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The copper era., 1908-10-08
Says Greene Lost Over Three Million.

Steve Aguirre. fiscal agent of Col.
w. g. Greene, at the Greene Gold
Silver mine and the Sierra Mddre land
and Lumber company, arrived in
Douglas after being absent from this
section for the past three years. Mr..
Aguirre disposed of his business inter
ests It Naco at that time for h pur-
pose of going with the Greene cnm-
panies. He will prob rbly take up his
location in this section as he has sew
cred his interests with those com
Odnies.
"The works are entirely closed at
both the camps" said Mr.. Aguirre
''The Greene GOld-Silver is GER
tainly great mine and will produce
great riches when it is worked to its
full capacity, but the financial straits
have hit this company as well as others
throughout the country.
1.-The great lumber camp is also pre-
pared to do tremendous work. but the
supply of lumber has so far decrease d
thdC 1t was not possible 10 Work the
mills to their full capacity. The saw
mills are the completest in the repub-
lie of Mexico and were in shape to
turn out half million feet of lumber
daily. If Col. GreeGe's dream could
have been realized, he would have sue
ceeded as he had paved the wav to
find a market in Japan and other
Oriental markets. He has put S3 800
900 of his own money into these en-
terprises. but there is limit to every
ones resources. l suppose that the
companies will be reorganized and the
work will resume on both companies
when conditions are better. r."-Ameri-
The copper era., 1908-10-08
Roosevelt In Earnest.

Secretary Young, of the republican
territorial committee at Phoenix,
came into possession of good news for
the territory, if the territory chooses
to avail itself of the opportunity
which is offered. Mr.. Young is en-
abled to state on authority of no less
a source than the White House that
the president will bend every effort
for separate statehood for Arizona
and New Mexico at the coming short
session of congress. The reporter for
the Republican knows whereof he
writes for he has seen the document
airy evidences, which came to hand.
The information came in a personal
letter to Mr.. Young from William
l. LDeb, Jr., secretary to the president.
This news will no doubt add hun
dreds of votes to the strength of
Ralph II. Cameron, the republican
candidate for delegate TO congress,
whose compaign is already in excel-
iZation of the territory was never in
the history of the party in so good
condition as at present. Chairman
Hoval A. Smith, who has the direc-
tion of everything connected with
the campaign, and Secretary Young
have cut the work for themselves in
a most systematic manne.- and more
than that the work of other partici-
pants in the struggle has been cut
out for them in an equally systematic
manner. There has been definite
placing of responsibility in a way
that has been unheard of in Arizona
politics, and those upon whom re-
lance is PLAYED are made fully aware
of the positions they occupy.
The members ofsthe executive COM
mittee realize that if anything
should go wrong in their respective
counties, some republican would be
to blame for it, and the person to
blame would naturally be the repre-
sentative of the committee in that
1t is not OF course expected
that every codnty will be carried for
Cameron, but it is expected that the
vote for Mark Smith everywhere
will be held down to tie minimum.
The copper era., 1908-10-08
In Every Department Of Banking the First Natl
Bank Of Clifton is Prepared Serve You in


weeks before election.
'As to copper, it is apparent that
the European market is pretty well
sold up. Not only the manufacturers,
but the speculators as we'll, have
loaded up with cheap copper, SO that
we cannot expect very much help
from the other side in assimilating
our production.
"At the moment it is very evident
that we are producing more copper
than we are consuming, but as there
is still considerable amount to &C
to the other side, and the American
consumption is increasing, it may be
a month before copper begins to ac-
cumulate in this-country..
The producers of copper aPpre-
ciate the situation, and are prepared
to carry their copper until the re
sumption of business late this year or
early next year takes care of the
production. When it takes place
vance. L am not so sure but that the
consumers, appreciating this situa
tion, will begin to stock up in antici-
patton of their future needs, in which
case we may get higher priced cop
per Immediately after the election.
1.-The various mining companies
with which 1 am identified are all
making excellent progress. The
Utah Copper company is now firmly
established as one of the five leading
copper producers of the United
States, though only a few years old.
The two Ely companies are preparing
to output the metal at the rate of
about 6O,OOO,O00 pounds per annum by
the first of January
The copper era., 1908-10-08
Blew Quartz Over Mountain

Shooting old qlartz carrying
thousands OF dollars to the ton and
scattering specimens half gold over
half mile radius up on a mountain
side was the strange experience oe
Fritz Vierthaler.
Vierthaler started to do the annual
assessment work on one claim of a
group of five, owned by himself and
r. A.. Sweet, an eastern ca Oitalist,
on the headwaters of Slate creek in
the Hassayampa district. He began
to sink shaft He then drilled a
hole and shot it. On returning to
muck it out he was amazed to find he
had uncovered paystreak a foot in
thickness with gold speckling it as
profusely as holes in sprinkling can.
The shot had carried away the out
crop of a rich streak to depth of
over two feet.
Several hundred pounds of the
b pnanza ore had been sc Uttered over
the hillside as the hole had been
loaded heavily with view of blow
log it out as clean as possible.
Amazed at the wonderful richness
of the ore, Vierthaler commenced a
search for the pieces shot away.
He found severa' small specimens
around the place. These he gather
ed and shipped to his partner, Sweet,
now in the east.
The bonanza strike is on vein d
half mile east of and paralleling he
Davis mine. one of the proven gold
properties of the district.
Vierthaler was in Prescott and re-
turned TO camp to continue the de-
velopment of his new find. The
story of the discovery has already
spread through the district and pros
pectors and miners now in the local
ity are hoping to uncover other fancy
ores.
The copper era., 1908-10-08
SnieIier Sale is Delayed.

The property of the Consolidated
Arizona Smelling company, the Sl7,-
SOC, 900 concern in which Chas. w
Morse was heavily interested, and
which failed a few months ago, was
to have been sold by J. Kearney Rice,
the trustee in bankruptcy.
The highest bid up to October 1st
was S159,OO the purchaser to settle
two mortgages aggregat with in
terest about $3.50, 900. A higher bid
of Sl65, 1000 was made and after that
bid had been recorded, the trustee
was notified that a sydicate COM
posed of Charles w. Morse, Laden
berg Thalmann- & Co, the Assets
retaliation company, which is acting
for Mr.. Morse, and the National
Bank of North America would make
still higher bid
The sale for that reason was put
over for three weeks.
The National Bank of North
America holds a S5OO,OOO note of the
smelling company with stock as col
lateral. This note is part of the
banks paper that Receiver Hanna
has marked off as practically worth
less. The intention of Mr. Morse and
his associates to secure the property
indicates that he has some plan i'll
mind to realize at least a little some
thing on the note.
Thomas w. Lawton holds quantity
of the consolidated stock, as does
Charles G. Gates.
The copper era., 1908-10-08
Yuma Booming.

The best sign that Yuma is a pros.
porous and progressive town is the
fact that there are no vacant build
ings to be seen, neither in the resi-
dent nor the business dis. rict. Right
nov there is A demlnd for cottages
from four to eight rooms, as there is
also for business houses.
Another thing which shows the col :
fdence the people have in Yuma's fu-
ture is that there is not a single busi-
ness lot on Main street on the mar
ket. The people who own business
property feel confident that the very
minute the dam is completed, Yuma
will take bound to the front such as
only those who have studied the stu
alton can guess. Therefore, they
are holding on to every foot of bus =
ness property they have. In the esi-
dence district values are constantly
going up and the man who buys now
will be shaking hands with himself
within the next few months.
There is not an idle carpenter in
the city. In talking to Mr.. II. E.
one of the leading con-
tractors aud blilders of that city, he
told an Examiner man that he had
the hardest kind of time getting
competent help. ''T could use several
men right now. Men that are COM
petent to do good work without hay
ing to be shown, but 1 won't have
cheap men," There is no excuse for
being idle In Yuma at this
time and for months to come At the
dam they are putting on men and
teams as fast as they can be had and
everything has assumed a rosy hue
for Yuma Exchange.
The copper era., 1908-10-08
Two Cent Postage to England.

After midnight October lst a let
ter can he deposited at any postotfice
in the United States for delivery at
any point in Great Britain or Ireland
at the domestic rate of two cents an
ounce. The rate heretofore prevail
ing was cents for letter weighing
an ounce or less and 3 cents for each
rates was reached after long negoti
ations between the postal authorities
of this country and the British gov
ernmemt.
The matter of a "penny postage"
as it is called in England, has been
under consideration for some time,
and as far back as last July Presi-
dent Roosevelt approved Mr.. Meyers
course iu urging d 'restricted union
with England"
Postmaster Genenal Meyer believes
that this reduction in the rate of post
age TO the United Kingdom ultimately
will result in an increase in receipts,
because it has always been found that
a reduction of the letter rate resulted
finally in increasing the revenue. He
is also of the opinion that a lower
postage will lead to freer commercial
intercourse. Our manufa cturers, he
says, are increasingthe sales n Eng
land, and must rely to great extent
upon the mails for orders and increase
Of trade. "Furth-r," he said, "this
will be great boon to our adopted
English speaking citizens, plrticu
larly those of limited means. as it
will enable them to keep up CORE
spondence with their r4Iati ms and
friends in the old country al domestic
"a teS -
The copper era., 1908-10-08
Dam IS Expensive to GiIa County.

The following set of resolutions, ex-
planatory in their reading, will be sub
mitted to the respective party con-
vention for its adoption or rejection,
says the Silver Belt:
Whereas, About one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, in real estate
and personal property, has been eradi-
Gated from the wealth of Gila county
by the United States government aC-
quiring title to lands in the Salt River
valley, which will be submerged by
the waters in the Roosevelt reservoir:
and
Whereas, This eradicated wealth
would represent a tax income of not
less than twenty-five hundred dollars
each year to the county; and
Whereas, The county is under an
expense of about two thousand dollars
each year for police duty where the
reservoir is being constructed. which
expense will be greater after the
reservoir is filled with water; and
Whereas, The county of Gila can
receive no benefit from the Roosevelt
reservoir, as no lands in the county
can be irrigated with the water from
the reservoir; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we instruct our
of the next territorial legis-
lature to use their best endeavors to
secure such legislation as will repay
ella county for the said loss and ex-
pense; and. be it further
Resolved, That in case some relief
ian not be had through territorial leg
we request our delegate to
to secure, if possible, such |
rational legisla tion as will recompense |
1ila county for this loss and expense.
The copper era., 1908-10-08
The Mineral Exhibit of the Arizona Fair

The following letter has been sent
out by James c. Goodwin, manager
of the mineral department of the
/ territorial fair to those identified
with the mining industry:
We are very desirous of supple
menting the minerals already re-
ceived for exhibition at the Arizona
territorial fair, and of having repre-
sented in this department all the
minerals found within the territory
of Arizona. We now have represent
ed most of the common minerals, but
it is our desire to have more OF the
rare minerals such as molidium,
tungs:on, vanadium, quicksilver ores
and any other ores that Arizona pro-
duces.
The fourth Arizona fair opens No
yember 8 and closes November IA,
1908.
All exhibits should be carefully
marked, if more than one exhibit or
class of ore is sent from the same
mine, or from various mines owned
by the same owner or company. The
same class of minerals should be
marked with the same number: that
is to say, all pieces from one vein
carrying the same value should be
marked NJ. l, if different from the
same vein No. =, and so on; but if
only one exhibit is sent from d mine
and another exhibit is sent from an
other claim owned by the same party
or company, the first might be mark
ed No. l aid the second No. ,, to
identify them.
a letter Should accompany the
minerals sent 10y party or company,
and in this letter should be the num-
bers corresponding with the ore ur
Each number should be fol
lowed by the county, the distric
the owner, the name of the mine and
the values.
All exhibits in this department. de-
noted as permanent exhibits, will be
tree from any railroad |
point in Arizona. The ores should be |
boxed, or if the speciments are large,
covered with burlap, so that they |
may be transported and handled with
out being damaged; and all the pros
peCtOr or company will have to do is
to box and ship their mineral to J. !
G. Goodwin, manager mineral depart
ment Arizona fair. Phoenix, Arizona.
Mark Mineral Exhibit" and send
the freight bill collect, and We will
take care of it at this end.
Ore should be accompanied by a
sample of the hanging and foot wall.
Each exhibit should be from y to II
inches long, about inches thick and
inches wide, though exhibits either
arger or smaller will be accepted,
out the best display will be made if
Ill are about the size mentioned
lbove.
Where there are rich streaks of
're running through gang, d better
display will be made by sending the
'rc associated with the gang than o
Freak it up to try To show rich
treaks.
All minerals will be given a promi-
tent position and labeled in such a
manner that they can be found i'm
nediately.
All private. exhibits placed on ex-
iyitiOn in this department will be
Irefuly guarded and returned after
he fI1r
The copper era., 1908-10-08

Word comes from Chicago of the
tragic attempt of Mrs. E. w. Haw-
kius, wife of the man who was hanged
here in August for the killing of
CIrl Leonhardt. to throw her baby
from d car window while en- route to
Chicago. The story is belated one,
b 1t throws an interesting sidelight
OF one of TucsOn'$ most thrilling
tragedies The wife of the muir
derer, unhinged by the thought
that the father of her infant
was to maet a terrible fate on
the scaffold, is said to have made a
desperate attempt to cast the child
to death through car window. She
was only prevented through the
quick action of a Pullman conductor,
who seized her and prevented the
desperate deed. Then the poor
woman broke down and wept over
the tiny child, whom a moment be-
fore she had consigned to death.
II ar feeling in an instant was COM
pletely changed and today the poor
woman is caring tenderly for the in
fant whose father net such terri
BILE fate in Tuceon.-Citizen
The copper era., 1908-10-08
W. B. Thompson on Copper.

William B. Thompson, of New
York, says:
Il am looking for a temporarily
uncertain stock market because of
political conditions, but all my re-
ports Indicate that the election of
Taft is assured and the market should
begin TO discount that fact about two
The copper era., 1908-10-08
A Railroad Commission For Arizona.

In a circular letter the Maricopa
County Commercial club OF Phoenix
is urging upon the people of Arizona
TO select dependa BILE, honest and COM
petent men to be sent to the legisla-
ture pledged to vote tor a railroad
commission. The circular further
states:
practically every state in the
Union, except Arizona and New Mex
leo, are protected nv railroad COM
missions, and the need of one in Ari-
zona, where rates are double, and, in
many cases. three or four times high
er than in states where rates are con-
trolled. is ample argument for COM
mission in Arizona.
"How long will our development e
held back by such Determinations?
Arizona has done a great deal for her
railroads in tax exemption and sub
sides, and in return the railroads
are doing Arizona good and plenty
in excessive rates"
The copper era., 1908-10-08
American

While Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup is especially. recommended for
children, it is, of course, just as good
for adults. Children like to take it
because it tastes nearly as good as
ma pie sugar. Its laxative principle
drives the cold from the system by
gentle, natural, vet copiOus action of
the bowels. Sold by the a. c. Co. drug
department.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-10
SELECTING A BOOK.
Net as Easy as II Sometimes Seems
to Be.

Net as Easy as II Sometimes Seems
to Be.
It seems that every one should know
how TO select q book for a present, but
IL you stop to think about it 1t Is not
an easy matter at all In the first
place, one has to be very good judge
Of fine literature to make a proper Sc
lection, and it must be something
which, II not Of individual taste, will
be exactly proper for the recipient
There was young boy who had
wonderful fondness for books. He
was not boy in a position to buy
good books or get the beet reading
matter One day a lady saw him
reading cheap detective story, and
she inquired If he liked to read. He
admitted bis fondness for books. She
straightway offered him the use Of
her library, with the privilege OF COM
ing and going at bis win to take or
return a book 1t is truly remarkable
what that little act has done for the
boy, for ii has taught him to love the
best literature. lie - good Judge
Of the best works, and the instruction
received has been an education. One
feels sorry for the person who Is the
recipient OF Lucille" when the owner
has no foudness for poetry. One per
son might prefer books written by old
masters; others would Ike something
Of present fiction. and there is no bet
ter way to find out what is wanted
than to bring up the subject. Do not
purchase ponderous works for men or
women who do not have ponderous
thinking equipments, and do not send
q shallow book to strong minded
reader or the recipient will think ii is
your choice Of what is par excellence
IN literature.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-10
HORSE AND DOG.

Contact With Civilization Lessons
Their Cunning and sagscity.
The dog is no doubt the most intelli-
gent Of our domestic animals. and /
yield to none In my affection for him.
can almost eat and sleep with a fine
dog winter and summer But try NOT
to deceive myself about his intelli-
gence. 1t seems TO nae that If the dog
had the least spark Of wit akin TO our
own-that is power Of reason-h his
long association with man would have
famed il into fame. however small.
But after all these thousands OF
years Of human companlonshlp and
love he has less wit in some respects
than his wild brothers. the fox and
the wolf Having been spared the
struggle to live that falls to their lot.
his cunning and sagacity have deterio.
rated. The same is true Of the horse,
which has less Intelligence than the
Wild stallion Of the plains and for the
same reason.
These animals do not grow wiser as
they grow less wild. They do not civil
lie or develop. We train them into
certain ways that make them service.
able to US; we humanize them without
adding TO their mental capacity. In
other words. we cannot cross our In
telligence upon theirs and make It
fruitful in them The germ viii not
take.-John Burroughs in Outing Mag
mine
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-10
WOMAN'S WORLD
UNLUcKY THIRTEEN.
Superstitious Fear Of This Number
Dates Back to Morse Mythology

Superstitious Fear of This Number
Dates Back to Morse Mythology.
1t is usually stated that the super
stltious objection to sitting thirteen at
table in Christian countries was
based on the fact Of the last supper.
when Christ and bis twelve disciples
sat down to eat together Immediately
before the Saviour was seized by his
enemies.
But in the Morse mythology, which
is supposed TO antedate the introduc-
ton OF Christianity among the north
men. we 1nd the superstition referred
TO in the fact that at banquet OF the
gods Loki, the spirit OF mischief, in
truded himself making thirteen at the
table, wherefore there was a fight and
Balbour, young hero especially loved
by al the gods, was killed, for the
fact is the objection to this number
seems TO have existed even before
Christianity. Among the Turks the NUM-
Der is so disiked and feared that it
is never even named; with the Aztecs,
the aboriglnes OF Mexico, Il was be-
lieyed to have magic power. and a like
fancy has been found in other Indian
tribes.
Among the ignorant blacks OF the
south the fear Of this number In any
connection Is actually absurd. but
whether they have borrowed this idea
from their imperfect knowledge OF
Christianity or whether 1t is survival
OF the yoodoo worship Of their anees-
tors 1t Ii impossible to say. for the SUI
perstition has q strong hold every
where. even among those who should
know better than 10 be swayed by 1t.
In italy it is never used In making up
the numbers Of the favorite lotteries,
and ID Paris II IS omitted in number
ing the houses on the House
keeDer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-10
Train and Track.

The supreme court OF Canada has
sustained the railway commission In
ordering the Grand Trunk to run at
least one train day each way be
tween Montreal and Toronto.
When the South Manehuria railway
was operated by the Russians It re.
ceIved subsidy from St Petersburg
Of 150o00o0 rubles yearly to make
ends meet Now. in Japanese hands,
it is earning 80 per cent over operating
expenses
When the electrical project OF the
Southern Pacific road Is carried out It
viii cover 1S6 miles over a mountain
division. accommodating all the freight
and passenger traffic Of the Union Pa
citlc between central California and
the east In eighty-three miles It rises
1000 feet and is fun OF sharp curves.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-10
WOMEN RUGGED TOO TIGHTLY.
DR.. Dudley Says They Are Exhausted
BY Their Clothing.

Chicago, Feb. 10.--A woman gets
tired and exhausted after the slightest
exertion because she is improperly Dress
ed, according to the theory Of Dr.. 4. G.
Dudley, expressed in lecture before a
class in northwestern university medical
college, He saii
IA profusion Of skirts are worn loose.
Nv around the lower extremity Of the
body and the feet are held in a vice.like
grip Of thin high heeled covering which
resembles stills more than shoes.
in strange contrast to such made
quate protection Of the upper and lower
extremeties, the waist and hips are
swathed and compressed to 'torrid zone
of whalebone, corset, belt. steels and
the bands Of The various under and outer
garments.
The averate woman wears A total of
II layers Of bands or some sort around
the waist. Allowing "a inches as the
average waist circumference Of Chica-
~ woman, although there are many with
larger waists, it means that each woman
has total Of "a feet of bandages
tightly wrapped around her.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-10
simpIieity rhrouuh Elaboration

Never did the designers achieve eff
fects Of simplicity through such COM
pick elaboration as that Of which they
BOW make use A frock may represent
unlimited hard work and skin, but any
hint of fussiness bars it from success.
To trim extravagantly without sugges-
ton Of oyertrimming seems to be the
dressmaker's pet problem. Embroid-
cred net OF one sort OF another is used
upon everything, from velvet to gauze
and it seerns that hardly frock Of
any pvetension is without at least a
slight touch OF gold or silver in em-
broidery. buttons. braid. lace. net tas.
sells. grelots or what you will.