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attained by any other, he has at last
come face to face with problem
which even his undaunted courage
seems powerless to solve. 1t is be-
cause he has been so masterful in all
his undertakings, so intolerant of any
thing short Of the complete victory,
that the whole world is asking: What
is he going to do? How is this man,
who has done so much more than his
fellows, going to free himself from the
dominion which rank and tradition
have built about him like never to
be surmounted wall? How Is he to
transform the untitled daughter Of an
american senator into royal princess
OF the shouse of Savoy? All the world
is asking how. No man has ever made
the attempt. Is Luigi Of Savoy the
wonder worker who is to crown his
cycle Of amazing achievement with
this consummate social readjustment?
Recently an eminent Roman juris-
consult was asked by one of the men,
bers of the royal Italian household for
his opinion as to the possibility of
such an alliance. 'There is nothing in
the italian law to prevent it." the great
legal authority replied.
Absolutely nothing?" the questioner
persisted.
Absolutely. If the king should die
and his son, the Prince Of Piedmont
and his cousins, the Duke Of Aosta and
the Count of Turin, and the dukes two
boys, Prince AmadeO and Prince Al
none, the Duke of the Abruzzi would
be king Of Italy and his wife would be
the queen"
Neither is there the slightest foun-
Aation for the half belief which is cur
rent in certain quarters that Prince
Luigi has gone through with some le-
gal formality Of waving all rights of
royal descent. That Is the successor of
a belief once held by the Italian peas
antry that he had given up his chance
of becoming king because he pre-.
ferred to be an explorer. 1t was pic
turesque. but without a shadow CT
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|ta|y's Intrepid Explorer
Duke Of the Abruzz Prnce Scion Of the House of Savoy
Who Would Rather Ascend Mountain Than
Throne-WI He Solve His Latest Problem,
Transforming an American Girl Into
a Royal Princess?
a Royal Princess?
By GEORGE H. PICARD.

By GEORGE H. PICARD.
~ ERHAPS the two men discussed
IL most persistently in America to-
day are President Roosevelt and
Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy.
Concerning both of them the American
public is asking the question framed
In the same WOrds-What is he going
to do?
That which Mr.. Roosevelt expects to
do Immediately at the close of his term
penetrate the heart Of equatorial
Africa-Prince Luigi accomplished two
years ago. When he returns from the
most deliberately planned hunting ex-
petition ever undertaken by an Amer
lean, President Roosevelt will put his
thrilling experiences in search Of big
game in book. That is precisely
what the prince has done in work en-
titled "Ruwenzori," which tells how
in the spring and summer Of 1906 he
went in search of the Mountains Of
the Moon and found them.
"RuwenZori," just published by E.
P. Dutton & Co., is practically the
princes own account Of his ascent of
the wonderful mountains whose sum-
mits are as frigid as the arctic and
whose bases are set in the tropical
verdure Of the equatorial region. It
was not written by the intrepid ex-
plorer's own hand, but it was COM
piled from his own notes and put into
shape under his personal supervision.
1t is the recorded evidence Of an
achievement which puts Luigi of Sa-
voy at the head of the long list Of
modern mountain climbers. It was the
feat Of man still young in years who
was born with a positive genius for
perilous adventure.
His --latest Problem a Hard One.
Ever on the lookout for an opportu-
nifty to fix the flag Of the house of
Savoy on a pinnacle of discovery never
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Tho Butterfly Bracelet.

Bracelets are booked to make their
temperance in the fashionable world.
The butterfly bracelet Is most conspic-
uous among the new fancies. It is to
be worn between the elbow and the
shoulder and in no circumstances
about the wrist. It is formed of a per-
fectly plain, tight fitting band Of flex-
1ble gold, clasped with a large gold,
jewel bespangled butterfly. The costly
insect Is so poised that at every move
ment Of the wearer's arm the gleam-
ing pinions tremble It is a fine orna.
ment and as worn by Grace Van Stud.
diford is extremely conspicuous.
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lad at the naval academy his mates
discovered an infallible method Of put
ting him on the defensive "How can
the son Of a king Of Spain be an Ital-
lamp they would cry out from a safe
distance. This sophistical reasoning
always reused him to great wrath in
spite of the fact that he was born in
the royal palace at Madrid in the very
room which Queen Victoria uses as a
nursery for the crown prince. At that
time his father was making his i'll
fated experiment Of ruling Spain and
the Spanish grandezza were making it
so uncomfortable for the man whom
they had elected their ruler by their
cruel ostracism Of his beautiful young
wife, whose only fault was that she
was not Of the blood royal. At that
time Prince Luigi was third in success
sion to the Spanish throne. Since the
day his father abdicated and took his
broken hearted wife and three little
boys back to Italy Luigi has not set
foot on Spanish SOIL and he declares
that he never will.
Eager For Exploration.
When he was very young the prince
began to show of what mettle he was
made. His boyish brain was filed
with half conceived images of the ad-
ventures he resolved to seek. II was
not made to be prince" he once con-
fded to a friend. II ought to be an
Arab, to scour the desert, or an Eski-
mo, to roam among ice fields" His
aunt, then Queen Margherita, was al.
ways very fond of him and encour-
aged him in his passion for explora-
ton. He organized his first arctic ex-
petition in 1899, and it was due to
Margherita's interest and generosity
that he was enabled to prepare for it Sc
thoroughly. Long before the expedi-
ton was equipped his private means
were exhausted, and it was the queen
who provided the money for the voy.
age from her own personal fortune.
He has always looked on her as a Sec
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ond mother and has deferred to her
wishes In every possible way. Her
infexible attitude of opposition to tha
American alliance has been the most
disagreeable feature of the entire mat
ter for Prince Luigi.
When he made his first visit to
America the prince was in his twenty.
second year. He had already climbed
the Matterhorn and was on a cruise.
around the world as q lieutenant or.
board the warship Cristoforo Colombo
1t was on this cruise that he made ur
his mind to climb to the summit of
Mount st. Elias, and in 1897 he re-.
turned to the United States to put that
project into effect. Four days were
spent In the climb to the summit. but
It was accomplished, and the Young
Italian was the first man to set foot
on that dazzling eminence of $4,000
feet There were several Americans in
the princes party, but he saw to it
that none Of then was his companion
at the last stage of the ascent. He
wanted all the glory to belong to Italy
and succeeded in his patriotic desire.
Luigi went home and for the next
two years devoted himself to the study
OF the north pole problem. BY the
summer Of 1899 his plans were per
fected, and he sailed with small par,
ty from Christiania. 1t was on this
trip that the prince was so badly fro
zen that he was obliged to suffer the
amputation of two fingers and was so
Ill that he could proceed no farther.
His courage did not desert him, how
ever, and he directed Captain Cagni,
his companion, to take part of the
crew and proceed northward. Thus it
was that the scientific credit was be-
slowed on the prince, who directed the
advance from his sickbed.
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Quarry of Royal Matchmakers.

Up to the time Of his meeting with
Katherine Elkins Prince Luigi had
been so Indifferent to the charms of
femininity that he had acquired the
reputation Of being woman hater
This, however, he always denied in
dignantly, declaring that he was only
Indifferent to social pleasures on &C.
count Of the time consumed in them.
Although all the royal matchmakers
in Europe have tried their hand at
getting him married suitably, he has
held himself rigidly aloof from every
proposition Of that kind. He and his
unmarried brother, the Count Of Tu-
rim, now the most eligible royal bache-
lors In Europe, have avoided thus far
every matrimonial moose which has
been prepared for them, Prince Luigi
by fiat refusal to be taken and his
polished and diplomatic brother by
methods equally effective, but vastly
less Irritating to the more or less
royal mammals Of more or less royal
daughters in search Of more or less
royal husbands.
This is the man who has declared to
all the world that the accident of rank
will not prevent him from marrying
the woman Of his choice, the queenly
daughter Of bluff, outspoken Stephen
B. Elkins, senior senator from West
Virginia.
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No. 47O3 Greenbush, will meet the second and
fourth Saturday Of each month at the Aug.
Rines house, in school district 5, at p. m.
S. E. TILLEY, Pres. E. G. STARK, Sec
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No. 1874, Woodland Brook, will meet the first
and third Saturday of each month at the
Woodland Brook school house at p m.
ALBERT R1EBE, Pres. FRANK MAGNUsoN Sec
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No. 374 Berry District, will meet the first
Friday of every month at the Berry school
house: district "a, at 1880 p m.
O. D. ORNE, Pres. L. A. HATCH Sec.
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No. 1891, Baldwin District, will meet the second
and fourth Saturday of every month at the
Baldwin town hall, at 8 p. m.
CHAS JUDKINS, Pres. II. B. FISK, Sec.
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No. 4211, Oxbow, will meet the first and third
Tuesday of each month at the Gates school
house in Dist No. 81, at p. m.
GEO. CARR, Pres. E. RADEKE, Sec.
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No. 1904. Blue HILL will meet the first and third
Saturday of every month at the Wheeler school
house at p m.
JAMES DUGAN, Pres. FRED STEHL. Sec
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No. 5057, West Branch, will meet the first and
third Saturday of each month at the school
houst, Dist No. 4, at 8 p. m.
ARCHIE TAYLOR, Pres, J. L. WETSEL Sec
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Mountains of the Moon.

Prince Luigi remained at home sew
eral years, long time for a man who
would rather ascend a mountain than
throne. The labors of authorship,
with his regular duties as an officer of
the Italian navy, occupied the bulk OF
his time until he was ready to tackle
the tough proposition of planting the
tricolored flag Of Savoy on the still
undiscovered peaks Of the Mountains
of the Moon. These equatorial heights
were talked about as long ago as He
rodotus, and Ptolemy referred to them
as containing the sources Of the Nile,
but they were regarded as mythical
by modern geographers until Sir Sam
uel Baker got glimpse of one of the
peaks in 1854. Twenty years later
Stanley saw two Of the peaks overtop-
ping the almost perpetual mists in
which they are enshrouded, but it was
reserved for the Duke Of the Abruzzi
to climb the sixteen highest noun
tains of the range and to measure and
name them all, thereby solving the
geographical puzzle Of the centuries.
It is worthy of note that to none Of
these discoveries did this modest
young explorer give his own name
One of the two which he believed to
have been seen by Stanley he named
In honor Of the dead African explorer.
His manner Of referring to the fact
that he had named the two Hottest
peaks Of the Ruwenzori Margherita
and Alexandra when he was address,
ing the British Geographical society in
the presence of King Edward showed
the prince to be an adept at courteous
diplomacy as we'll as In exploration.
1T was about half past H." he said
in describing the ascent Of the Ruwen-
zorf. "a fresh breeze blew from the
southeast. The clouds swept pass but
a few yards under us, leaving clear
only the two peaks that we had left
and the one on which we were stand
ing. And to these SUBMITS at the mo-
ment which crowned my efforts I gave
the names of Margherita and Alexan-
dra In order that under the auspices
Of the two royal ladies the memory Of
two nations may be handed down to
posterity-of Italy, the name of which
resounded for the first time on these
SHOWS in our shout Of victory. and of
England, which in it's marvellous colo
NAL expansion carries civilization ever
to the slopes Of these remote noun
talns:''
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No: 1913. Bogus Brook will meet the second
and fourth Friday OF each month at Emil
Jopp's house. A. SCHMATz. Sec
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No. 4117, Zimmerman, will meet the first and
third Saturday OF each month in Woodman
hall at 1880 p. m.
81. B. PRATT, Pres. GEORGE JAMES, Sec
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American Society Of Equity Directory

No. 1926, Schmidt District, Will meet the first
Friday of every month at the Schmidt
district school house No. 8. at p. m.
ED. BENSEAAN, Pres. H. F. HOLTHUS Sec
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No. 4243, Green Lake, will meet the second and
fourth Monday OF each month at M. B. A. hall,
Wyanett, at 8 p. m.
AUGUST JOHNSON, Pres. E. NYsTROM Sec
The oasis., 1908-09-12
NoGALES NOTES.

Mir. s. E. Hunter, superintendent for the Four Metals Mining Com pany, was a visitor at Nogales Tuesday.
 The road between Nogales and Washington Camp is sadly in need of repairs. Particularly true is this statement with regard to the mountain portion of the thorough fare, beyond the Santa Cruz river,
 Saturday evening Mir. c. C.. Kingsley came up from Guaymas to visit few days with his family, who are staying at the line city through the heated term in Sonora. Yesterday Mr. Kingsley returned to the Sonora metropolis.
 Monday Mir. William A. Parker of Camille, made final proof on his homestead entry in the eastern part of Santa Cruz county. An adverse claimant, Mir. c. E, Mur- ray, appeared by his attorney, Mr. s. F. Noon, and protested against the hearing, contesting Mir. Parker's right to one of the forty acre sub divisions filed on by MT. Parker The proceedings took the entire day and were prolonged into tht evening. Mir. Frank J. Duffy re presented Mir. Parker.
The oasis., 1908-09-12

in that section, but nearer to Pata- gonia (seven or eight miles from town) the writer prowled about in underground rooms that were not cut out by human hands. To the few who have explored the place, it is known as the Bat cave, though not many people of Santa Cruz county are aware of its existence. And truly it is a bat cave. Bats by the score and by the hundred
 fit about, uttering weak, timid
 little squeaks, and endeavoring to avoid the light from the candles. The front room of the cave is some fifteen feet wide and thirty to thirty-fve feet long, and from it, in
 different directions, are numerous other openings, some of which are
 large enough to permit walking
 about in an upright position, while
 to enter others the visitor must
 drop on all fours. From the inside
 end of the front room, by climbing
 upon a projecting shelf, one can
 enter an upper chamber where ten
 thousand bats squeak timidly and fit about in terror. Confused and
 blinded by the lights they fit
 about in swarms, striking against
 the roof, the walls and against the
 visitors. From this upper cham
 Der there is a low passage leading
 to another room, which must be
 entered on all fours, and from
 which passage leads to the outer
 world to the east of and some
 twenty feet above the main en
 trance. Besides the main entrance the cave has three other openings giving it good ventilation, anC surely ventilation is needed, a' without it human being woulC F not care to make even hurried trip through the cave. There is , century's accumulation of all iron a hundred thousand bats, a fertil , izer high priced in the older farm ' ing districts of the east and north Should the farmers of the Sant' r Cruz valley ever need fertilizer i. in the bat cave near Patagoni :. they can get enough of it to fertiliz r all the land in the valley.
 P. R. s.
The oasis., 1908-09-12

B. T. Goodwin, San Francisco travelling nan, spent Sunday in Patagonia. Mir. Goodwin is one of the knights of the grip who never misses a chance to have his Sunday lay over in Patagonia, if he is near enough conveniently to reach this place.
 This week the ranchers are bring ing in their saddle horses and making other preparations for the fall roundups that will commence next week. The roundup for this section will cover the territory. The work Sill take about two months.
 William Kemp, mining engineer
 for the Calumet & Arizona com
 pany, was visitor in Patagonia
 Saturday and Sunday Monday
 he left for Los Angeles, on vaca-
 ton. The gentleman has been a
 frequent visitor in the Patagonia
 district during the past couple of
 months. and expects to visit this
 place again when he returns from
 California.
 Frank Siebold, for many years
 with the Zambona Mining Com pany near Alamos, Sonora, but
 more recently associated with G. A. McCarty in a grading contract on the Cananea-Nog cutoff, was in Patagonia Tuesday with P. J. , Mcintyre, the Nogales prospector. l The gentlemen were returning to
 Nogales from trip of several days , in the mining district around Pata- $ gonia.
 n Monday night the southbound passenger train was held at Pata- d gonia, because of the washout of a
 couple of miles of track along the [. Sonoita. between this place and Q Calabasas. The train was held [ here twenty-four hours, leaving for r Nogales Tuesday evening. Tues .- day many of the passengers on the
 stalled train engaged livery rigs
 and drove across the country tc 9r Nogales.
 3. Mir. and Mrs. Ross Prout and r. Miss Bessie M. Prout of Denver -e Colorado, arrived in Patagonia las
 Friday evening. They were me
 here by their brother, John w IL Prout, Jr., general manager of thu h. Santa Cruz Mines & Shelter Com r. pany. Saturday morning the party Id went to the Mowry camp. Mis- Ill Prout will teach school at Wash 1T. ington camp. Mir. and Mrs. Prou or will go to Tucson, where MT. Prou n M will complete course in th 1pn University of Arizona.
 m Hon. Bo. J. Whiteside came u 'l- from Nogales Monday and spent ay couple of days shaking hands an
 whispering political prophecies. l io seems the gentleman's heretofor nt M almost unQuestioned right to hea oJ a the Democratic ticket in Sant m ,v Cruz county as candidate for tn m,v Assembly, has been challenged lic and by no less person tha 'O Frank J Duffy, who knows some
 thing about politics, himself NJ s. Duffy hasn't been up this way, ye he but he's expected to come alon eft most any old time. So far tt he name of any Republican candidat m. for any county office has not bee
The oasis., 1908-09-12
WITH A RECORD.
4The Oasis" Correspondent Tells ot An old Time Producing Mine In the San Rafael Region.

PATAGONIA, Sept. 11.-Up near tbe head of the San Rafael Valley, twelve or fourteen miles from Pata- ponia, is a mining district that the correspondent did not visit till few days ago, when he made a quick ride through that section with Frank Hale, who is prospect ing some good looking lodges up that way. On Meadow Valley, flat near the head of the San Rafael, Mir. Hale has group of claims on heavy iron ledge that runs northwest and southeast across the flat. The big ledge is inter sected by smaller ledge of similar character, which crosses 1t running northeast and southwest. Mir. Hale and Homer Santee each have a number of claims on the two lodges. A number of test pits have been sunk on both lodges, all showing streaks of high grade copper ore running in the ledge matter. Some of the test pits show the ledge matter in the bottom of the pits to be heavily stained with copper. Gold and silver values have also been shown to exist in the same rock.
 About a mile from Meadow Val lev is the old Plata mine, worked thirty years ago by three French men, and in the gulch below is the rock work of the old arrastra in which they treated their ore. The ore in La Plata mine was of the bonanza character in the upper part of the vein and the French. men, working alone and treating their ore in the arrastra, cleaned up goodly fortunes before reaching depth at which the vein grew larger and of lower grade, render ing work at a profit, with thei crude equipment, out of the ques ton. The Frenchmen made reg ular trips to Tucson with thei silver bullion, disposing of it a that place, till one of the men wa killed in the mine, when the othe two rolled their blankets and lief the country, never returning. l is said there was dissension be tween the partners, one of then dsagreeing with the other two and the old house in which the lived appears to corroborate tn story. Besides the kitchen there one small living room and on much larger, with an adobe part tion between. The only openin between the two rooms is a sma 'pidgeon hole" in the partition From this Sherlock Holmes woul deduct that one of the men live alone, while the other two bunke together. At any rate, two of tt men, when leaving, reported th' the other had been accidental killed in the mine. Since then u mine has been abandoned till r gently, when it was relocated | James Gatlin, Sr., the cattlema The extension of the vein has bee located by Frank Hale. But at u present price of silver somethiI more modern than the arrast will be necessary to make the mi
 duplicate the wealth the Frenc
 men are said to have taken wi them to their homes across t
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