 121be
Countess Nainsook, regular 25c
quality. on sale Monday. 10c
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
$3.50

Monday Wash Day Sale.
Warranted Wringer .S1.95
50-foot Clothes Line. .......1Oc
Galvanized Tub, No. 49C
All Willow Clothes Baskets. 43c
No, s Boiler enc
dozen Clothespins .......5G
Folding Wash Bench .RoG
Folding Iron Boards ZoG
We carry a full line OF barney a.
Berry skates. Every boy in
town knows What the b. g. b.
skate is. We have them for
ladies and girls, men and boys.
in all styles and sizes, up from
only .... .4oG
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
Greatest White Goods Dept.

In the west Everything from the popular to the highest
class dress fabrics at less than elsewhere.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
See These Bargain Room Specials

15c Toll du NOrd Dress Ginghams,
special at, yard. .S% 4
1910 A. f. c. Dress Ginghams, spe-
cial at, yard. .67s q
SIC AmOskeag Apron Check Cling
hams, at, yard. 81 q
1Oc Zephyr Dress Ginghams, special
yafd '........... ......s....O DC
1Oc Savoy Fleece Back Flannels at,
yard ......... .............R ne
1Oc Book Fold Wrapper PercaIes at,
yard .......... SC
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
Popular Priced Wool Dress Goods

This department is for economical buyers who wan
first-class goods for little money.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
Extra Specials Monday

Extra Specials Monday
25c and 35c Fancy Silk Belts, ea.1OC
SOC carved handle Tooth Blushes25c
soc Hair Brushes .25G
SOC Satin Pad Hose Supporters. 25G
zoe Side Elastics 1Ot
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02

Story of the Bible Land, by DR..
Talmage. A beautifully bound
book descriptive of DR.. Talmage's
most extensive journey through
out the Holy Land; biography of
Our Savior from the cradle to the
cross and fully illustrated by pic
lures taken by the author. A lin
tied quantity of this book, while
they last this week ZE
aJ'..' ..s..s.sssss. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
Great December Clearance of Women's Suits

$1,000 Southern Beaver Coats, very
finest quality, special at $500
$500 Man Tailored Suits, in chif-
fon broadcloths, cheviots and fine
serge, very newest styles and
shades, sale price .... STATS
Walking Skirts, in panamas, voiles
and clays, all new colors and
styles, So and So values. $4.95
Women's $500 Silk Underskirts,
Monday ....... 1895
Women's $500 Silk Net and fine
Nuns Yelling Waists, in all col
ors, at 40 .........S2.95
Women's Waists, regular $500 and
81 values, special Monday. 1.5O
Visit Our New Infants Dept.
You'll find everything imaginable
in Infants wear represented here,
Bonnets, Bootees, Wrappers, Wells,
Sacks, Leggings, ETC., etc, at very
lOwnSt 11T.iopS
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02

35c Flannel Skirt Patterns at. .22G
71kc Outing Flannels at. ......3%G
121kc Cotton Flannels at ....7hG
S1.OO Turkey Red TableclOths, 1914
size, fast colors, at. .......6 5G
71sc American Prints, all colors and
patterns, special at. .........4BO
SIC Shelf OilclOth at.
1Oc Pacific CretOnnes, colors guaran-
teed, special at, yard. .......6 &c
Wool Blankets, special at, pair, $4.98,
$3.49 and .......S2. 40
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02
Grand Embroidery Sale

Grand Embroidery Sale
Monday morning we will offer thou
sands of yards of the very finest
edges and insertings, worth 1Oc to
zoe per yard-all in one big e
lot, at, per yard ...... ~
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02

U11SI ,yOu 1O4 N4uhNlc1y
48 and 50-in. Coats, splendid values
at $12.75, in black or fancy mixed
fabrics $50 garments in the lot,
at, choice $3.50
5O-in. Kersey Coats, in black only,
satin lined throughout, with vel
vet collar and cuffs and braid
trimmed, good value at $3.50
at, choice .........$12.75
$4,000 Coats, in black and fancies,
direct copies of imported models,
65 garments to select from, choice,
Monday .............. $3.50
FURS FURs FURS
Women's French Coney Coats-Sa-
BILE dyed, in blouse and coat styles
$4,000 values ...$19.9O
Fine Astrakhan Fur Coats-Skin
ner satin lined, $4,000 values
(guaranteed), sale price. S29.9 80
From & Till Q A. m.-Women' 8 81 4
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02

High class novelties, silks. for waists, gowns
and suits, in elegant plaids, Pecon stripes,
checks, hair line stripes, coin spots, bro
cades, etc, special values in Mondays sale
at, yard, $3.50, $1.39, $1.25, $1.19, $1.1O,
SO, S5c, 9c................... Soc
On Bargain Square, finch fancies 27-inch
plain Taffetas, 36-inch colored silks, 81
inch black Taffetas and 36-inch black
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02

An unsurpassed showing Of
fine Sideboards. in all
styles, with French bevel
plate mirror, at 1926 down
to s12.5O. 41O.s5. $685.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02

Never before sold at less than
publishers price of $3.50. Ask for
descriptive circular.
Toy Books in complete assortment
at up from. ....,........ IN g
All Bibles at 10 to % per cent re-
duction from regular prices.
Post Card Albums-The most COM
plete line shown in the city. An
album holding 500 cards at, 75G
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02

osng all Thanksgiving less than cost
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-02

55c Bleached Sheets, ready to use,
special at .39G
1Oc LOnsdale Muslins, special at . 6 q q
loo HUckaback Linen Towels, 2Ox40
size, special at. Hoe
Large Cotton Bed Blankets at, pair,
CSC, 79c, soc and ..45&
Soc Snow White Table Damask, spe-
cial at, yard. ..19G
1Oc Outing Flannels, extra heavy quail
n.y. al $500. ID "a q
12]s c Outing FIanneIs, SO inches wide,
at, yard .............,.. Sc
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-05
INDIAN LIFE IN BRAZIL
Tribes Still Live in "Stone Age" Re-
tanning Customs of the Incas.

Interesting particulars are published
cent expedition of Baron Erland Nor
densktold among various Indian tribes
In tributaries of the Amazon. In prac-
tically unknown districts. Among
them were the Yamiacas, Guarayos
and Atsapuacas, who. until lately. were
still living in the "stone age"
The two last mentioned, In the
main, still retained the original Gus
toms. No white man had ever pre-
vously visited the Atsapuacas. but
they were In possession of tolls, etc,
which they had obtained from the
'palefaccs" through other tribes.
Though regarded as hostile the cx-
plorers were very we'll received by the
saYages. who are nomads and whose
principal pursuits are pastoral, I'm
fortunately the expedition was unable
TO get into contact with a fourth tribe
The explorers marched through their
territory, and were constantly watched
by the people. who did not molest, but
would not have any dealings with
them. OF the smaller savage tribes
that live In the primeval forests at the
base of the Andes. 1t was found that
where they had been humanely treated
by the whites they were very peace
able. Baron Nordenskjold got on such
friendly terms with the Ataspuacas
that they offered him Tamutsi. the
belle of the tribe, II he would settle
down as an Atsapuaca Indian for the
rest OF his life.
He says that the Christian, partly
civilized Indians-the Quichuas and
Aymaras-liylng round Lake Titicaca
and In tho fells of the Andes are an
interesting study for the cthnologlst,
as they have retained many customs
unaltered. or but slightly modified.
since the time OF the Incas. Thus they
worship Christ and the Virgin Mary
by dances. In which the sun Is used
as the symbol for Christ and the moon
for the Virgin Mary, mixing the sym
bols OF their old religion with the Chris
tian faith.