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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19
FERTILE ACRES THAT BELONG TO
 UNCLE SAMS LITTLE CAPTIVES

expressed on the occasion of his recent visit of investigation to the Fort Sill res ervation. The government, 1t is argued by Uncle Sam, needs this land for the purpose of building up great military reservation for the practice of sham war fare on the part of the savalry sta tioned at Fort Sill. The Fort Sill reser- vation is today the finest of all our army posts for cavalry practice, and it Is the hope of the department of war and mill tary authorities generally to make it a regimental post, To do this will necessi- tate enlarging, rather than lessening its area, and consequently the war depart ment is preparing to vigorously defend its appropriation of the territory under litigation.
 But we need it cry the Apache chill dren, We need It for better reason. We need 1t because it Is our only hope against starvation when our fathers and our mothers shall have set out upon their last long trail to the happy hunting grounds of the dead, far and away from your bristling garrisons."
 It was to obtain some information re- garding the economic and social status of these children that the writer visited several of the Apache camps on the day following the visit of the Secretary of War.
 light snow had fallen the night before the first snow seen in Oklahoma for two years-and all along the whitened trail over which crunched our ponies hoofs, were the imprints of small mocasins. Of Indian, child or man, there was in all the wide landscape, neither sight, nor sound, nor suggestion save the tiny mocasin footprints. For the Indian in captivity has this in common with his wild brother; he is a stealthy, elusive creature, and you never know just where you are going to find him. And since our Apache prisoners are given the privi- leges usually accorded 10 prisoners of war and are allowed to wander unre strietedly within the confines of the Fort Sill reservation, it is like hunting for a needle in a haystaek to attempt to To- cate any particular Indian at any par ticular time or place. Twenty years of captivity have not modified his nomadic instincts, and though the government provides each householder with com fortable dwelling and outbuildings for his cattle, he usually prefers to live in teepee or a tent in some secluded creek bottom or woody ravine, just as far away from his house as he can get. He might be persuaded to live in the white mans house, he will tell you, were 1t not for the inevitable facts of death and dis ease, either of which occurring in an abid- ing place makes it, according to his tribal supersttions, unclean and unfit for habitation. When such misfortunes over- take them in their rude teepees, all they need to do is to tear them down and move>on until they reach some spot un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

Alabama to their present quarters at Fort Sill. The spectacle of the conquered warroirs being driven with their wives and their young children into the garri- son of their conquerors, made a deep im- pression upon the Comanches who by reason of their nearnesS to the Fort Sill reservation, could stand by and view 1t all. Their warlike hearts were particu- larly touched by what seemed to them the dtrest of calamities-the disnheriting of the innocent Apache papooses who under the stern laws of war were by the captivity of their parents debarred from participation in the rights and privileges which the United States government ac- cords every other land in Indian territory, the allotment running anywhere from 16O acres to four times that amount, ac- cording to fertility and location AS the offspring of a conquered enemy the young Apaches were in reality as much outlawed as was Geronimo himself with his long record of massacre and plllage, but how ever unjust it was admitted by every body to be at that time, there seemed no alternative. The Apaches were our prisoners of war, and we had spent too many years trying to capture them to justify us in running any risks of letting them escape merely because of our sen timental feelings towards their children or our prejudices against bringing up non offending young Indians In prison camps
 And so the kindly Comanches, under their able chief %uanah Parker, took justice in their own hands by ceding portion of their holdings to the disquali- fled little captives. with a provision for its future allotment in 160 acre tracts as each child came of age; thus putting the children of the unfortunate parents upon the same footing of economic equality as their own freeborn papooses.
 That Uncle Sam will refuse to give up his possession of the contested land, is the opinion of no less an authority than Secretary of War Taft, an opinion he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

spirit of the country in which his lot has been cast; 1t Is impossible even for an Indian to live long in Oklahoma and not absorb a certain amount of the wonderful spirit and energy taht has in seventeen years transferred a vast uninhabited frontier territory into populous state. For 1t must not be surmised that the Apache child is a poverty stricken child, even though he has been born in captiv lty the offspring of a race themselves doomed to end their lives as prisoners of war. On the contrary the little captives have been since their birth the most for tunate of mortals economically. The per capita wealth of the Apache band for every man, woman, boy, girl and tiny papoose today is a trifie more than $17O0. Every dollar of it has been earned by themselves, through the most primitive culture of their little cornhelds and their cattle which graze untended all over the reservation.
 In comparison with the percapita wealth of our cities, or inded of any other com munity In the country, save the Osage Indians of northern Oklahoma, that of the little Apaches is fabulous. The per capita wealth of the Osages is $S0,0O0 for every main. woman and chlld-a fact which makes them the richest people by far in all the world. But the Osages have cultivated their reservation under the modern system of agriculture, and the Apaches have practically just allowed things to grow, with just as little work and care as possible. The fact that in spite of their lazy, shiftless habits they should have made themselves in captiv- ity the second richest people in the world is a striking commentary upon the al- most inconceivable possibilities of this new country.
 Under the system enforced by the mili- tary authorities at Fort Sill the Apache captives have been simply obliged to work the land allotted to them for their own maintenance. Under the direct supervi- sion of Lieutenant Burlington, U. $. A., the officer responsible for the conduct of the prisoners they have been literally forced to become rich, though the origi- nal object was merely to force them to become self-supporting. But, as the sol diers at Fort Sill say, "A man cannot cultivate land in Oklahoma and remain merely self-supporting; he's bound to grow rich whether he wants to or not
 At the camp mentioned two young girla were pointed out as destined for Carlisle. They were the daughters of one of Ger onimo's lieutenants, grizzled, low pee door making a bow and arrow for his great grandchild, boy of 4.
 They might have been Indian princesses so imperial did they look astride their fat white ponies, their long black braids hanging below the barbaric beaded belts that girdled their riding habits of ecru buckslxn. Their beauty was all their own; 1t is comparable to the beauty of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

the Comanches. are preparing to defend the interests of their children when the matter is introduced in Congress. Then will ask that these 10000 acres and none other be their hapless children's portion, and that the original plans of the Co., manche donors be carried out to the let- ter; i. e., that the land be subdivided and allotted in 16O acre tracts to each and every child born in captivity--his to have and to hold and to bequeath to his heirs forever.
 For, shall the sins of the fathers be visited upon the children?" they will plead in their highly colored idiom. Because we, the sires have in our forwardness burned and pillaged and slaughtered. shall you visit your vengeance for our mis- deed upon our opposes? Are the penal ties of exile and Imprisonment not enough? Must our children, and our chill dren's children also suffer a penalty? Must they needs be disinherited and out lawed of those privileges vouchsafed to the offspring of other and less unhappy tribes?"
 The answer rests with Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19
 Rich Inheritance of Indian Pa pOOse Prisoners at Fort Sill GIVEN THEM BY GOMANCHES Will Uncle Sam Let Them Have This Land? 1t is Needed For Military
 ervation-Answer With
 Congress.

Twenty thousand acres of the most fertile land in Oklahoma belong to the children of the conquered Apache horde who have been born in captivity at Fort Sill where their fathers and knsmen, together with their notorious Chief Ger onimo are held as prisoners of war Will the government let them have the land? The problem bids fair to be as compli- cated in its judicial aspects as 1t is romantic and picturesquely dramatic in human interest. Born in captivity-many of them the second generation thus born, for the captivity of the Apaches dates back more than a score of years-and to all intenets and purposes just as yer itably prisoners of war as their once fierce but now broken spirited sres, these hundred-and-odd little children may or may not be adjudged the lawful posses sors of one of the finest domains in all the great south west. It is beautifully wooded and watered strip lying in the very heart of that choice area of country circumscribed by the Rock Island and Frisco re'lroads and immediately adjacent to the -ort Sill military reservation, in recent years and pending the
 Innate settlement of the matter, has appropriated and absorbed it, for pur- poses of it's own.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

.oly of the Apache children come to claim this estate is one of the most beautiful example of race love and race charity which the history of the Ameri- can Indian records. It was set aside for their especial benefit by the Conan ches when, some sixteen or seventeen years ago, the vanquished Apaches were transferrd from the military prison in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

Hoods Sarsaparilla Is peculiar to it. self In merit and curative power. Tako only, Hood'A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-19

Children s Skeleton Waists; oEo A pretty line of Purses and Hand Bags, brown and black, gold and gun metal trim med $1.25 value VYnn Shell Hair Pins, dark and oEo The HookOn Hose Supporter, lisle web and felt button; or
 A new line of Pearl Buttons, plain Tr-' and carved; 20 and 25c value, for. :. .SOC Children ''Peter Pan" Belt En
 colors black, brown, red and white. oOC Linen Tape, 313-yard punches, Eo Ladies Wash Belts, gold and Tn~ metal Buckles for ............... .SVO
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17

line extends N 74s 1s, w. 14ss.so feet
and s.. -74o IS, f. o.2o feet to a point on
line Il s & K c fssf f Eol s Cor LOBE Be; !.
Beginning at Cor. No. I on line 2-3
Identical with Cor. No. l Black Cap Lode
Sec tn - f. ruT : 8, r. wh Is E. N Me- D. = M T.. bears sHr;
n. s. 81. 80, w. s1s6.3o feet; thence s.
ls' % w. 53s It. to Cor. No. 4: thence
;as ne 4 3 I, 3 3s:i Z IS s. fs e 81 e cs T.: NJ :;
f From No the / location ihs % Rlsss of os ,Ss Ioas
and N. 730 81 w. $50 feet to a point on
me i BLACK sssiis c essf NJ. s.IoDE.
; \. 5 s.s SaI. ~ Sss' . + I. sssssai.sMsi t e +. , =; 3;
Sor. Il No sn =: thence n; N Il. 77ss. & 81. w W. i 1ssi Il
feet TO- Cor. No. I. the place Of begin
nisss. M, From s the ! I s = 3, % e 9ss "a tn, the
and n. 49, 81 W. 7l7.s2 feet to a point
BLACK CAP NO. LODE.
n n. s bears aos' n Sec g. - ~ so- E. ssa7.o4 feet;
:; thence Ss. s !; 7s ,n. q. E ). $3.50 %. ; f St E F.
1901. s5 feet to Cor. No. 4: thence N. 1ss
2, e. 600 feet to Cor. No; 5; thence n.
So 49, w. 1463.7s feet to Cor. No. 4. the
Mace Of beginning. from the location
monument the lode line extends N. 73e
46' ". 502.63 feet and 8. So e E.. ss5.67
feet to a point on line AS 1854 feet
from Cor; No 4. Variation at all cor
Net area of Black Can. Black Cap No.
1, Black Can No. Q and Black a No. 3
These claims are located in the s. E.
u Sec. 4: s. w. u Sec. 3: n. E. Sec
8: N. E. Y Sec. 10 T. 8 s. r. - e. M.
And I direct that this notice be pub
lished in the Goldneld News at Goldheld.
Esmeralda County. Nevada, for q period
Of nine successive weeks
LOUIS J. COIN. Register.
Date of first publication. August II.
PYNE & DOUGLAS.
Attorneys for Applicant.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17
los ANGELES IN THE GAME
WITH NEW MINING EXCHANGE

Irwin Heron. Capt. J. z Osborne, Robt.
Marsh, j. J. Doran. Frank X. Rule. G. A.
stilson. c. H. Lamb. and many other
well known and influential citizens. Such
men as these. headed by Mayor Harper.
could not AFFORD to lend their names to.
or assume a prominent part in such an
organization. without nrst being fully
satisfied of its aims. purposes and inan-
cial backing.
The members Of the governing board
and the list of charter members In given
below:
Governing Board-Mayor A. c. Har-
per, VIM. b. Nichols. 3. Irwin Heron.
secretary; J. L. Boyle. VIM. Cline. Geo.
w. Parsons. ]. z Osborne. Robt- Marsh.
M. J. Monnette. c. II. Hayes, J. J.
Doran.
Charter Members, Los Angeles-R. Z.
Burbank. ]. l.. Boyle. A. ". Beesley. +.
L. Bottsford. H. w. Boyer. E. H a
more. Albert Brady. Robt- Burch. Geo.
r. Baker, G. d. Bunch. H. F. Baker, J.
B. Business, J. A. Caldwell. r. L. Che
ney. G. N. Currier. L. A. Crisler, John
Denere. J. J. Doran. w. }. Davis. e. J.
Donnelly. W.. r. Dickson, ". carp. A.
Falco. Z. A. Forester & Sons. Julius
Fried. John d. Foster. Gordon 4 Co,
Arthur Gleason. Hamilton. Tibbetts &
Co., Irwin F. Heron. r. H. Heron. VIM.
H. Hubbard. Chester T. Hoag, Cal. F.
Hunter, Aaron Hattenbach, H. c. Hull
niger, J.. f. Holiday, A. c. Harper. Karl
X. Kennedy. J. o. Knight, ". H.
Knowles, C.. J.. King. C. II. Lamb, Geo. A.
L~onsberry & Co.. Frank Lerch. NJ. J.
Monnette. Ora Z. Monnette. Robt,
Marsh, L. w. Morgan, J. J. McCardy.
Mcdonald & Co., j. 2. Osborne, J. J.. A.
on. Thos. A. Orr. 8. r. Porter. II. c.
Parrett, Geo. w. Parsons. J. H. Peters,
F. A. Pollack, r. p. Probasco. Frank X.
Rule, p. W.. Ross, 8. w. Reddin, c. A.
Stilson. r. F. Simoneau. J. c. Thompson.
c. Henry Thompson. Rollen J. Van
Houten. Phillip d. Wilson. J. e. Ward.
Ernest H. Wilson, u. ". Withee, w. n.
Wallace. Amos J. Yeager.
Goldfeld-E. J. Amann, F. A. Alting-
er, A. ". Beesley, w. H. Boyer. w. l..
Cooper. VIM. Cline, Frank w. Champion.
r. L. Colburn. W. B. Dougherty. M. N.
Detch, J. r. Davis. Jack Davis, John
Donnellan, A. z. Eisen. G. w. Finninger.
J. A. Forney. c. M. Goebel. w. p. Gar
rison, c. w. Hayes, r. o. Hobson. G. H.
Hayes, J. E. johnson. w. E.. Jeske. Ern-
est Kennedy, Lewis X. Kuntz, Robert
Lanka, J. L. Lindsay, r. H. Lathrap, A.
d. Myers. J. H.. Macmillan, Mccormack
Dorsey. has. A.. Meeker, ID. II. Miller.
Morgan Morgan. w. b. Nichols. o. p.
Posey, H. H.. Politzer. H.. F. Parker,
Rigali Bros, A. r. Sawyer, w. H. Stills.
W. A. Stanton, e. w. Thomas, Tyson &
Fitzgerald. G. f. T~omlinson. r. b. Todd.
w. H. whitmore, W.. II. Weber. Henry
Weber. F. b. Weir & Co., George Wing
field. A. X. Wheeler.
Bullfrog-Peter Bush. J.. L. Cadagan.
J. ]. Fagon, +. o. Frazier. II. w. Grit
fth, O. o. Kincaid. s. F. Lindsay. J. J.
Largent, Overbert & Mcmahon, g. w.
Rose, F. o. Ray. T. c. Thomas, J. J.
Taylor.
Manhattan-W. ]. Arkell. H. A. Nc
Craney, Arthur II. Mum.
Tonopah--J. w. Langley.
Salt Lake-H. 8. Joseph. ID. H. Percy.
J.. A. Pollock, Z. l.. Sheets.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17
SLUGGISH

The strike II the telegraph openaorsa n the nsausfactor condition Of the
non market in New York., together with IN reports OF several VI failures in
East III contribute to q duh market for mining stocks on the local exchanges
The tlegraphers strike vas probably the biggest factor as with tn exception of
the private wire of ohm Donnensn q Company. telegraphic communication with
ths coast and eas;enp points has been bsoiuteiy suspended
The market opened weaka an sluggish o Monday morning and it hs continued
conditions of seniletharsy all during the week.. with al OCCASIONAL momentum
ash O. ns Thereh a been a decided falling III in prices but the volume of busi
ness hs been smana md 1T is believed that prices will move up again as soon as
conditions are restored All III stocks suffered Consolidated. whichc closed
At sos LAST Friday. Sold yesterday at $3.50 Florence went from $50 to $3.50 and
more in demand han m the stock during the week nut the price OF this popular
out della. Mohawk Ledge vas selling yesterday at 21h cents IN Hssdnson was
number of sales were recorded at s n 81 cents of the other stocks the offer
needed rest and saving their strength for more srenaoust times to come
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17

Robert B. Todd was in Luning this
week looking ove h Copper Glance
property and the claims Of h Lunihg
Gold Mines Syndicate. He brought
back some hne samples Of copper ore.
taken from the Copper Glance. The
tunnel IL in 15s feet and has cut two
lodges and IL just entering the third.
The extent Of this ledge Is not known
but an average sample of the ore as
sayed 2i.e1 per cent copper. valued at
1864 q ton. On the same property a
shaft IL down 80 feet and has cut a
four-foot vein that assays $3.50 per
cent copper. valued at $15s.72 a ton.
Ore Is being sacked o shipment and
II the veins hold put III mine will soon
be shipping ten tons . day. on ar aver
age. from the start.
The tunnel on the Luning Gold Mines
Syndicate ground IL in 200 feet and SUP
erintendent Morse expects to cut both
the north and south lodges before Sep
tember LIST. and put the company on
a Shipping basis. When these crosscuts
are completed the company will have
$50 feet Of stopping ground on the south
ledge and $50 feet on III north ledge.
which will be reached by a crosscut
from the main tunnel.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17
ooxDYIHxD Duxx1oN TAX
BUNS xNTo 1I0 T1oU11s

James Nevin. state bullion tax col
lector and N. ". Rolf. state auditor were
in Goldfeld this week. coming over from
Tonopah to which city they had been
called to examine the accounts of the
Tonopah Mining company, to settle a
dispute regarding the amount due the
state from that company. They found
that there was still due the sun of
$4,000 from the last quarters produc-
ton. The account will be settled 1T
once.
From present Indications" said Mr..
Nevin, 'the bullion tax from the Gold
field district will run well into the six
figures this year. We have no special
business but just came over here to look
around. This district is in splendid
shape and in fact the entire state pre-
sents splendid prospects. / believe that
the present years production will far
exceed the expectations Of many per-
sons who nave not kept closely informed
in regard to the great activity In min
ing in both the northern and southern
portions Of the state. I think that
many of the operators in the Goldfeld
district will be surprised by the returns
from this district this year"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17

A. E. Yokum, of the firm Of Bley.
Parker and Yokum came in from Belle
helen last Tuesday and reports consid-
cradle activity in that camp. Mr.. Yokum
says drifting has been started on the 70
foot level of the Lawrence property. 1t
Is expected that the big vein which is
exposed on the surface will be reached
in about 100 feet.
The shaft on the Shasta group is down
80 feet and preparations are being made
to install a hoist.
A contract has been let to sink q 90
foot shaft on the Esmeralda group. Mr..
Wendell has taken an option on the
Craig brothers group n will begin de-
velopment work at once.
Charlie Augustenak's property has
been bonded to q party of Salt Lake
capitalists who started to do some pre-
liminary work several weeks g. They
bonded the property before they had
sunk forty feet.
The shaft on the Ely group Is down
IS feet and In a good vein Of milling
ore.
The Nellie Bly, shaft is down 80 feet
n the rock pans all the way.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17

Wv1H 1DoU0xS DxDx1x0x
One Of the richest strikes yet made
in the district was recorded at the Red
Top property. Just west of Vernon. the
early days OF this week. and from the
way the new find is increasing 1t IL a
safe wager h 1t will not be many
months before regular ~consignments Of
high grade will be going out from the
property.
Since the discovery Of the high grade
the owners have beer besieged with APP
plications to visit the property and In
spect the new find and a number of min
ing men who were among h f~ortunates.
stamp the property as a winner and pre-
dict that 1t will eventually be classed as
one Of the districts big producers.
Ore has beer found in three places on
the Red Top-at the 80. 20 and s0-foot
levels. On the two upper levels as far
az the ledge has been opened 1t shows
an average width of Ave feet and. ac-
cording to the statement of one OF the
ofncials OF the company. the entire ledge
yields good paintings. At the 70-foot
level. where a station was recently cut.
there IL q streak running through the
main ledge that is productive of picture
ore. some of the assays going as high
as $4,000 to the ton. Several phenome-
nal paintings hav been had. and one
which was on exhibition at a local as
sayer's ONCE attracted unusual atten-
tion. From one pan Of dirt enough gold
to cover the bottom Of a pan was OBJ
tained. The gold shows some crystalliza-
ton, while the majority IL in a free
state, some Of the nuggets being as
large as peas.-vernon Review.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-17

f. r. Rochester, of h war depart
ment. Washington, d. c.. is in Goidheld.
Mr.. Rochester was one of the first SUBJ
scribers to Nevada Exploration stock
which has proven one of the biggest
mons makers in Nevada Wednesday
Mr.. Rochester and others made the
trip tic Round Mountain in the LOTUS
& Davis auto for the purposes of ex-
amining the Round Mountain properties
in which the Nevada Exploration COM
psny is interested. He was delighted
with the trip and with the condition OF
things at Round Mountain. After sook-
ing over the various camps. he has be-
come one Of the most enthusiastic be-
levers in Nevada and Nevada stocks.