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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-17
ISLANDER AND PoLirIcs.
A Base Method of Accomplishing Pc
 ntical Ends.

One Poultney Bigclow, whose trade seems to be the manufacture to order of sensational stories about public men. went to tho isthmus of Panama, stay. ed one day, sailed away again, and forthwith dispatched n slanderous ar ticlc about conditions on the isthmus tc an alleged religious journal, which ignores the seriptural injunction to hear false witness against one's neighhor. Such actions degrade journalism. They cannot degrade religion, but thsy cx. pose the degradation of those who pretend to religion, and yet print lies In order to increase circulation by be. coming scandal mongers. The alleged responsibility of the journal in which the libel appeared probably induced Secretary Taft and the President to canse the allegations to be taken up soriatim, and the facts stated in each case. None of the statements which were injurious were true. The fact. seems to be that quite number of ad. venturcrs with political backing have gone to the isthmus in the cxpeetatioa of grafting themselves on to the canal administration Being turned down they have invented lies which were eagerly seized upon by iournslis tic adventurcrs because they would sell, and are. in turn, bounced upon ny that class of politicians who are tho natural enemies of honest men in office for the purpose of destroying the influence of officials who canno, he used.
 h is safe te say that no great engin. eering enterprise was ever carried to
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-17
ST. JosEPH's ACADEMY.

Names of the pupils who for perfect attendance, excellent scholarship and satisfactory department during the month of December have merited a place on the roll of honor. Require. ments; Attendance, 100; scholarship %; department. 90.
 Academic department Mabel Hook CT. Elaine Wooster. Ynez Reynolds Marie Curtis, Eva Boucher, Lyda sines Lillie Campbell Bessie Bruce Erin Morrison, Katie Burke, .Myrtle Braley, Mae stukey, Edna Hanra han, Mary Mcdonald, Belle Rod gers Minnie White, 'Anna Caspari.
 Preparatory Department. Grace White. Mabel Brisley, 'Mabelle Foley Nellie Barrett, Dixie Wellington, stel la White, Blanche White Mary Burke Susie Murphy, Alice Fitzgerald, Vera McNulty, Geo. Tinsler.
 Intermediate Department-.El .Elizabetl smith, Minnie wingfeld, Juanita Nor rison, Ellen O'sullivan, Blanche Me Donald, John Mcdonald Anna Me ponough Anna Mcdonnell, Arthu, MeDonough, 'Moniea Gallery, .Katic Hickey Margie Finn, 'Clara France Clara Franco, Clara Augustine, Elsi, p"ke' Rolia Sanders, Grace Kinni son. Maud Grizellc, Louie Hill
 Leona Murphy Anna Bureett Teresa Seidel.
 Primary Department -- .Teresa Mas sing Vivian Baehr, Robert Finn ''ea'r'ee kuhles, Lawrence MassinQ
 Thomas Presley, Fern Duke, Avon huhles, Katie Herman, Edith web. Der.
 Distinguished means perfect attend ance since September.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-17
PUBLIC Rkoo1Ds.

Fred Stephens to William Stephens, bill of sale, $l,7OO; stock of mdse.
 J. II. Reeves, to c. c. Frederick, bill of sale, sa,OOO; l.2 int in cattle and horses on range.
 w. c. Metzger locates Strong mine, Cherry creek dist.
 J. H. wingAeld and wife to John Bristow, W. deed, el,ooo; W. 7s acres of N. w. qr., sec. s, l3 N. 5E.
 Fred Smith ct al file an of work on Crandell group of mines, Verde dist.
 Philip Richardson files afY of \ work on two mines, Quartz mountain dist.
 United Verde Copper Co. files ah of work on U. V. Lime Quarry Mo- 2 claim.
 Bert Hall locates Josephine placer claim, Big Bug dist.
 Cashier Copper Mg. Co. files an of a. work on mines, Agua Fria dist
 John Hanlon ct al file aff of work on four mines, Hass dist.
 J. N. Duncan to Alex. McQuarri, m. deed, $l,000; Mountain Treasure Cash Boy, Leadville, etc. mines, Fur key creek dist.
 w. J. Tyson and C. II. Odell Ale an of a. work on three mines, Walnut Grove dist.
 Same parties locate Real Thing No' | mine, Walnut Grove dist.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-17
REBELLION IN CONGRESS
The Ruling Oligarchy Of the House
 Openly Dehed.


 lt is easily understood that in n legislative body composed of 3'G members. each of whom makes lavish use of his right to cumbcr the files with bills by the dozen rather drastic rules are necessary in order to enable the public business to be transacted. There K no escape from this except to so limit the right to introduce bills as Co prevent numbering the files with such as have no chance of serious con sideration, and probably provide some means other than congressional action, for dealing with mcritorious claims against the government which cannot be satisfied under existing law. As Congress is not likely to do either Of these things it's members must neces sarily submit to pretty severe rc. gulation. The action of "Czar' Reed in counting a quonm' when quorum was actually present, although not voting, was universally commend. ed ns well as the resulting rules for the prevention of "filbustering' generally. If there is majority in favor of pending measure it should be able to promptly record its vote. During Mir. Reeds term as speaker there was inauguratcd the practice of muzzling the minority by the adoption of special rule, applicable to a single bill only, limiting debate, and either prohibiting amendments, or definitely prescribing what amendments might and might not be offered.
 The wisdom and even the propriety of such special rules may well be question. ed. They are seldom or never employ. ed except to defeat what K the real will of the house by the action of the ma. | iority of the party in power controlling the minority of that party through the action of caucus. In this way a minority of Republicans i < prevent ed from joining the Democrats to de feat the will of the majority of the Republicans. There may be substan- tinl reasons set up both for and against this practice as m abstract principle, but one inevitable result of it cannot be defended at all, and that is the authority virtually given to the speaker and two other members of the party, constituting the majority of the committee on rules, to declare what measure shall and shall not be consid- cred by the house, and the precise form m which they shall be presented and votcd on.' The possession of such power inevitably makes tyrants and continued possession makes arbitrary and hateful tyrants. Such m oli- garchy now exists, and against it some sixty or seventy Republicans have broken out in open rebellion. They re. fuse to submit to any Republican eau. vote with the Democrats to defeat the passage of two bills, each of which is supported by n majority of the Re. publicans. The "Chroniclc' Is in hearty sympathy with the objects sought to be accomplished by one set of these rebels, and as strongly opposed to that desired by the other set. It ia in- clined Co believe, however, that,the com. plete defeat of the oligarchy is of an importance paramount to tue success or defeat of either of the bills in
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-17
ARIZONA DELEGATION
 GETS COLD RECEPTION

President Roosevelt stands for a square deal, but, as the Journal Miner has heretofore pointed out, he is standing on a sandy founda- ton. This particular trait oi the chief executive was exhibited yesterday when the Arizona dele gation called upon him. He had made an appointment for a cer- tain hour, but the delegation was compelled to cool its heels in the reception room for two hours be- fore they could sec his lordship, and then were only given min ute of his time. During those precious sixty seconds President Roosevelt never once mentioned statehood, or made any effort to inforNs himself as to the scnti- mcnt ofhhe people of this terri tory on the iniquitous jointurc proposuions, Instead, as our dispatches state, "he greeted thcnt witli an Arctic smile,' and by his manner seemed to show that he resented the tcmcrity of the delegation in calling upon him, l.
 if Roosevelt sincerely stands for square deal. he would at least lend his influence to urge such a modification of the con grcssional statehood program as would enable Arizona to vote on the proposal separately from New Mexico. That is the least that is due Arizona, in fairness.
 Hut the President. in his die tatorial way, brushes aside all considerations of justice, and even of ordinary courtesy. and has set his teeth like a wise against the appeals and plead i,gs of nearly 100000 people. who are crying out against being forced into an outrageous union with an alien people.
 Granting for purposes of argu- ,lcnt that the territories. or either oS them. are not ready for state ood. surely it cannot be regarded a fair policy to force upon ten, or either of them, a change cy do not want
 Every practical reason exists tri'y the iointurc should not be c ectcd. In the natural course things. after the splendid cam
 igns of the last few years in the i'tcrcst oi the territories. separ.
 tc statehood must come within q c ,rnparativcly short time. Con
 jtions will never again he less itvorablc than now, and the pro
 
 Liabilities are that the territories Till gain by any delay, should my ensuc.
 lt would he better for the whol, country if the West had an ever l1rger delegation in Congress than it has now It is narrow Americansm for the East to op
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-17
Editorial Comment

SO that is what it means to deny the West q representation some what proportioncd to her area and resources.
 If the West had, during the last SO years, been restricted to d representation based solely on population, or on population and wealth, the West would to- day be the hunting ground of wild Indians, and the uncovctcd abode of wild beasts and wild vegetation. The development of the West has been carried on in spite of the narrowncss and ig- norancc in the East. There have been few far-sightcd men, pioneers as truly as the men who made the mountain trails-even though these pioneers never tra- vclcd west of the Allcghanics. They saw far and they acted wisely, so that by sustaining the trail blazers of the west, they be- came parties to their conquests, and share today in their glory. No argument can be presented in favor of joint statehood for Arizona and New Mexico except the unworthy one, often heard in Washington, that this plan will dispose of the matter finally, and prevent a preponderance of representation for the West as well as the possible increase of the Democratic vote in the Senate. Such talk is trivial, in connection with this great ques- tion of national welfare. as to dis grace those who utter it.
 The proposal to join Arizona and New Mexico and admit them as One state. is both poor politics and poor Anericanism.
 The "insurrectos." and thcir number is growing. who have stood staunchly for the honor and the political integrity of Arizona, are to be congratulated upon the improved situation. The jointurc leaders are looking glum and playing for delay Even the Pre- sident has unshcathcd the big stick. and lectured the Missouri delegation on Friday because of their attitude of opposition to the Hamilton bill. But the Missou- : rians stood pat. and are as firm as Gibraltar. Speaker Cannon took them in hand yesterday, but ac. complished nothing. On the other hand, the insurgent forces are be. coming aggressive and feel SC strong that they are talking O,
 forcing the question to a vote They have 6fty-two signatures tc
 the pledge, and more under cover
 Sixty will do the trick. There |.
 every probability that the deatl kncll of the bill will he sounded
 in the house, for the revolt against the Presidents dictatoria
 methods is growing, and i, is pro posed to administer a rebuke to
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-17

most important of the extensions in clude 300 miles from Pasco to Port land. The Northern Pacific is jointly interested in the construction of this line.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-17

Sidney Birch and wife were made happy on Sunday evening last at e'% o'clock by the arrival at their home or bouncing boy, weighing 10 pounds Mother and child are doing well. MT Birch is one of the proprietors of the Palace cellar cafe, one of the popo' lar resorts of Montexuma street.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-17

It is a free-for-all scrap for the san'0 Domingo presidency with every gen. eral in the army feeling hive o' bees buxzing in his bonn. ,.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-17

him by putting the Hamilton bill under the daisies.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-08-04
SILVER PEAK

On last Tuesday the contract for
building the P~ittsburg-Silver Peak
Railroad company's line from Blair
siding to the town of Blair was signed,
Mclean & insolvency being the sue
cessful bidders. the exact terms OF the
contract could not be learned, but the
time for commencement of the work ac-
cording to contract is 10 days from the
day of signing. and the road to be COM
pleted within so days.
The contractors have established a
grading camp and work is now under
way, 10000 ties are on the siding and
a like amount more will be forthcoming,
so, 900 being needed to complete the job.
Bids for the construction of the tram
way from the Blair mines to the new
mill will be called for in a few days.
this tramway will be two and one-half
miles long.
Engineers are now at work preparing
the plans for the 100-stamp mill. every
effort is being made to get things In
shape for a gigantic mining campaign
on what is the greatest low grade mine
in the state.
A prominent mining man was shown
through the Pittsburg Silver Peak COM
pany's property the other day and re-
marked that there was enough ore in
sight to rebuild San Francisco.-Silver
Peak Post.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-08-04
OPTION THE VIRGINIA.

Doane, Rosenthal and associates have
secured an option on the estate of the
Manhattan Virginia company in which
Il. l.. Smith. the Tonopah and Manhat-
tan banker is one of the moving spirits.
The Virginia adjoins the acreage of the
Manhattan Combination company on the
southwest and the continuation of the
famous Black Mammoth ledge extends
across the acreage Aside from the
ledge referred to, three other veins out
crop on the Virginia, the narrowest of
which is 5 feet wide Surface assays
range in gold value from 81 to $50 per
ton.
MANHATTAN STANDARD
After a long delay in transit the ma
chinery for the Manhattan Standsrd
Gold Mining compan has arrived in
camp and is being installed at the ccl-
lar Of No. 2 shaft which was selected as
the main working medium some time
since. The hoist is of 25-horse power
and has a lifting capacity ( ON a depth
Of 500 feet. Tho shaft Is down better
tina 70 1eet and at the 100 70 VI POI, t
a crosscut Is to be run out fron, It,:
bottom to contact with a 27-foo. ledge
which is exposed in an open cut. At a
depth Of 35 feet a feeder from this vein
from it assays averaging SIS in gold
to the ton were obtained.
The Aurora claim of this company,
lying to the north of the Bald Eagle
claim, the acreage upon which the main
working shaft is being sunk, presents
indications Of more than ordinary
merit. A number of well mineralized
lodges cross the ground and their out
crops are pronounced. Surface pros
pecting has demonstrated them to carry
a fair grade of milling quartz and free
gold is not %infrequent in the rock. The
Aurora is to be developed within a short
time but as yet it has not been decided
whether the work will be lone on COM
pany account or by the leasing system.
MILL FoR CONSOLIDATED
The advent at the camp of the mill
ing machinery ordered some time since
for the Manhattan Consolidated COM
pany is a subject of universal congratu-
lation in this section. 1t marks the be-
ginning of the milling epoch in Manhat-
tan and an increase in the value and
pr~oductiveness of it's mines. Although
the Consolidated people will be the first
to erect a stamp mill on their acreage
they are by no means to have the mill
ing field to themselves as several other
companies are preparing to follow suit,
among them being the Manhattan Buff
falo inc Manhattan Dexter. The Con-
solidated plant consists of two 5-stamr
batteries, Frue vanners and Wiley
tables. An adequate water supply is
being conserved direct from the com
pany's acreage.
High grade shipping ore is being
mined from four lodges on the estate
and a large tonnage of both mill anc
smelling product is piled at surface
The main ledge, from which the larger
portion of the ore is being mined, is 81
feet wide and is a true assure. 1t is
being developed by means of a tunnel
Laterals from the main drift have beer
sent out at various points and through
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-08-04

At the new town of Tenabo. twenty
FIVE miles from Beowawe. Nevada, 1t Is
reported that the Gold Quartz Mining
company. the principal company at the
new camp, is making regular shipments
of gold rock to the Salt Lake shelters.
which ore runs 500 to the ton. the
shipment last week being the fifth ship
ment. 1t is understood that o can
pan gold from the surface of nearly all
the claims and that 1t Is easy for any
good miner to secure a favorable lease.
There is a daily stage line, and new
houses are going up rapidly. Miners
are scarce and there is a big demand
for them at 81 per day. Az
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-08-04

liar to that which prevails in the ore
deposits in the Mohawk mine az Gold.
field, the Gold Bar and Denver bonsnzas
at Bullfrog and in a number of the
high grade producers at Tonopan
sEYLER-HuMPHREY
Operations at the April Fool claim
of the Seyler-Humphrey Coli Mining
company are being furthered by d hoist.
ing plant, which was first utilized a few
days ago. The hoist is of .5-horse
power and has a lifting capacity from
a depth of 500 feet. With it's installa-
ton shat deepening is proceeding with
renewed energy and increased rapIdity.
PINE NUT SHAFT
The new main working shaft on the
Pine Nut is down better than 20 feet
and in lowering 1t that depth several
s%tringers of quartz have been cut. one
of which returned gold values averag-
ing s66 the ton. Sinking is to continue
until a depth of 200 feet is gained when
prosecuting and drifting on the ore
bodies will follow.
MUSTANG ExTENsroN
Mineral conditions at the property of
the Mustang Extension company indi-
10 ~ cOOh " do5uilC a pOSI-
ton of Importance among the big mines
of the camp. The ground first came in
about three weeks ago at which time a
ledge was discovered at surface which
is filled with free gold. In shaft No. 1
three inches of the vein matter is at
times almost half gold and 1T all breaks
well above the general shipping grade
average. This streak has been followed
to a depth of so feet and at that point
the ore body has been blocked out for a
distance of SO feet north of the shaft
Shaft No. 2 is being sunk for the pur-
pose of tapping the main vein system.
1t Is nearing the depth at which cross
cutting is to be taken up. The ore
mined in shaft No. 1 is sufficient in
tonnage and value to pay nearly the en-
tire expense entailed in mining.
YELLOW HORSE STRIKE
A contact vein has been located on
Yellow Horse ground which is one of
the most promising thus far struck on
that property. The ledge is well defined,
is encased in a hanging wall of quartz
and a footwall of lime-shale, and the
gangue matter pans freely and carries
hematites and sulphides. Assays are
secured as high as $3.50 the ton.
The ledge was tapped by means of a
crosscut run west from the bottom of
the shaft. 1t is showing 5 feet in
breadth and the entire body is high
grade milling product. Development
work is being pushed not only under
ground, but at surface as well. In the
latter instance the groupings of several
well m~ineralized lodges are being tested
and thus far with almost unvarying
success.
THE TREADwELL
Mining interest in the preferred pros
pect class is largely conferred at this
time on the estate of the Manhattan
Treadwell Mining company. In the bot
tom of the main shaft a 3h-foot ledge
is showing all of which is high class
mill rock. The ledge formation is tale
and spar, very similar in appearance to
the vein characteristics in the Stray
Dog and Union No. 9 workings.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-08-04

spar carrying values as high as $40
per ton in gold.
COWBOY
In the drift from the shaft on lease
No. 5 of the Manhattan Cowboy Mining
/ mpan n vein four feet wide has been
encountered. returning values of s45 per
ton in gold across the entire vein. This
ore body trends northwest m south
east. and is believed to be a continue
tion of the wonderful Union No. 9 vein
of the Manhattan Dexter Mining COM
pany. This vein will be followed and
the ore laid to one side on the dumps
awaiting treatment.
MAMMOTH
Free gold in quantity is being taken
from the tunnel on the Manhattan Nam
moth Mining company at East Mania
tan. The entire face is in ore that BANS
very high in free gold. and assays as
high as $50 per ton. A new ledge has
been discovered below the tunnel on the
Mammoth property. and many fine free
gold specimens taken from the work.
ings. From present Indications. a large
ore body will be opened up at this
point. The operators on the CONSOLIDATE
ed Manhattan Mining company, adjoin-
ing the Mammoth on the west, are eag-
erly watching developments on this
vein, as 1t is very close to their line,
and trending directly into the Consol-
idated ground. A hasty survey was
made this morning. and 1t is believed
the ledge in question will be cut in the
Consolidated tunnel within % feet. This
tunnel is already in $50 feet and the
face is all in ore of a good milling
grade.
Good ore has been encountered on the
| Manhattan Jumbo Mining company,
northeast of the town of East Manhat-
tan, and just a few feet from the town
site. Elwood MAIDEN. one of the owners
of the property, while prospecting the
company's holdings, which for the
greater part, is covered with a Gaping,
thought he would sink a shat through
1t and find out what was below. At this
point, he had only to sink a few fe't
when he ran into mineralized rock, and
a few feet deeper disclosed a good
sized vein which pans free gold in cor
siderable quantity. Work will be con
tinued on this vein and the property
thoroughly opened up.
HuLLErTs
Several pieces of rock that were al
most solid gold, were brought into
town yesterday by a prospector. WHIT
claimed to have found them on his
property near Millett, 40 miles north Of
Manhattan. Considerable interest was
aroused, to the end that several parties
left for the scene of the str'ks this
morning. The camp of Millett was
located last spring, and is near the SITE
of several old silver mines which were
abandoned when the price OF silve'
dropped. Al most of these properties
were worked for silver alone, no attsn
ton being given to the gold values. 1T !
believed that they can now be success
fully work for gold. Water is to be ha'
in abundance. as well as fuel. and in al
probability a permanent camp viii b
established this fall.