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The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25
WOMEN CHASED BY BULL
Mrs. Henry Finger and Mrs. B. A. Miller of Hatfied and Two Child
 ren Have Narrow Escape.

Henry Finger of Hatfield, came up to Mena on business Tuesday and related an exciting incident that occurred near his home early this week, in which Mrs. Finger with her little son Bascom, and Mrs. Fingers two sisters, Mrs. B. A. Miller and little Myrtle Barnes were chased on their ponies for mile by an angry bull.
 The ladies took the children on their ponies to blackberry patch and had just gathered full pails and mounted to return home when big surly bull, known to be dangerous, charged them. The ponies ran at their best speed, and being good ones, made good gain the first quar- ter of a mile, when the ball of the bucket carried by Mrs. Fin ger was caught by branch of a tree and she and her son were suddenly dragged to the ground. The pony stopped instantly and they succeeded in remounting just before the enraged bull reached them. The flight was taken up and continued for three quarters of a mile more before the pursuer gave it up.
 Mrs Fingers arm was badly bruised and wrenched by the bucket bail, otherwise she was but little hurt.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25
COVE CATCHES.

c. A. Hartwell was in Smith vile Sunday aud Monday.
 The Rev. l.. K. Burnett preached an interesting sermon at the Town Hall Sunday night.
 w B Barton left on No. 4 to attend 10 some business mat. ters in Mena and Black Springs.
 l.. J. Cooper left for Hartshorn. Ok, Tuesday where he will att tend Teachers Institute. He expects to teach iu Oklahoma during the ensuing year.
 Childreus day was observed at the Presbyterian church last Sun day aud very interesting pro.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25
VERY HOT IN CHICAGO.
Heat Brings Death and Suffering to
 Many in City.

Chicago. June 24-The hottest day
 or the year, with the mercury stand
 ing at 9i degrees brought death and suffering to Chicago Monday. Seven deaths were reported to the coroner's office and heat prostrations were numerous. In addition a mad do , scare spread throughout the city and the chief of police ordered his men lo shoot all unmuzzled dogs. A simL lar order issued in Morton Park. a
 suburb, resulted in the killing of 40 eanines in few hours.
 The number of prostrations report ed to the police totalled several score. The most serious of these included the cases of James Burden of 344 One Hundred and Fourth street. New York City, who came here to attend the Republican convention, and os Mrs. Mary Brown of 6534 Bishop street, Chicago. who was overcome while sitting at second story window and fell l5 feet to paved courtyard. suffering internal injuries which may Sduoc htr death.
 The mad dog scare was due to the unusual number of attacks made by vicious canines within the last few days Chief of Police Shippy said Monday that ten such cases had come to his notice since Friday and he sent put general order that all nnmuz | .ied dogs should be killed. Thus far none of the persons bitten has de. | 'eloped symptoms of rabies, but all ire being watched by the health de. 'artment officers.
 The thermometer reached s4 de 'rees at five o'clock Monday after. 'oon. According to the local weath- r bureau, only one other city. Fl 'aso' Tex, showed higher tempera. aFe during the day.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25
Confederate Reunion at Locksstul
Special to The Star.

Lockesburg, Ark, June 7s- The annual reunion of lil confederate veterans will be hea at the steel bridge, four mid
 west of this city,ou the llth, laA| 18th and 14th days of Augg. 1908, and preparations are bsiii made to make this the best 2. union yet held. M. L. Hall, \ Heaveuer, Ok, will be on bad with his merry-go-rouud. EVsfF| body invited to attend.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25
FOREST OFFICIALS
 TO BE HERE JULY 10
Supervisor Record Making Preparations as Fast as Possible for Change of Headquarters Personnel of Those
 to Be Located in Mena.

Samuel J. Record, supervisor of the National forests of Arkan- sas, accompanied by Mrs. Record, arrived in Mena Tuesday and re- turned to Fort Smith Wednesday. They came to further their plans to make Mena their home so soon as the headquarters of the Arkansas forest are trans ferred here from Fort Smith, which it is expected will occur July 10.
 Mir. Record while here arranged to have the fine suite of rooms that have been leased for head. quarters in the First National bank building put in readiness for occupancy.
 MT. Record says that he is very anxious for the date of charge to arrive as he and Mrs. Record de- sire to enjoy as much of the com forts of Mena's summer weather as possible.
 Charles L.. Castle, who will be acting deputy supervisor at Mena under Supervisor Record, Is now on his way here from Harrison, Ark. on horseback accotnpan nied by Mrs. Castle. They are ek- pected to arrive within a week. Samuel Nj. Cross, formerly a lumberman of Pensacola, Fla, now of the forestry service, is also ou his way to Mena, where he will make headquarters. He will assist In the investigation of cases of timber trespasses, many of which are said 70 have occurred in the Arkansas forest. Mir. Record states that his clerk has not yet been selected, but that the appointment would be from the list ot those who have successfully taken the civil service examination. He expects this clerk will be sent from Washington.
 w. F. Hill. deputy supervisor, and s. K. Leming, clerk, in the headquarters at Fort Smith, have been assigned to the Ozark forests and will serve under Supervisor David E. Fittson of that district.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25
BIG FORK BITS.

Misses Mary and Dollie Bates are on the sick list. Elijah Putnam intends to go tc Missouri next week. John Dllbeck visited over Sun. day at the home of stephen Bates The farmers are having nice weather for finishing up theil crops.
 John Miller and Jimmy Martin of Board Camp were visitors in these parts Sunday.
 The Rev. Roger Bates of Board Camp was shaking hands with friends here Sunday. Guilford Bates killed a rattle. snake few days ago winch meas ured five feet. It had ten rattles and a button.
 We have remarkably good peach and apple crop this season, but the grapes and plums are al most failure.
 Mount Bates of Board Camp failed to fill his appointment at the Mill Creek school house Sun day, but big crowd gathered and we had a good singing anyway
 The Old Man Son.
 G. B. Bates is confined to his bed with conjestion.
 Frank Lilies, whh cut his foot with an axe few weeks ago, is able to be out again.
 Peter Me Williams, superinten- dent of the Southwestern Slate Company, spent a few days fishing here last week, making good etaches.
 Prof. A. H. Perdue, chief ge- ologlst of the University of Ar kansas at Fayetteville, is lnvesti. gating the slate in this section.
 G. l.. Harris and daughter. Miss Edna of Ink, were guests of NJ. E. Fried Saturday night. While here the school board of District No, ? employed Miss Harris to teach term ot school.
 The Old Man.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25

v to
 Lee Olney returned Tuesday afternoon from business trip ot several days at Womble.
 George White, merchant and postmaster at Page, Ok, was in the city buying supplies Wedtes- day.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. ]. Strickland of Board Camp spent Wednes- day in Mena, the guest of their daughter, Mrs. c. H. Cox.
 J. T. Cole left Wednesday on business trip of several days at Egger and other points in the east part of the county.
 Judge Wright Prickett and wife returned home Tuesday afternoon frotn visit of several weeks with relatives at Cincin natl and other points in Ohio.
 Mrs. M. E. Haynes and daugh- ter, Mrs. Jessse Kiefer, returned last week from Waldron, where they made weeks visit to Mrs, J. M. Purser.
 w. w. Rowten and family re. turned home Saturday afternoon from an extended visit with rela- tives at Mineral Springs, Black Springs and Womble.
 The Rev. J. A. Baker and daughter, Miss Emma, who have been visiting relatives in Mena, returned Tuesday morning to their home at Jansen.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. M. Lyons of Buck Knob, Scott county, ar rived in the city Thursday after noon for visit with the family of their son, c. B. Lyons.
 Asa Gathin was in from his farm east of town Saturday with some remarkably fine seed ling peaches of which a few choice ones were left at The Star office.
 Maj. E. H. Poe of Graunis, passed through Mena Thursday afternoon en route home from Birmingham, Ala, where he had been to attend the Confederat te reunion.
 Elmer Griffith of Hartford, Ark, came in Thursday after noon for a visit with his uncle aud aunt, Mr. and Mrs. w. M, Williams, who reside three miles south of town.
 The Rev. J. l.. Green returned from Ashdown last Monday Y morning. He reports the people quite blue there on account of the destruction by water, crop pros- poets being very gloomy.
 
 Mrs. and Mrs. Raymond Wood- ruif arrived Sunday from Shreveport to make their home here. Mir. Woodruff is the son of MT. and Mrs. Stanley Wood- ruff. He is an expert watch maker and has accepted a position with Burt Todd, the jeweler.
 Mrs. George Wright of Win terset, Ia, has bought a home about three miles east of Cove and with her daughter, Miss Su. sic, has arrived to take possession. They are aunt and cousin respect fully of Phil Wright, one of the prosperous farmers of that sec ton.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25
News Notes and Personals

Mark Whayne of Janssen, was in the city on business Tuesday.
 Joe Bates, merchant at Oden, was in the city Tuesday buying supplies.
 Quite number of Scott county farmers were in Mena trading last week.
 J. M. Raby spent Tuesday ou, at Board Camp looking after bus mess matters. H. c. Glazener of Black Springs, was in the city on busi- ness last week.
 $. 5. Goodner left Monday for visit of several days with relatives at Qden.
 Willard St. John of ked Bird, Montgomery county, was in the city on business Friday.
 Miss Ellen Townsend of Ink, is visiting in the city, the guest of MT. and Mrs. J. B. Pope.
 
 Ebert Gregory of Kinta, Ok, is visiting in Mena, the guest of J. w. Middleton and family.
 Born, Wednesday afternoon, to Mir. and Mrs. J. o. Dunman, 9O4 Second street, l0-pound boy.
 Mrs. H. A, King and children are visiting with relatives and friends at Texarkana for few days.
 Mrs. s. $. Goodner aud chil- dreu left last Thursday for a visit of several weeks with relatives at Oden.
 Mrs. Alice Wilmington of Waldrou, is visiting in the city. the guest oi N. w. Eddy and family.
 The Rev. George Upton of Bul. ger, spent Friday night in Mena, the guest of the family of w. J. Dunman.
 John H. Hamilton returned home last week from his trip to Birming ham, Ala, and points in Mississippi.
 J. N. Godfried, manager of the lngham Lumber Company at Janssen, was in the city ou bus mess Saturday.
 J, II. Davis of Black Springs, came in last week and spent several days in the city looking after business matters.
 Misses Nora Sale and I.ochie Baker returned Friday after noon from visit ot several days with relatives at Nunley.
 T. J. McCrary of Richland, Tex, arrived in the city last week 10 visit the family of his brother in-law, w. K. Cox.
 Miss Lochie Baker, who has been visiting relatives at this place and Nunley, returned Mon. day to her home at Janssen.
 A. V. Whaling of Argenta, passed through Mena Tu. sday en route to Nuuley to join his tamily whc are visiting at that place.
 l.. w. Brashier aud family of Waldron, came in Thursday af- | ternoou for visit of several f days with relatives at this place.
 Dr. ". c. Vandiyer reports the arrival Saturday morning of a ten pound boy baby at the home of MT and Mrs. (. E, Allen of Acorn.
 Miss Gertrude Mills, daugbter 't Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Mills who eslde a short distance from Mena m the Bethesda Springs road. home Sunday after
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25

See Petty for Paint and Vail paper,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25
M E N A M A R kEIs

Mena merchants pay the best prlvsSs,a kinds Of produce from farm ana s"''
 The Live Stock Quotations pevb pscb are corrected for The star f"'N Wednesday afternoon by
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25

Union made cl9thingat Petty's.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25

Mrs. George Wright of Win terset, la, has bought a home about three miles east of Cove and with her daughter, Miss Su. sic, has arrived to take possession. They are aunt and cousin respect fully of Phil Wright, one of the prosperous farmers of that sec ton.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25

Mss Gertrude Mills, daughter oi Dr. and Mrs. " F. Mills, who reside short distance from Mena on the Bethesda Springs road. returned home Sunday after
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25

Wilburn Philpot, merchant al Egger. was transactiug business in Mena Wedne sday.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25

noon from Chicago, where she has been for the past two years attending school.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-06-25

A. J. Mcbride, jr., merchant at Mountain Fork, was in the city buying goods Wednesday.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14
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Garritt. The writer is informed that considerable development has been performed on this property which shows up much good ore at several places. Extensive mention of this group, as also that of G. W. Brazel which joins on the southwest, will be deferred until such time as a personal inspection can be given them.
 On the west side of Monument Mountain are located the Copper Bell group, the property of Walter Hum phreys and Bowman Brothers. A bet ter showing for a mammoth copper mine than that which is presented on the Copper Bell property the writer has never seen. The ore bearing for nation as laid bare by erosion is over 600 feet wide, maintaining the usual trend-southeast by northwest On the Copper Bell claim this fOrma- tion is crossed at a right angle by an immense elevation of sandstone In contact with this sandstone an area of surface perhape 300 by 600 feet shows copper carbonates disseminated throughout with the slips which at the surface might be determined as walls dipping in different directions At the bottom of the slope. probably $50 feet below the base of the sand stone, a tunel has been driven in to the point of contact. At the end of the tunnel a winZe has been sunk thirty feet which has proven at that depth, at any rate, that the sandstone has formed a hanging wall with a pitch of about 45 degrees. This is beyond question most favorable condition as it clearly indicates that the ore continues on and under the same Hundreds of tons of excellent cOpper-gold ore have been extracted from shallow openings and are now laying on the surface where can be seen chunks of ore weighing into the hundreds of pounds. Across the flat west of the Copper Bell. about 1000 feet on the same contact, good ore is found on other claims as is also on others to the north. No one will fail to appreciate the Copper Bell when once seen.
 Two miles west of the above prop erty is located the Viata Mining com pany, which owns fifteen claims. and is under the management of H. A. Bennett. The formation in which this property is located is principally lime schist, which is cut by pOrphyry and quartz dikes. This is a property that is mining in earnest and is most splendidly equipped with modern ma chinery and appliances. As the writer has been extended a cordial invitation by MT, and Mrs. Bennett to visit them, he hereby refers further de- scription until that time, believing that the Viata is entitled to more space than can be afforded in this letter In our communication next week we will continue with a description of properties in the Monumental min ing district.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14

a parallel property, is located. On this ledge there is an eighty-foot in- cline shaft showing ore from top to bottom and three open cuts of cop per bearing ore five feet thick throughout. There is on this dump at present seventy-five tons of ore that has sampled 16 per cent in copper and SS in gold. A series of parallel veins in close association has created g mineralized formation at this point on the Angelus of over 200 feet in width. The veins closely paralleling extend throughout the Copper Basin and Copper Queen properties On the Copper King there is a fifty-foot shaft and several open cuts along the vein. Thirty tons of high grade carbonates are on the dump at the shaft and the openings prove that the ore is continuous. The Copper Basin claim has a tunnel 100 feet long from which a siXty-fOOt crescent ex- tends that shows the vein to be
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14
(BY Tom Shultzl

Copper Basin, Cal, Dec 19-(Spe- cial correspondence of The Republi- can.)-Anywhere within a radius of fifty miles of Parker, if you have an unobstructed view and if it is a clear day you can see Monumental Peak. a cone shaped rock, probably 15O feet in height, standing aloof from the main mountain. This peak marks the northwest corner of the Colorado In dian reservation, by which fact. it has been more or less noted in the past, and is about twelve miles due north of Parker. While this peak for the past forty five years or more has stood as a silent sentinel to in form the prospector of the boundary lines over which he could not pass without certain restrictions, it does now and will hereafter, mark the location of industry and thrift, instead of in dolence and thrift, for it repre- sents the initial point of a rich min eral district. Whenever you have oc- casiOn to refer to Monumental Peak in the future, instead of saying that it marks the northwest boundary of the Indian reservation, just say that it is the southeast corner of Copper Basin mining district, and from it's very base on the northeast, north and west nearly every foot of ground is located for several mines, and that such a surface showing for copper and gold will be hard to find anywhere.
 Sunday morning last your cores pendent bid adieu to Arizona for a few days, crossed the bridge into California in company with J. L. Cur tiss of the Colorado Supply company at Parker, and was soon in a buggy behind a good pair of horses pro- vided for the purpose on the opposite side of the river, and was off for Copper Basin. The road for the first few miles winds around on the top of the ailuvial ridges that gradually as cend until they are cut by a large wash that divides them from their portentous neighboT, the Whipple range. Up a few washes and across several unimportant hills, passing within a short distance of the road, the camps of the Viata Mining CO, c. w. BraZel and Copper Bell, we arrived at the summit of Copper Ba- sin divide which is about 1.500 feet above sea level and over 1000 feet above Parker. One mile from this point brought us to the camp of the Copper Basin Mining company, whose properties extend northwest almost from the very base of Monumental Peak, and which We will describe more fully later. Here the buggy was sidetracked and on horseback we proceeded and crossed the northwest rim of the basin to the camp of the Mount Whipple Mining company. distance of two and one-half miles. the end of our journey temporarily; a most picturesque place, fifteen miles from Parker.
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14
Copper Basin Country and Some of Its Notable Properties

The property of the Mount Whipple Mining company consists of sixteen claims and joins :he holdings of the Copper Basin on the northwest and extends along the north base of Whipple mountain. Whipple mountain in itself is a gigantic elevation com posed principally of lime and is cap ped with lava. The main Assure eX- tends southeast by northwest and is evidently the same as that which forms the mineral districts along the Bill Williams and farther on to the southeast. In the course of this erup- tion across the Mount Whipple prop erty. are number of parallel DOT phyry dikes, in close association with which are found strata of quartz that as a rule carry high values in gold. In the cleavages of the dikes malachite is prominent in many places and where opened high grade copper and gold ore has been extracted, of which there is in the neighborhood
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14

cover the slopes leading to the basin which clearly teaches that the erup-
 tion was above the highest point of the formation when that "hot time" in this vicinity occurred. The writer presents no claim to being a geolo-
 gist nor a mining engineer-not in the least-but he does believe that the Whipple mountains are of secon- diary formation and that around these mountains, the main upheaval pre- sents unmistakably the primary for nation, the contacts of which, will as certainly be the location of big mines as that they are there, fact which anyone can verify upon visit ing the district. As a further proof the intrusive dikes of igneous origin, which traverse the course Of the erup- tiOn, clearly distinguish the two for nations and as plainly outline the contact. On the southeast of the Copper Basin property is located the Queen group of sixteen claims owned by
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and many showing strong evidence of copper. On these claims the erO- sion is much greater than on that of Mount Whipple, consequently the dikes and veins as to number are more clearly defined. The assessment from year to year is about all the development the several claims have received, but that has demonstrated much in the way of determining the character of the veins as well as the value contained therein.
 The Copper Basin group of nine claims and Curtiss claims Nos. l and ?, join Friday the 18th group on the southeast and it's south lines lay high on Monument mountain. The names of the claims are Aladdin, Cop per Princess, Copper Prince Angeles, Copper Queen, Copper Basin, Copper King, Sidewinder No. 1 and Side winder No. 2. This is an exception ally fine mineralized group, which has been proven in it's development
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14

from different places widely distrib- uted over the property, two of which were $3.50 and $10 respectively, foot ed up an average of S27 in gold. Copper of a high per cent was not taken account ef. It is stated that MT. Gird was most faVorably i'm
 pressed and that it was only the absence of transportation fla cilities that prevented him from talk ing it over. Only two miles of road will have to be constructed, which can be accomplished at a nominal cost, to connect the camp with Cop per Basin. About one mile below the camp Mount Whipple wash connects with Curtiss Canyon. Here is quite a stream of water which lasts most the year round and it is believed that a sufficiency could be developed for milling purposes. The Mount Whipple group extends across Curtiss Canyon and holds besides living water two admirable sites for dams. OppO-
Arizona republican., 1908-12-14

of a couple of hundred tons on the various dumps at the present time. The veins with the dikes dip into the base of Whipple mountain at an angle of about 30 degrees and suggest that they all radiate from an ore body below. All of the ore at the surface is in carbonate form, but which, within a few feet shows therein the addition of cuprite and glance. Many assays have been made which have given return in values of from ' to 75 per cent in copper and from 8 to $50 or more in gold. The best test ever given the property for gold
 was in 1890, when Dick Gird of Tombstone fame, gave it an expert sampling. Fourteen samples taken
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twenty feet wide. This matter is leached. but it is of such a favorable character that depth is only required to make ore. At the mouth of this tunnel there is also a shaft down 14O feet from which a thirty foot cross cut was developed to veins of good carbonate ore. On the Copper Queen, surface openings prove the continu
 ance of the ore. Strong veins are to be seen on the Sidewinder claims and they as WI as the others mentioned. all dip toward and at the same angle as that of the Aladdin, the most southern property. Monu- mental Mountain like Mount Whipple is of lime and is capped likewise with lava Thousands of tons of this lava