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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15

memory when no entered tho place
where be- made tho rough house, but
finally idcntined the large Missouri
ss" as being his gun.
Frank Ryan was the next victim
called up. 10 answer charge Of
vagrancy. lie testified he was q miner,
and had arrived here only thre days
ago with $40 in his pockets, which he
had spent. lie exhibited his hands TO
the Judge, which bore testimony TO n
long acquaintance with hammer and
drill. lie said no was ready 10 leave
for the mining districts, TO hammer"
out another STAKE" At any time IL
pleased the court. lie was allowed his
liberty.
William Brady and Otto Miller, fam.
liar 10 the court, were next up, aad
answered guilty TO = vag charge. They
were sent below for twenty days Joe
Duany, who admitted that no was in.
tonicated and had done only one day y
work in the last month, was given
similar sentence.
Jack Clifford, who was arrested on
the charge " interfering with an Of.
acer in the discharge OF his duty, WAS
granted until today's session Of court
TO produce witnesses, and T. J. Tsax,
accused Of threatening II. L. Sweeney,
was allowed until May 20 to produce
witnesses 10 prove his innocence.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15
CHILDREN MUST 90 TO SCHOOL
Blk MONTHS
Prom Thursday's Daily.)


An amendment 10 the school laws OF
the Territory made by the last Legs
la,ufc. makes IL compulsory for All
children between the ages OF D and ~
wears. TO attend school for at least Sit
months Of the year. instead Of twelve
weeks, AZ heretofore, six weeks OF
when must be consecutive, as form
erly provided II also Prov led that
children shall enter school within two
weeks after the opening Of the school
year. while the old law made no pro
vision M TO the time 81 entering.
II In also made a misdemcanor, pun
ishable by a fine Of no, less than go
nor more than 900, for any person,
company or corporation 10 employ a
child under IL years Of age, during
the school hours Of any scnool day, In
the school term of the public school in
the district where such child resides,
unless such child has been excused from
attendance IA provided in the statute.
Another provision makes IL eompul'
sorry for every parent or guardian hav.
ing control Of any child between the
ages Of y and ~ years, or any cnild
of the age Of II, and under 10, unable
10 read and write the English Ian.
guage, TO send such child 70 n public
or private school for al lcns, six months
in the year, Of which twenty school
weeks shall be consecutive, unless such
child be- instructed ut home by q com.
pc,cut tutor, in the branches taught in
the primary and grammar grades, un.
less such child has already completed
the grammar course ~ prescribed by
the Territorial Board Of Education.
School age is fined NJ between o and
"a years, and the Law gives power TO
the school trustees Of "a school district
10 ADM, children Of non residents Of
the Territory 10 the school upon the
payment Of u reasonable tuition fee, TO
be hxed by the board. Trustees are
also granted power TO exclude children
OF fltny or vicious habits or those suf.
fering from contagious or infectious
diseases.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15
pRoMIsINo Strike OF suLPHYpE
(Ysso wsdnseday's Daily.)

a rich AID very promising strike Of
sulphidc ore was made Sunday in tho
shaft being sunk on Ahe Peacock mine,
in the Copper Basin district, according
to the statement Of J. NJ. Mcdonald,
superintendent Of the Mckinley Min.
ing and Development company, which
owns and has a force Of men enRs Red
in developing the Peacock group.
The ore WIS struck ut q depth Of 20
feet in the new compartment shaft b..
ing sunk. which was recently equippci
with a hosting plant and which 10 be.
ing pushed down as rapidly NJ possible,
three eight.hour shifts being ON.
ployed.
Tho ore carries high grade values
in copper and gold and Mcdonald stated
here yesterday that he expected to b.
able to make the first ear load ship.
mcnt Of ore from the property to the
Humboldt sn@lter sbouts May 10, moro
than half car load being now on the
dump ready to be hauled to tho rail.
road station ut Iron Springs, ono and
onc'half miles to the north.
The fourteen locations comprising
the group cover we'll defined ledge
that 10 associated with a porphyry and
diorite contact which cuts through the
mountains for many miles, and in which
some very high grade copper ore has
bsss uncovered by = sumbcr Of pros.
pect shafts.
Superintendent McDossid declared
yesterday thai he was Surprised at The
great surface showings for largo cop.
per deposits 10 be seen in the district,
ssd added that he believed there vas
no necessity for any prospcctor o.
mine investor 10 go hundreds Of miles
from this city in search Of promising
copper and gold properties when ths
mineral possibilities Of the range u.
viding tho Thumb Butte and Copper
Basin districts wore. NO great.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15

part Of January md taking ell from
. trunk in the room. He told the
woman's fortune the evening before,
IL il alleged, and after she procured
the money from the trunk out Of which
10 pay him, watched where she placed
the key, and returned later, while sh"
was absent, secured the key and appro'
priated the money.
The hearing OF the case OF Earl
Sparks, charged with the murder OF
Louis Andre, on the night Of Decem'
Der 81, on Montezuma street, was set
for May 20, and an order was issued
for the attachment Of y. y. Tolbert
and Annie Alena as witnesses TO appear
and testify before the grand Jury in
reference to the case.
John M. sullivan, charged with the
burglary Of q saloon in Turkey, on tho
night Of March 10 or morning Of March
II, was srraigncd, and a demurrer to
the complaint overruled. lie entered
q plea Of not guilty. and his case was
Get for hearing Thursday, May 9.
A divorce was granted jess Thomp
son from Rosa Duran Thompson, the
latter failing 90 pu, in an appearance
in court. Thompson proved his right
to separation from Rose by several wit
uesses.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15
D1cLARB DIVIDEND AFTER THE
MONTHS RUN.
(From Wednesday, Daily.)

Paying handsome dividend after its
first months operation IL feat sell
don accomplished by any mining com.
pany, here or elsewhere, but this ~
what IN claimed by l.. ". Wombach her
ssd -. T.. Parks for The Square Deal
Mining company, operating in the
CAerry Creek district, after making a
elsan up ~ the initial twenty one days
run of their new Lloyd patent mill.
No encouraged are Wombachcr and
PARKS, chief stockholders In tho Square
Deal Mining company, over the results
obtained, that they are now considering
plaas for the doubling Of the capacity
purchascd and installed on the ground
They claim that the initial run paid
IN expenses in connection with tho
separation Of the mine and mill for tho
0ssth Of April, and left a margin for
. Handsome dividend besides
This led them TO the conviction that
he milling capacity Of eight tons daily
SHOULD be- doubled nj once, AZ there 10
. two years supply Of ore already
bleakcd out, and besides, the water
power at the plant is sufficient for a
ain Of treble the capacity Of the pres.
eat one. which could be operated with
vssy little additional expense.
On account Of the change Of their
ssss TO a sulphidc when the water level
10 reached, concentrators will be in.
sealed and other improvements will he
sAded, contributing TO making tho en-.
hsecd plant modern in every detail.
The square Deal group IL located
about fifteen miles east Of Dewey,
sSosg the survey of the proposed Hum.
eeldt 4 Verde Valley railroad, which,
IL II thought, will be built during tho
yssscnt year. At the present time all
sspplies arc hauled into the district
~ wagon from Dewey, the nearest sta.
tiss on the Bradshaw Mountain rail.
rad.
Wombachcr also spoke enthusiastic.
sAy Of the success being made with the
Dsw mill recently erected on the prop.
sstiss Of the Golden Idol Mining com.
pay, in the same district. From
twelve to fifteen tons Of the Golden
IDOL ore Is being daily treated, which
produces, on the average, thirty ounce.
- six.dollsr amalesm.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15
JURY OWES WILLIS VERDICT
FOB $50.
(from Thursdays Daily.)

After listening 20 the introduction
Of evidence and arguments Of counsel
for more than three hours, and dclib'
Grating for an additional three hours,
the jury in the case Of &. r. Willis Va.
Dennis A. Burke, heard in the justice
court, Tuesday night rendered a YER
diet for $50 in favor Of Willis.
The suit was for the collection Of
$3.50, alleged 10 be iuc plaintiff for
services ~ expert accountant In ex.
porting the books Of the firm Of Burke
4 Hickey, before the firm was dis.
solved. recently. After completing his
examination and submitting mis- re-.
port. Willis submitted % statement u
Burke for his services, in the amount
Of $3.50, which burke considered cs.
orbitant, but later offered TO settle for
1925. which Willis refused. The lat.
TER then. instituted legal proceedings in
the justice court for the collection Of
his claim, which he then represented
amounted to s2l7.50. The case was bit
terly fought ON both sides, and the
shafts Of wit AMI sarcasm hurled at
each other by counsel in the case AZ.
forded much amusement 10 the crowd.
c.i cour: ro)m.
II wes stated last evening that an
appeal will be- taken from the verdict.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15
(FFon Wednesday, DaiIy.)

After q busy forenoon . session yes.
terdsy, the grand jury made second
partial report returning i've true bills
against four persons, charged with
crime and ignoring the charge Of bur.
saasZ sgsinst Moaica FLORES Of Sells,
$500 Who was released, from custody.
An indictment WINS returned against
Ignacio Ramirez, on the charge Of NJ.
sault with deadly weapon on the per-
ses Of another Mexican in Humboldt,
last January. Ramirez was srrsisned
In court and plead not guilty. Tho
hearing of his case was set for Thur.
day, May Q.
An Indictment on the charge OF bur.
glary was returned against Ed. Wig.
gins, who entered u butcher shop in
Seligman in March, and procured about
900 in cash from the register. Wig.
gins entered a plea Of guilty and the
date Of sentence was set for Friday.
Primaterio Tinijcro, against whom an
indictment was returned on tho charge
OF committing an unnatural crime, WINS
arraigned, and entered n plea Of guilty.
on the advice Of his counsel. The
court named Friday as tine date when
sentence would be passed.
James Hall entered a plea of not
guilty TO two indictments returned
against him. The hearing of his case
was set for Thursday, May .. Hail 10
charged with burglary and jajlbreak.
ing, committed in Humboldt about two
months ago. He escaped from tho
branch county Jail there and was cap.
tured few weeks later In wickcn.
burg.
Il. Gonzales, who claims TO DO an
Australian negro, entered a plea Of not
guilty to q burglary charge, and the
hearing Of his case was also set for
Gonzales represents himself
to be IN astroloGer and fortune teller
No 10 charged with entering the room
OF woman IN Humboldt IL The carly
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15
en- BODY 80 FEET THICK IN
Mo o'DIIBN.
(Yron Wsdsesdsy's Dsily.s

That in the Big o 'Bricn mine, 10 the
mack Rock district, Yavapsi county
viii. before many months, have ono Of
the greatest gold producing properties
u aorthern Arizona, is the opinion OF
c. ". Mitchell. consulting engineer fo'
several large concerns operating here,
vAo returned yesterday from q visit
- that district.
1.-THE Big O'Brien is bound 10 de.
vslep into the greatest gold mine in
al northera Arizona" he said. at
- BOW developed to depth Of only 500
fest, but the large ore bodies blocked
- will justify my statements AMI
spiaion. II 10 no surface deposit that
d liable to play out At any time, either,
~ In the lower level there IL On orc
bsdy exposed for q distance Of several
hvedred feet which has an average
sAiskses Of twenty-six feet. carry.
iAg high grade values. This ore shows
sssiderabie sulphides, and according 10
aaoay tests. 10 richer than ores from
sAs higher levels in the mine.
Zone Of the most complete milling
plants that ever Jaw il now nearing
ssoplstioa on TIE property. II has q
npseity Of 100 tes~ daily, asd 10 Gov.
sssd by one Of the best mill buildings
ever constructed in the Territory. II
ssssists Of twelve Nissen stamps, with
large number Of Frue vsnner con.
esatFators, and the management ex.
poets to have II in operation within
the next forty days.
"The Interior Mining and Trust
company" he continued, lowing
sad operating the group Of twenty
claims Of which the Big o 'Brien is one,
has done much towards tho advance.
nent Of the district by the building Of
first elass mountain road, which has
been constructed at great expense. II
has reduced the distance from the Big
O'Brien to Wickenburg to sixteen
miles and IL no well built that an au.
tomobile can be speeded over IL at the
rate of twenty miles an hour"
Mr.. Mitchell was accompanied on his
trip by a. l.. IIarroun, n Kansas City
capitalist, who has extensive interests
IN the Copper Creek district.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15
FINDS GOLD lusy so1uo,9Y xI.sx
LEFT.


W. Is. Hogan, who In visiting this
city for the first time, tells Of Q 70.
markably rich strike OF gold which he
made in the vicinity Of Rich Hill, in
March, which bids fair to develop into
a valuable property. The new find is
located only one.fourth OF q mile west
OF Rich Hill, on the summit Of which
nearly 100000 in gold was found in
the early 7O's, and on which nuggets
are found even at the present day, af.
ter heavy rainfalls, which wash away
the soil in the creeks and gulches.
Hogan states he made the discovery
"a the bottom OF a hole which had evil
IDENTITY been dug several years ago, on
a VEIN, and abandoned before the dis
eoverer had assay tests made Of the
ore exposed, which gives returns Of IS
h'gh rs $50 to the ton. The ledge, &C.
eording to the statement Of Hogan, av.
erages four feet in width, between two
well defined walls, and the paystreak
down the shaft, which has been sunk
TO . depth Of thirty feet, varies In
thickness from ono foot TO eighteen
inches.
Hogan stated yesterday that the pros
pect was good enough for him and that
ne intends to sink the shaft TO . good
depth along the vein and develop tho
ledge by drifts from each l00.foos
Level.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15
SEVERAL VICTIMS FACE CITY
RECORDER FARLEY.
(Frsm Wednesdays Daily

In the city recorders court, yester.
DAY, Tom Troxel, who caused com.
motion in the Birch Bros restaurant,
Monday morning, by throwing a bottle
and s'x'shootcr at the waiter, was found
guilty OF being drunk and carrying
concealed weapons, and was sentenced
70 serve scventv'Hve DAYS mt hard
labor in the city Jail, in default Of the
payment Of t75 fine. Troxei testified
sAat he was suffering from a lack Of
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15
GRAND JURY MAKES IT'S FINAL
RHPo1r.
From Thussday's Daily.

The grand jury for the May term OF
the district court, which has been in
session since May q, fled its final re,
port at the opening Of the afternoon
session, yesterday, which was as fol.
lows:
Prescott, Ariz., May =, 1907.
Hon. X. T.. Sloan:
The grand jury, impannelled May o,
1907, bcgs leave to report as follows:
Number OF cases examined. 20; out
of which indictments have been found
for murder, 2; burglary, 4; assault
with deadly weapon, /; grand lar.
ceny, !; unnatural crime, !; criminal
assault, !; total, 10.
We have dismissed the following:
Burglary, 2; robbery, ,; resisting m
officer, ]; forgery. l; escaping from an
officer, Ii sHsault with a deadly
weapon. I; iailbsaskipA, j; total, 10
Numhey Of withesses .xaminaa in the
above cases, Is.
Having concluded our labors, we beg
TO be discharged.
Respectfully submitted,
RAY HILL, Foreman.
a motion 10 set aside the indictmen,
Of Earl Sparks for the murder Of Louis
Andre. New Years Eve, was overruled,
1 well m "a demurrer, and the hearing
OF the ease WAS set for May u.
AZ yet no intimation has been given
by the attorneys for Sparks, who is
under 10000 bonds for his appearance
In court, as to what the line of de.
Tense will be, but IL in said that the
pistol found near the scene OF the
shooting, some days after the san.
culinary affair, will play an importan,
part in the trial.
Marcellina Gonzales. against whom
an indictment was returned for Grim.
inal assault was arraigned in court,
yesterday, and entered n plea Of not
guilty. His case was set for hearing
May 10.
II. V. Rosencrgber, against whom an
indictment for murder was returned by
the grand jury yesterday, was placed
under arrest last evening. and will be
arraigned in court today. He il charged
with the shooting Of young man
named liockderfYer at a ranch in the
Mogollon mountains, seven months ago
The coroner's jury in the case returned
= verdict Of justiAable homicide. II 10
claimed that the shooting was done in
'elf'defcnse.
A. Garcia and A. Gresorio, charged
with robbery In Poland. some two
ego. wsrs discharged from the
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15
WILL RUSH WolK on THE Foar
DUILDugoA

Il will be gratifying ssws to the
citizens Of Prescott to learn that there
win be no further delay In the con.
struetios Of the buildiags at whipple
Barracks, for which the govvsnmeat
hss appropriated tsoo, 900.
0Aas" r. Hsssy;. the agent fes <kas.
rem F. English Of San FRANCHISE, who
holds tho contract from tho govern.
mont, 10 In Prescott, together with A.
". Darrell, tho sub-costractor. q
Yesterday . force Of bsieklayers
wers put on tho ground and the work
will be pushed with sll possible vigor
undsr tho direction Of Superintendent
@. d. Hulburt, who will remain here
sntil the contract 10 completed, a. the
local representative Of Mr.. Haney. He
has his family with him and they are
auartered ct the Head house. Both
gentlemen were extremely busy, yes.
terday, in arranging all the details
necessary to expedite the work, and
tho only delay possible will be that
which may DO caused by tho difficulty
in procuring materials AZ rapidly M
might be desired.
Mr.. Haney il a thorough business
man, and one Of the owners Of tho
Union National bank Of Oakland, Cal.
Hence there Is no fear Of the work be.
ing suspended, as it was in the past,
on account Of financial complications.
The contract calls for twenty.four
providing accommodations
Tor four companies, Official headquarters
and band. When completed, which will
be from six to eight months, the war
department will increase the force ut
whipple to two battalions.
Outside Of this contract. another
contract will be let on May II, for .
'ost exchange and gymnasium, which
Il 10 estimated will cost about Gee, 900.
With all these improvements, whip.
,le Barracks viii he one Of the finest
'rmy posts In the west.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15

custody Of the sheriff, the grand jury
having ignored the charges against
them.
Richard Robes, accused Of assault
lose E.coeno, charged with robbery
and .Io.r Uyatra, accused OF bufSihfF'
all of Humboldt, were discharged
from custody. as were also Monlca
Flores. charged with burglary, ana
Ioui. Bafiwcll. accused Of assault.
Both fcsidc IN Scligmnn.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15
WILLIAMS ON THE VERGE or A
BOOM.
(Pyom Wednesday, Daily.)

Isom Weuhesoay Deuy.)
That Williams il on the verge Of n
mining boom, and a big one Mt that, is
evidenced by the fact Of the following
returns received from the Humboldt
smelter the carly part Of this week by
tho Anita Mines and several local ship.
pers, says the Williams News.
On six cars Of ore shipped 70 tho
above works during last month the
total returns were S8,l7O, or an aver.
age Of over ~ 200 per car. On these
shi pments, the Anita Mines, James y.
Iogue and W. II. Lockridgc are sew.
ersl hundred dollars TO the good. Every
one connected with the new movement
near Anita IL greatly elsted, and big
things are promised the coming summer
In tho way OF development and re-.
turns.
On Tuesday, =. II. Oman, manager
Of the Humboldt smeiter, and his chief
mctallurgist, Mr.. Dinear, were both in
tho city, and visited the mines in tho
district. They were greatly pleased
with the outlook and state II IL their
Honest belief" that williams and tho
Francis mining district are 10 become
we'll known in mining circles M once.
Extensive deposits Of low grade ore
were viewed while here, and both Wis.
itors expressed themselves az confident
that no other available body lay NO
close TO the smelter nsthis. When IL
In taken into consideration that the or.
from this district and belonging 10 this
class is vital necessity in the re.
duction Of ores from other parts Of
the Territory, and that the snelter
will even offcr q premium on tho ship.
mcnt il enough cannot BE- had other.
wise, IL can be seen 70 what nm extent
the work Of shipping this low grade
product may eventually result.
The Anita company IL Hmm, men
every day and il .pdcavoriug 10 se,
into shape at once 10 ship a, least four
ears every twenty four hours. Other
owners in the district are also loading
and shipping, and before long the total
shipments per day may reach eight or
trn ears. And M every ear shipped.
no matter how poor In comparison with
those shipped last month. will net the
shipper, under presen, conditions. nj
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15
RosENBER0E1 10 PLACED UNDER
$4,000 BOND.
(6eas EsiSay's DsAy.)

u. V. Rosenberger, % stockman
against whom an indictment was re-
turned by the recent grand Jury fol
the murder OF another stockman, named
Hockderffer, in the Mogollon noun
tains, several months ago, was ar.
raiRned in the district court, yester.
day. and entered a plea Of no. guilty,
his bonds being fixed at $4,000, which
he readily furnished.
Although coroner's jury returned
verdict Of justifyable homicide, al
the time Of holding an inquest over
the remains Of Hoekderffer, the grand
jury unearthed such strong evidence of
an discriminating nature nm to warrant
the indictment Of Rosenberser.
The defense Of Rosenberger will be
that he shot Hockderffer in self de.
Tense, believing tnat his own life WAS
in, danger. The prosecution claims 70
'r' IN posscssios Of convincing evidence
thar will show thar Hockdrrffcr was
shot in the back, and not In self. de.
Tense.
This and the Sparks and Roach c.s..
VIII he the only murder cases on the
May docket. Rosenberger's trial 4.
yet for Tuesday of next week so,,Ls,
case will be called May %, and the
trial OF Roach, charged with the mu,.
dcr OF Jack Fletcher, will come up
May 20. "
Ihe regular and special vcnires Of
'f'a' Jurors for the May term were i'm.
pane''ed yesterday. Following is the
list OF trial jurors for the term,
Hank Wing6eld, G. Cobv. r. =
refers, j. 4. Cook. Frank NestoY. W
" das'on, Z. A. Blackburn, W. NJ.
rouisoh' George Woodling, l.. d. Law.
~ H. Kaufman, J.. s. Baird, +. 4.
Jackson D. h, Caldwell, George Ma.
nafh' e. T. Joslin, Fred Back. A.
oreekmur, J. W. Hubbard, w. NJ
COOK James Rees, W. A. bearing
Mark Ferguson, J. J. Fisher. Il. =
H"''zer' Frank Heislcr, l.. p. Nellis. r.
IT, Butler j. A. sines, 8. A. Balder.
son. a. y. Conner, II. j. Grain, @. =
Meany' ). II, Robinson, W. l.. Conner.
H. W. Paulson, Duncan Rees. Mo,,an
hon't, Mat O'Leary, Tom Wilson. Rob.
ert Connell, Fred sattes, W. T.. Knott
Andy Lancer, Frank Clinesmith. O. II
hedbnry' and p. b. Fisher, the latte,
nI'een being the special venire order.
ed by the court to be summoned Tue,.
day.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15

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anything You vast.