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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-17
BUILT THE FIRST sKYscRAPER.
New York Architect Gave the New De.
sign to the World.

1t is little more than 18 years since
Bradford LIE Gilbert erected the first
skyscraper at SO Broadway, New York,
says the Broadway Magazine. 1t was
an history building. One day, when
1t was still in the skeleton stage, he
decided to climb up through the net.
work OF steel pillars and girders while
gale Of wind was blowing. He
wished to make some tests of the eff
feet OF the storm on the skeleton. The
people watching him from the side
walk said he took his life in his hand.
They expected to see the structure top
pie and fall, burying the hapless in
ventor in the ruins.
LIE Gilbert returned to earth unhult
"a victor who had given the world a
new idea that was to revolutionize
the American city.
! Since then skyscrapers have become
1almost a commonplace. Higher and
higher they have soared-11, ID, 49,,
~, A41 or more stories-piling won
der N-h wonder, transforming Wall,
Nassau and Pine streets into narrow
canyons between cliffs of steel and
stone, and making Trinity church. the
nnest building in the city half a
century ago, mere foothill of the
great skyscraper range.
Then came the new idea, just car
ried to success, which made men
doubt II there were any limits to the
height Of the skyscraper The tower
OF the Singer building at 147 Broad
way began to soar into the air, piling
story upon story, until there were At
in all, and the lantern that crowned
the steel skeleton was fastened in
place 612 feet above the sidewalk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-17
CALL FOR JOHNSON
LOGICAL STANDARD BEARER OF
THE DEMOCRACY.
APPEALS TO THE VOTERS.
In His Name and with the Great
Cause Victory Is Assured to
the Party of the People.
Why Court Defeat?

Friends Of Governor John A. John.
son OF Minnesota have issued a letter
and a pamphlet that together consti.
tute an address to the Democrats of
the country. Both make a strong ap.
peal to Democrats everywhere to ex-
ert themselves to see that the Denver
convention shall be a deliberate body
that will look the field over and
choose a candidate who, while repre-.
senting modern Democracy, can win
at the polls.
The letter, which is signed by Fred.
erick B. Lynch, treasurer OF the Min.
nesota Democratic State Central Com.
mittee, who has opened Offices in the
Grand Pacific hotel, Chicago, is as fol.
lows:
Dear Sir: You are a Democrat, and
1t is because you are a Democrat that
this is addressed to you, with the feel
ing that you will exert yourself to give
the party one Of the greatest essen
tials to victory, strong and accept
able candidate for the presidency.
The Democracy of the nation have
for IL years been losing ground and
the belief is general that under the
old conditions defeat is certain. For
months the party has been drifting
toward an autocratic convention.
where popular choice is to be subor-
dinate to personal will.
Minnesota Democrats, feeling that
party duty transcends individual in.
terest, have had the courage to
break away from the drift and offer
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-17

the party a Candidate who, IL nomi.
mated, can carry more states than any
other living Democrat, and who would
be practically certain of election. Re.
belling against the doctrine of despair,
we take It for granted that there is
no necessity for the ravens Of defeat
to perch on the banners Of Democ-
racy in 1908, simply because they did
in 1895, 1900 and 1904.
Conditions industrially, financially
and politically are such that we have
this year the opportunity Of a genera
tion to win the presidency.
II you and the other Democratic
leaders Of the country will but re-.
spond to the invitation and the oppor.
tunity extended to you by the Demo
Gratis Of Minnesota, we can escape
from the blighting tradition OF defeat,
and rehsbilitate the party ana the ma.
tion by q great political Victory next
November.
There Is still ample time to see
that enough delegates are elected to
the Denver convention to make that a
deliberative democratic body that will
give the party new hope and new inspi.
ration and winning candidate. To
this end, We solicit your cooperation
and viii heartily welcome ana con.
sider any suggestions you may offer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-17
BROUGHT BACK SAD MEMORIES.
Good Reason Why This Man CisIik I'd
Particular Perfume.

You always have the odor of in
cense or something in your rooms" he
said as he entered. "Why Is that?"
Somehow 1 think it affects my
work" she answered. II can do more
beautiful work in an atmosphere of In.
cense. If / write a poem while there
is the odor in the room they accept it
and pay for 1t. Yes, In sure enough
money. II there isn't incense, they
send it back"
i am like that little, too" he ad
mitted. "Once l thought a lot of a
woman and we quarreled. Quarreled
bitterly. She had used delicate per.
fume that I loved. She sent me a lit
tie lace handkerchief in letter per-
TUNED with it. Gee! went straight
to her"
And then?" she asked as he began
restlessly walking up and down.
WELL" he explained, II hate that
perfume now. Hate it like poison.
Every time I send her an ihsGallment
Of the alimony hate it. more"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-17
Fish DETECTED q Torpedo,

A school of big fish swan up Noyao
bay, near Sag Harbor, l.. l., last week
and investigated the antics of some
bigger fish Of variety unknown to
them, which were cutting straight
lines from a torpedo boat to a bull's.
eye target out in the bay. They
learned that the strange-looklng fish
were not sharks and that they swan
much faster than anything the big fish
ever saw before.
When they got in front of one Of
the queer fish It cut straight through
them and left many mangled big fish
to float ashore and tell the story.
This explained why one OF the tor.
pedoes was observed ziszagginE curl.
ously before 1t struck the target. A
shark tried conclusions last summer
with test torpedo, with similar Of.
feet on the shark.---N. Y World.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-17
A Vegetable Freak,

A freak in vegetable growth has
been added to the collection in the
museum Of the geological division of
the Pennsylvania state department of
agriculture. This freak was a radish
which grew in the garden Of Martin
Herzog, Tyrone cigarmaker, and WIS
sent to Harrisburg by Representative
Thompson OF Blair county. The radish
is six inches long and 80 closely re.
sembles the human form that at a
glance It would be taken for a newly.
born babe. 1t is marked 80 as to re.
semble the eyes, nose, mouth, neck.
breast, waistline, abdomen, thighs and
legs Of human being. In q letter
which accompanied the radish Mr..
Thompson says that in looking over
an English record IN which were
shown illustrations OF peculiarities in
vegetable growth he found nothing
among the Illustrations or descrip.
ions that eaualed this one. III.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-17
A Diamond In tho Dark.

1t 10 said that some diamonds will
shine by their own light when placed
In dark room. Prof. Crookes, OF
London, says that when DIAMONDS are
placed in vacuum and exposed to a
current OF electricity, they shine with
different colored lights. He has seen
them emit bright blue. pale blue, april
cot, red, yellowish-green, pale green
and orange rays. One beautiful green
diamond In his possession, when phos-
phorescing in good vacuum, gave
almost az much light es a candle The
light was pale green.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-17

To w. B. Tripp, your heirs and assigns and all
persons holding under you. .'-.-,
You are hereby notified that 1, the undersign-
ed, have expended one hundred dollars in labor
and improvements upon the Long Chance min
ing claim, located by w. B. Trip and ]. Decker
Jnly 14th, 1905, in Lee Mining District. County
of Elko, State OF Nevada, for the year 1907 in
order to hold the said mining claim. under the
provisions OF Section 1924, Revised Statutes of
the United States, being the amount required
to hold the claim for the period ending Dec 3, ,
1907. And IL within ninety days after this notice
by publication you fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion Of said expenditures. as Co.
owner, your interest In said CLAIM will become
the property OF the subscriber, under sa Il Sec
ltion 1924.
J.DECK FIR
'Elko, Nevada, Feb. 25, 1903.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-17
Sold aud Recommended by
ELKO DRUG CO,
He Got what He Needed

"Ninc years ago 1t looked as II my
time had cOmc," says Mr.. G.. Earth
ing of Mill Creek, Ind. Ter. 81 was 80
rnn dewn that life hung on n very
slender thread. 1t was then my
druggist recommended Electric Bit
ters. bought IL bottle and got
what necded-strength l had one
foot In the grave, but Electric Bit
ters pnt 1t back on the turf again,
and I've been well ever since" Sold
under guarantee at Elko Drug Co.
soc.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-17
NOTICE OF FoRFEITURE.

TO THOMAS p. REED, YOUR H HEIRS AND
AND ASSIGNS AND ALL PEhSONS CLAIM
ING UNDER YOU:
You are hereby notified that the undersigned
has expended over One Hundred DollarS in la
Dor and improvements upon the Little May
Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, for the
year 1907. in order TO hold the said mining
claim under the provisions Of Section 1924, Re-
vised Statutes of the United States, being
the amount required to hold the claim for the
period ending December 81, 1907. And II within
ninety days after this notice by publication
OF said expenditure as co-owner, your interest
in said Mioiug Claim will bscome the property
of the subscriber under said Section 1924
Mountain City, Nevada, January 81, 1908
JAMES N. ERWIN,
Manager Little Gladys Mining & Milling Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-17
Owns Perfect Diamond.

In the possession of Mrs. e. A.
montgomery, San Fraroisco, whose
husband sold the famous Bullfrog mine
70 Charles NJ. Schwab for $5,OOO,O00,
is the only f1awless, genuine coffee.
Drown diamond known in the world.
IL weighs three and one-quarter carats
ana has no fixed value. Offers for II
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 have
ooen made and refused.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-17

80 Days Trial. Sl.oo is the offer on
Pinenles. Relieves back ache, weak
back, lame-back, rheumatic pains.
Best on sale for Kidneys, bladder and
blood. Good for young and old.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money
refunded. Sold by Elko Drug. Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-17

Don't cough your head off when
YOU can get Al guaranteed remedy in
Bees Laxative Cough Syrup. 1t is
especially recommended for children
as 1T is pleasant to take, is u gentle
laxative thus expelling the phlegm
from the system. For coughs, colds,
Group, whOOping cough, hoarseness
and all bronchial trouble. Guaran-
teed. Sold by Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-04-17

Here comes the Spring Winds to
chap, tan and freckle. Use Pinesalve
CarbollSed, (acts like n poultlce) for
cuts, sores, burns, chapDed skin
Sold by Elko Drug Co.
The copper era., 1908-01-09

81 have received from Franklin K.
Lane of the interstate commerce
commission instructions to hear all
complaints regarding railroad rates
in Arizona, and if the facts warrant
it the commission will send a spe cial
agent to Phoenix to make thorough
investigation" said United States
Attorney Alexander.
Alexander's letter from Lane comes
in reply to complaint made recent
ly by G. L. Sharp of Casa Grande.
Sharp complained that the Southern
Pacific railroad charged him 81 cents
per 100 pounds for shipment of lum-
Der from Casa Grande to Tucson, and
a few days later charged him AZ cents
for a similar shipment.
By referring to the Southern Paci-
fic freight tariffs on file in the office
of the interstate commerce commits
sion in Washington, D. C, Mr.. Lane
found that in the first instance that
the company had made a)mistake and
given Sharp the wrong rate, which
was really AZ cents.
But Lane adds that the statement
regarding the Sharp complaint does
not settle the question as to whether
the Accent rate is excessive, and he
states that if Sharp cares to take
that end of the matter up he can.
Very emphatically Commissioner
Lane says that the commission is
ready to hear complaints from Ari-
IONA people who believe that the rail-
roads are guilty of rate discrimina-
tions, and that all complaints proper
ly substantiated will be investigated.
Alexander says that many COM
plants have been made to him, and
if those who believe they are being
Disseminated against can show him
that they have a case he will ask
Lane at once to send a special
agent here to investigate.
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Mineral Application No. 300.


PHOENIX, Arizona. October 49, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that the New England
aud Clifton Copper Company of Arizona, cnr-
poration organized under the laws of the
State of Maine, by its attorney-in-fact, Alexan-
der Veitch, whose postofice address is Clifton,
Arizona, has made application for patent to the
Leo c., Antietam and Brat lode mining claims,
situate in the Greenlee Gold Mountain Mining
district Graham county, Arizona, in Section 81,
TIP. 3, s. R. %, East, unsurveyed, described as
follows:
Leo C. Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. g..
L. NJ. No. bears N. "a deg. 81 min. W. 3lls9
#; thence s. 13 deg. A min. E 72s.5 fl. to Cor.
No. 2; thence S. % deg 80 min. W. 1850. O3 #. to
Cor. No. 8: thence n. 10 deg a min. w. 1874
#. to Cor. No. 4; thence N. % deg. OF min. E.
1139OS #. to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning.
Antietam. Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence
U. s. L. NJ. No. 2 bears N. 76 deg. W. 266O.6 #;
thence S. 81 deg 16 min. E. $685. #. to Cor. No.
2; thence S. 16 deg. 81 min. w. 1886 #. to Cor.
No. 8; tn ence n. 81 deg 16 min. w $685. #. to
Cor. No. 4 thence N. 16 deg. 81 min. E. 1l2S.5f
# to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning.
Brat. Beginning at Cor. No. l, whence U. S.
L. NJ. bears N. so deg. IL min. w. 20S6 i fl
| thence S. 81 deg. 16 min. E. 600 #. to Cor. No.
3 thence S. 16 deg. 81 min. w. 1859 #. to Cor
No. 8: thence N. 81 deg. 16 min. W. 600 #. to
Cor. No. A. thence N. l6 deg 81 min. E. S45.3E
# to Cor. No. l, the place of beginning.
Conflicts with Sharpshnoter lode, Survey No
1897, containing O.951 and 1904 acres, respect
lively and conflicts with Buckeye lode, Survey
No. 1887. Lacey lode, unsurveyed, and Trinidad
No. lode, Survey No. l75l, containing O.O1C
3.0l7 and O.G6O ceres. respectively. are excluded
from this application. Location notices are re
corded in the records of mines in the office o
the County Recorder of said Graham county Al
follows: Leo c. in Book Is page so, Antietam
original, in Book II, page 4ls Amended, il
Book 49, pages 4S5 and 4S6, Brat, in Book Is
page 13l.
Adjoining and conflicting claims are Lacey
| Boulder, Defiance No. l and Defiance No.
lodes, unsurveyed and Buckeye and Sharp
shooter lodes, Survey No. 1887 and Trinidad
No. 5 lode, Survey No. ISL.
| LYMAN w. WAKEFIELD.
First publication Oct. p, 1907. Register
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ArizOna's Copper Output

The copper output of Arizona tor
1906 was 1868, 100000.
The rate of increase for years had
been Is per cent.
With this rate of increase main
tanned, her output would have been
30 200, 900 pounds for 1907, and with
the price of copper higher than it
had been TOR a great many years,
there was the strongest incentive to
make the output as great as possible.
1t may fairly he assumed therefore
that for the first months of the
year and before the great fall in
price came, that the output was up
to the normal rate of increase.
That would give lin round numbers)
POI 200 pounds.
The average price for those eight
months was .24626 cents a pOund-in
the market the price is carried out
to decimals like that.
The money value of the output for
the first eight months therefore was
almost fifty-one millions-$50, 979, $50.
During the panic there was a yio-
lent fall in the price of copper and a
sharp curtailment in the output, not
from strict necessity in Arizona,
where the whole volume of the out
rput is produced at lower cost than
can be done anywhere else in the
world for an equal quantity, but be-
cause of business sympathy with the
large producers of Montana.
The curtailment in actual output
was probably not so great as many
suppose, for while labor was dis
charged and the ore tonnage largely
cut, it is the business policy of cop
their richer reserves.
After consultation with others,
whose judgment on the situation is
valuable it seems to me ample to al
low, for all Arizona, 40 per cent from
the previous pace as the curtailment
and therefore l assume that the total
output for the last four months of
the year was, in round numbers, 67,-
600, 900 pounds of finished copper
about 100000 month.
The average of daily prices for the
last months was 1854 cents.
Value of output, months So, 900
Total for the year.. 274,OOO, 900 lbs.
Total money value. ....... $50, 75S, 900
But sworn tax statements under the
law of Arizona show that the finished
copper averages a gold and silver
value of .Ol07 cents to the pound and
the total value of these by-produCts
should therefore be. S2,931 800
There is also another by-product
which is not taxable and the output
and value must therefore be estimated
the sulphuric acid produced at Cliff
ton. 1 estimate the product at 3d.
900 tons and the value at $40 ton, a
total value of. ............ S7OO,O0
The copper era., 1908-01-09
Is Put Into Jail and Then FORGOTTEN.

Kenzbury, a native of Nebraska,
aged IS, has been released from a
Mexican prison at Guadalajara,
where he was confined for nearly
twenty years. He had trouble with
Mexican of local influence in Jalisco
about land matters. Alberto Sanchez
assaulted him with a knife, and
KenZbury shot and killed him.
This was nearly twenty years ago,
and after languishing in prison for
several months the American, who
had invested in large holdings, was
given trial and convicted of muir
der. He never knew what sentence
was imposed, and was not allowed
witnesses at the trial. About year
ago he communicated with relatives
in Nebraska through a Mexican who
had served a term in the same prison.
They appealed to President Diaz, and
it is said that the government author
tiles had difficulty in locating the
records in Kenzbury's case. 1t is
believed he was imprisoned and for
gotten.
He was young mas when he went
to Mexico, and bought a ranch OF
5000 acres, and was making money
when he killed the Mexican. Hi:
property was sold at public sale six
teen years ago.
The copper era., 1908-01-09

The Roswell, N. M, city council, by
a vote of five to one has declared the
ordinance recently passed lowering
the retail liquor license from $4,000
to $1,000 to have been illegally passed
and the ordinance was declared null
and void. The action was taken as a
result of the strong public sentiment
aroused against the reducing of the
license. Mayor Stockard, in stating
the purpose oil the meeting, declared
that he had urged the reduction OF
the license because he believed it to
be just to the smaller saloon men, but
had found public sentiment entirely
against the reduction and therefore
believed it should be rescinded.
The copper era., 1908-01-09

My own final estimate for Michi-
gan was 231, 500, 900 pounds.
Her output for 1906 was 224, 100000
pounds and her rate of increase for
the last six years had close to Z 1-3
per cent. This would have made her
output 24O, OOO, 900 for 1907. 1 estimat-
ed she would hold her pace to the
middle of the year under the incen-
tive of high prices, and then just
about lost her percentage of increase
for the last half of the year-that
was the basis of my estimate.
Unlike several Of Arizona's big pro-
ducers Michigan operators did not
join the curtailment agreement of
the Montana producers, and was
therefore not so much affected in her
normal output as Arizona.
In defense of the high and respon-
sible character of Mr.. Stevens as a
copper authority in his own district,
1 abandon my own estimate and adopt
his, as stated.
Arizona estimate. 80. 274, 900, 900 lbs
Michigan estimate De-. 235, 900, 900 lbs
Arizona's excess. ...... .39, DOC, 900 lbs
Michigan carries lin practical eff.
fect) no gold or silver at the present
depths.
Money value of Michigan's output
235, 900 x average price for the
] year .2126 cents-s49, 1896, 1OO-or in
round numbers, $50, 100000.
For 80 years Michigan led:the world
in the production of copper, but lost
the lead to Montana, and now the
scepter has passed to Arizona. The
reason for this is not obscure OF
doubtful. 1t doesn't lie in the fact
as the copper jawsmiths preach with
an owlish assumption of wisdom, that
the Michigan field is approaching ex'
haustion, which isn't the fact.
have studied that field little and in
my judgment the field is not yet de-
veloped to the extent of one-quareeI
of its probable capacity, and if 1 get
back to the United States 5000 years
from now l expect to find larger
mining population in the Michigan
copper field thu it holds today.
The secret of Arizona's supremacy
lies in the plain, demonstrable fact
that the total volume of her copper
output is produced at a good deaI
lower cost than any other field in the
world and is now able to produce ar
equal quantity-and Arizona's great
Copper Aelt" is not yet developed
tn the extent of one-tehth of its prob
able capacity.
FITZ-MAC.
Phoenix, Arizona, Dec. 81, 1907.
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Forfeiture Notice.

To Carrie V. Scheu, her heirs, assigns and
administrators:
You are hereby notified that 5000 90 in labor
and improvements has been expended upon
the following lode mining claims, situate in
the Greenlee Mining District, Graham County
Arizona, for the years 1905 1906 and 1907, a
small payment having been made, leaving a
balance unpaid of sos. 00
The Magnolia, MayhOwer, Washington,
Gladys, Charleston and Columbia; in order to
hold said premises under the provisions OF
Section 1924. Revised Statutes of the United
States being the amount required to hold the
same for the years 1905, 1906 and 1907, and II
within ninety 900 after this notice by publica
ton you fail or refuse to contribute your proper
| ton of such expenditure. including the cost oil
publication of this notice, a CO. partner, your
interest in said claims will become the property
of the subscriber under said section.
WILLIS JAMES.
First publication January ?, 1908. AZ
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Nearly 5000 Miles of New Railroad
Track Laid This Year

According to the statistics COM
piled by the Railway age, railroad
construction in the United States has
been nearly as heavy in 1907 as in
1906, which was the heaviest year
since 1888. The total number of
miles of new track laid this year has
been 5,73O, of which 422 miles were in
Louisiana, 341 in Florida, 1856 in
South Dakota, 3l4 in Texas and 81
Washington. In Canada, during the
same time, 723 miles were built and
$40 in Mexico.
The greater part of the new track
was laid before the financial strin-
gency, only small amount of mile
age being constructed after Septem-
Der. The orders for freight and pas
senger cars and locomotives in 1907
were smaller, however, than at any
time during the last seven years.
The volume of orders was about 30
per cent. of the total of 1905 and 1906.
The year has been notable for the
number of block signals installed, the
increase having been 3.720 for the
twelve months ending December 81.
The copper era., 1908-01-09
Don't Take the Risk

When you haye bad cough or cold
do not let it drag along until it be-
comes chronic bronchitis or develops
into an attack of pneumonia, but give
it the attention it deserves and get
rid of it. Take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and you are sure of relief
From a small beginning the sale and
use of this preparation has extended
to all parts OF the United States and
to many foreign countries. Its many
remarkable cures of coughs and colds
have won for it this wide reputation
and extensive use. For sale by al
druggists.