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The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-05
Whole No. 812

twenty-four hours came more than
100000 worth OF very high grade
silver ores.
Southwark from the Rubeia
camp about six miles is the Socorro
mine, the property Of Mr.. f. G.
Wilson, who has been The sole
owner and operator a half dozen
years or more. This property is
also one with a rich antigua record
of production, shipments of high
grade silver ores having continued
many years under former owners.
The next station on the Sonora
railway southwark from Poza is
Carlo, southeastward from which
some twenty-five miles is the noted
Sultana mine of the Giroux Con-
solidated Copper Mining Company,
which has shipped by trainloads
high grace copper ores, and con-
centrates, there being upon the
property a large concentrating mill.
In the vicinity OF the Sultana is
California property, a great gold
proposition owned by Mr.. Charles
Mills and the House of Moller Of
Guaymas. The ledge, upon which
there is great deal of development
work is about eighty feet in width
and gold bearing throughout, all
the rock workable on large scale
at a handsome profit. In prosecu-
ton of development MIoS or string
ers of rich ores have been encount-
cred that have yielded handsome
values treated by arrastra process.
Adjacent to the Sultana is the
famous Copete property, copper
mine owned by company of the
same name. Upon the property
there is copper smelling furnace
with daily capacity of 100 tons,
} which turned out a great deal of
copper matte some six to eight
years ago. Dissensions among the
chief shareholders caused suspen-
sion of operations, and the death
shortly afterward of the two men
} most heavily interested left the
affairs of the company in a very
chaotic condition pending settle
: ment of their estates. Some work
has been done in the mine, but it
, has been sporadic and not long
| continuous. When the smelter
, was in operation the camp was
very lively and the trade and
, traffic it gave Nogales was large in
5 volume and of much benefit.
! Adjacent to the Copete the Belene
: Mining Company has good proper
: ties upon which there has been
+ done considerable development.
: Westward and northwestward
: from Carbo thirty to forty miles
/ are the Congress mine, owned by
Q Mark Smith and L. G. Cowan OF
: Tucson, the camp of the Monarca
Copper Company, and that of the
! Industrial Mining Company-all
4 good properties, upon which con-
siderable development has made
: goodly showings of valuable ores
: From the mines of the Industrial
e Company there have been shipped
y high grade leadsilver ores that
!, yielded handsome net returns. TC
e facilitate production and cheaper
the cost tunnel has been run tC
p cut the ore body at a depth o.
o about 600 feet below the shaft
# whence came the shipping ores
t 1t has run through solid limestone
which hoorc oou ipAico fiOnc tho
The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-05

est ores. But there are immense
bodies of low grade rock that
worked on a large scale would pay
very handsomely and make the en-
terprise producer and dividend
payer through an indefinitely long
period. Reorganization of the COM
pany and erection of a mill oflarge
capacity are projects upon which
those interested are working, and
realization Of their plans in the
near future is hoped.
Beyond Las Planchas de Plata
some twenty-five miles Las Plan
chas cation debouches into the val
ley of the Altar river, and that will
he one day the highway over which
will travel this way much of the
traffic to and from the Altar dis.
trict Of Sonora, near all of which IS
tributary now to Nogales, the traffic
going over the, railway to Santa
Ana, thence to Altar, a distance of
fifty miles, making a distance of
40 miles by the joint rail and
wagon route. For a distance of
some twelve miles beyond Las
Planchas there is now a good road
4 all the way from Nogales. Con.
struction of short stretch of road
through a box cation, at a cost of
but few thousand dollars would
give a fine route to Altar that
would be only seventy miles in
length.
The Altar region has been pre-
eminently a gold producer, and in
the early history of Sonora the
amount of placer gold extracted
and sent to Spain seems fabulous o.
relation. All over the district are
immense fields hundreds of thou
sands Of acres in extent that have
been worked over and over for The
precious metal, and where are yei
to be seen thousands of shafts, pits
and tunnels whence was extracted
millions of dollars in value. Where
water was available it was con
veyed upon the ground and tn,
earth washed there to save tn,
nuggets, shot gold and gold dust
Where the water could not be con
Quoted to the points needed tn,
auriferous earth was dug anC
carried to the nearest water anC
there washed out. In some place
the ground was so rich in nugget
and shot gold that the value
could be saved by manipulation
dry in a batea (prospectors' pam
/ an operation in which the native
are very expert. 1t was in follow
: ing the pay dirt that the countr,
in so many places was hone,
combed with the workings men
toned. Invention of the dr.
3 washer, a machine which shake
! the auriferous earth down over al
+ oscillating inclined plane, a below
attachment supplying an air bias
which blows away the dirt, leavin
| the shot gold and nuggets alon
t rifles, supplied means for savin
: values that made possible workin
over at a profit ground that ha
not yielded all of its value by tn
cruder processes of antigua days
t and gave to the world many hur
e dred thousand ounces of gold tina
! had never been saved without. Yt
; today dry washers are in use i
t the old fields that yielded SO richly
e and the export of gold from tha
}, source from the Altar region, is
6 e
The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-05

a number of good camps where
mills are running steadily and
producing values continually. The
Juarez mine, beyond Caborca; the
Lihertad, near Altar; the Reina
de Orc, at FL Trio, the Sonora
Quartz Mines Development Com
pany and the Cerro Colorado,
in the same vicinity are in
stanced all as good and permanent
producers OF gold At El Cajon is
the Amarillas mine that has a good,
20.stamp mill. All the points
named are reached from Santa Ana
station.
The next railway station below
Santa Ana, Llano, is the center of
considerable mining activity, and in
the vicinity are a number of active
camps where there is considerable
work going on with good results.
The Sonora Copper Company and
the Llano Copper Company have
both accomplished a great deal of
development, exposing large bodies
of ore that will pay to work. The
Sonora Copper Company is arrang-
ing to erect q reduction plant at
Noria, the next station below, to
which point the ores will be brought
down from the mine, only four
miles distant, eastward from the
railway. That will tend to estab-
lish Noria as the shipping point of
the region, instead of Llano. Other
properties in the vicinity are those
of the Calumet q Sonora Copper
Company, the Otate Gold Mining
Company, La Cobriza Copper Com
pany, the Aztec Mining Company.
Close to Llano station is the San
Francisco mine, with a fve-stamp
mill that has turned out consider
able gold. Llano is seventy-five
miles from Nogales.
Beyond the San Miguel region
thirty or thirty-fve miles eastward
from Querobabi is the camp of the
Richfeld Copper Company, where
extensive development has exposed
large bodies of ore that will pay
handsomely to work. A reverbera.
tory furnace for reduction of the
ores is in course of construction
and will be ready for lighting the
fires within very short time.
Across the mountain from the
Rich6eld camp are the propertie:
of the Estrella Gold Mining &
Smelling Company, that are par
TALLY developed and make very
J fine showing. In the coming yea
work will be prosecuted extensive
: ly, and good results are antici
pated. The Espiritu Santo, Anits
and other good properties in thu
: vicinity are in course of develop
) ment.
! About sixteen miles eastward
) from Poza station, the next soutl
on the line of the Sonora railway
: is the El Orc camp, where the Por
: venir de Sonora Gold Mining Com
: pany is operating a very handsom
: property that is equipped fnel,
| with twenty-stamp mill, hoist
e ETC., and is steady and reliabl
], producer Of the yellow metal.
&. Southwark from Ell Orc cam
t eight or nine miles, reached ais
t from Poza station, is the camp o
n the Rubeha Mining Company, tha
!, has the Amarillas, Rubeha an,
t several other rich mines with grea
a records of production of rich ore
E 4 L
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-08-27
MUST BELIEVE IT
When Well Known Henderson Peo-
pie Tell 1t SO Plainly.

When public endorsement is made
by representative citizen of Hender-
son the proof is positive. You must
believe it. Read this testimony.
Every backache sufferer, every man,
woman or child with any kidney
trouble will find profit in the reading.
Rev. J. E. Hartsell, 5O4 Andrews
avenue, Henderson, n. c., says:
"Since using Doan's Kidney Pills |
have had no trouble from disordered
kidneys and do not hesitate to rec
Ommend them. Distressing pains
across my loins and a dull aching in
my back afflicted me for long time.
! was also bothered by an annoyance
from the kidney secretions and in
fact | felt generally miserable. Pro-
curing a box of Doan's Kidney Pills
from kerner- McNair Co.'S drug store,
| used them a short time and they
not only banished the backache but
strengthened the kidneys and i'm
proved my health in every way.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-08-27
"The Thin, Gray Line. "
Raleig Times.

KaleIgn lines.
One by one they are passing to
their reward, facing death and the
unknown with all the heroism they
evinced on the field OF battle. When
General Toon lay sick with his last
illness, and his friend and COM
rade, DR.. Dixon, inquired as to his
health by telephone, he said: "Tell
DR.. Dixon that have advanced my
firing line
And few days later the stout
hearted old veteran was dead. With
the same unconquerable spirit, his
comrades are following him.
Today there are less than fifteen
thousand names on the States pen
sion roll Over one thousand of the
good gray men passed into "the land
of the hereafter" last year Remem-
bering that the civil war began forty
seven years ago, and that the aver
age age of the Confederate soldiers
was about twenty-five, we can real
ize how soon we must lose them.
At the great reunion at Winston
Salem this week, the gray hosts were
treated royalty. That good city left
nothing undone that would add to
the comfort and happiness OF the
highest and the humblest in the
ranks. Winston-Salem evinced the
true spirit. The splendid entertain
ment was of the kind that counts-a
real heart-offering. There was no
ostentations, pharisaical display OF
civic vanity, such as has marked some
of these occasions. Winston-Salem
was not seeking glory for herself but
was honestly striving to do honor to
the men who wore the gray.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-08-27
Oxford's Growth.

We are pleased to note the growth
and increasing prosperity of our
neighbOring town, Oxford, as record
ed i'll the Public Ledger. That paper
has from week to week kept us posted
as to the progress of its people and
SO when a brief summary was made
in it's last issue OF some of the towns
recent improvements it was no cause
for surprise. We quote the following:
The growth of Oxford in the last two
or three years has been phenomenal. 1t
etf1oresced from a muddy unkept town
: to small city with modern improve
ments. Its new granolithic pavements.
it's sewerage system, it's water works
and its electric lights prove it's advances.
There is more room for growth, and we
have been reliably informed that there
are not enough tenement houses in the
city to supply the demands of the tenants.
Mr.. Capitalist, here is your chance to
make good investment.
People are finding out what a splendid
place Oxford is to live in, and are find
ing their willingness to come here by in
quiring for houses There is not a
vacant tenement in the city. All who
come do not want to rent. Some want
to buy. When there is such demand
the supply should be forthcoming.
Oxford is fast becoming manrfac-
turing nucleus and the factories we have
here have already increased the popula.
ton by attracting people from other
towns. These new inhabitants have to
have houses to live in and we should
never allow them to go away for the
lack of accommodations.
We hope some OF our capitalists will
look into this matter of building tene-
ment houses, because Oxford wants
every new citizen or enterprise it can
| oct
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-08-27
Capt Joe Rem Has Troubles,

1t seems that our genial and pop
ular friend Capt. Joe Rem has troub-
les on account of the fair sex since
he quit running on the road as we'll as
when he was in the business of haul
ing women and babies. The follow
ing which is taken from the Durham
Sun, will be read with interest by
Capt. Rem friends in Henderson:
Capt J. r. Rem the genial and af-
fable station master at the Union
Station. is in trouble. He will not
be comforted as he has troubles
worse than the prOverbial "white ele-
plant" His troubles are all caused
by the Merry Widow" hats, at least
two hats that hehas in charge await
ing the return OF the owners.
Two, of these latest and greatly
abused creations of wOmen's head
gear have been left with Capt. Rem,
and he said this morning that more
than half of the space in his private
office was taken up by these hats.
He is responsible for the statement
that one of these hats is at least four
feet across and weighs a fraction
more than ten pounds. The other is
just smaller, but large enough to
shut off several feet of view space
when adjoining the head of some fair
maiden. The Captain is confident
that no woman has arms Ofsufficient
reach to put the necessary hat pin in
| the larger hat after it has been don
ned.
Capt. Rem, who is always obliging.
has drawn the line on the "Merry
| Widow hat in the future. He is sui
ficiently amused.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-08-27
WILMINGTON AS A PORT.

The Importance OF Wilmington as
a port and the extent OF its business
is perhaps little known and appre-
ciated by the average North Caro-
linian. We dare say the proportion
of our people who would be prepared
to believe that Wilmin@ton's export
for the fiscal year 1908, Just ended,
aggregated $50, 291, GS1, would be
very small. And yet this is a fact as
ascrrt aimed from Il recent govern
mcnt report. Commenting on this
he Charlotte ChTOHicIn says:
This aggregate, OF which all but
800. 900 represents cotton, is twelve
times Charleston 5, not far from four
times Newport News. about two
and a half times NOrfOlk-POrts-
mouths and also Brumswick's and
hall Sayannah's. Gull ports SO i'm
purtant as Pensacola and Mobile are
far behind. Moreover WilmingtOn's
continued port growth is reflected III
the fact that it leads almost every
other important port with an increase
of sixtypcr cent. over last year. Con-
sidering that they operate under
some disadvantages this showing
does immense credit to the energy Of
Wilmington'seX exporters. Granted, by
d Congressional appropriation for
decncr water, such port facilities as
Charleston leaves almost unused,
they will work wonders yet.
Lest an injustice be done Norfolk
Portsmouth by the comparative
figures given We should mention that
it occupies u Unique position in rela-
ton to cOaStWise traffic and has no
remotely near rival among South At
IHntic or "ulf ports III this respect.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-08-27
CHARLOTTE'S FINE HOTELS.

The successful ending Of the first
wear of Mr. Edgar B. Moore conduct
Of Charlotte's splendid new hotel, the
Selwyn, is made the occasion OF some
pleasant reference to Proprietor Moore
and incidentally to Messrs. Hooper
and Jordan OF the Buford and Cen
trail. who are doing their part also in
sustaining Charlotte reputation as
Il good hotel town-One OF the best
advertisements any town can have.
The Chronicle says:
OF course. everybody knew that all
Chorlotte's big hotel venture-the
Selwyn-needed. was a proper man
to carry it on. The start-off was not
entirely satisfactory, but one year
ago, to-day, all disappointment van
ished. for it was on that day that the
right man to run the hotel happened
along. He was Mr. Edgar b. Moore,
who had gained some fame as pro-
prietor Of a fine hotel near Ashevi!le.
With his coming. the Selwyn sprang
into new life. The canned goods
menu disappeared and the fresh and
the fat Of the land took its place.
The Selwyn jumped into the class it's
promoters had intended it should
take-in the ranks of the best hotels
of the country. Mr.. Moore's manage
ment has been singularly successful.
1t is up to Charlotte to congratulate
him and the congratulations will be
most agreeably extended. The Chron-
icIe is writing now Of a little bit ofeX-
perience of the Selwyn with the in
tention, merely, of telling the public
how it is coming along. In the hotel
line, Hooper, OF the BufOrd, and
Jordan, Of the Central, are doing as
much to sustain the hotel reputation
of Charlotte as Moore is doing at the
Selwyn. But the fact of the matter
is that Moore has made a great sue
cess of the Selwyn and no toast is too
fine for him.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-08-27
Chase City Calcium Water.

Chase City, Va, comes forward as
"A claimant for still greater fame on
account OF it's health-giving mineral
waters. Mai Nathaniel A. Gregory
has recently discovered what is des-
tined in all probability to become
one of the most celebrated products
of the Old Dominion. 1t is said that
there are but two stronger waters III
the State and in the treatment OF
various complaints its use is follow
ed by the most beneficial results.
For uric acid it is wonderfully effica-
cious and fine in stomach, kidney
and liver troubles. 1t is making
some wonderful cures this season.
A preliminary analysis of this
water made by Froehling & Rob
ertson, analytical chemists, shows it
to contain per United States gallon
231 cubic inches. Total mineral
matters 4G grains. Consisting chief
ly of chlorides and nitrates of lime,
magnesia and soda, and smaller
quantities of potash, together with
comparatively small amount OF bi-
carbonate of lime and magnesia. 1t
contains a trace of ltha and traces
of oxide of iron and silica. The water
is full of gas the gases being one OF its
chief characteristics, but were not
estimated in the above analysis.
With reference to the character and
value of the water Messrs. FrOehling
& Robertson say: eve are quite
satisfied from the partial analysis
that the water is very valuable
one. The combination Of the chic
rides and nitrates constitute what
is known as ''NitrO-m ted p water
and the amounts present are such
as to make the water Ofgreat potency.
'While it is not possible to speak
with certainty, from the results OF
the partial examination, we feel reas-
Onably sure that this water would
prove of great value in the treat
ment of all diseases of the kidneys,
liver, and digestive organs, and that
it's effect in cases of a scrOfulous
character would be very marked.''
To more rapidly introduce this
water and get people who suffer from
any of the troubles for which it is rec
commended to use lit and give it practi-
cal test in their own cases, the Chase
City Calcium Water Company will
furnish sample free OF charge to per-
sons who send carboy, demiiohn or
case bottles for that purpose.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-08-27
Judge J. D. Murphy.
News and Observer.

News ana Observer.
The death OF Judge Fred Moore re-
moved from the Superior Court bench
in North Carolina one of the best of
the judiciary, a man who us an at
torney and Il iurist had taken high
stand in North Carolina.
To fill the vacancy Governor Glenn
has appointed Hon. J. d. Murphy,
of Ashevile, and the appointment
will be regarded as a wise one
throughout the State. There was a
demand from the candidates That
the appointment be made at once
and i'll the appointment of Hon J.
d. Murphy there has been an imme
date response from Governor Glenn.
The new Judge will bring to the Of
flee ability, character, high standing,
and the training of a successful at
torney. Mr. Murphy is a man of
judicial temperament, he does not fly
off at tangents, and it is to be eX-
pected that his career on the bench
will reflect honor upon himself and
the State. He is man who has won
| the high esteem of all, and as a Judge
| he will mete out equal and exact JUS
tice impartially. His legal training
and experience at the bar means that
| he will make a Judge who will win
| the approval of the State in the per-
Torrance of his duties.
Judge Murphy was in the Legisla-
| ture at the session of 1905 and he
made a reputation among the best
of the members. being ever alive to
| the interest of the State. In his new
position he will emulate hepast. An
active worker for Democracy he has
| done service as member of the
| Board of Trustees of the State Nor
NAL and Industrial College and as
member of the Board of Directors of
the State University. He is a men,
| Der of the Mountain Retreat Associa-
| tion of the Bible Assembly of the
| Southern Presbyterian church at
| Montreal and has added in making
the meetings successful. He is to be
numbered among the active men OF
North Carolina.
The appointment is Il strong one,
and it is not to be doubted that
Judge Murphy will take high posi-
ton on the bench He was enthusi-
astically endorsed by many attor-
neys over the State, among these a
majority of the Raleigh bar. and it
is not to be doubted that his influ-
ence will 90 to the increased influence
of the bench in North Carolina. Be
ing a man OF high character and OF
the best judicial training he brings
to his position q trained mind and
the ability to do the best work His
appointment will give general salts.
faction and the wisdom of it will be
seen as he takes ZIP his duties as one
of the Judges OF North Carolina.
Able, intelligent and alert the Gov
ernor has made a strong selection
and it is confidently expected that
Judge Murphy will render satisfaction
i'll all cases to be tried before him
He is n straight and earnest Demo.
crat and with him on the bench all
people will fully understand that he
will not be swayed by corporation
influences, but that he will truly rep
resent the people in all matters il
which he has Il voice. AS a successor
to Judge Moore he will be found evel
; active and see that the law is obeyed
and his friends confidently expect h,
will be among the best Judges il
North Carolina,