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Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
MAYER WINS CASE INVOLVING HIS
 CLAIMS Land Office Decides The Ground Is
 Placer
(From Saturdays Daily)

By a decision rendered yesterday by the register and receiver of the land office at Phoenix, Joe Mayer is entitled to patent as placer ground the seven claims which he owns near the town which bears his name. As is customary, the case will go to the department of the interior at Washington for a review and the rul- ing of the Phoenix land office will be either sustained or rejected.
 Thirty years ago Mayer purchased eleven placer claims of which he pat ented four but when he attempted to patent the remaining seven early n the year a protest was raised, and a special agent of the government was sent to Prescott. Testimony was taken before United States Commits sioner J. M. W. Moore, in February and again in March, the government taking the position that the ground involved was not subject to placer To- anu SAAS tAob VI was seeking to obtain possession of it for townsite purposes. On the other hand, F. M. Murphy, R. H. Burmister and other old-timers testified that Mayer worked the claims about thirty years ago and had brought to town about $25,OOO worth of placer gold which he had taken therefrom.
 The decision is important, not only to MT. Mayer but to Yavapai county as there is a dredging company that is ready to purchase the eleven claims involving 125 acres, but did not wish to commence operations with only the four patented claims. Norris, Ross and Smith represented MT. Mayer in his dispute with the government, and upon inquiry they confirmed last night the report that the land office had decided in favor of their client
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
PARK AVENUE WILL
 BE OPENED TO AUTOS
Frem Fridays Dai

Park avenue, that delightful drive way in West Prescott, will be thrown open to all classes of vehicles, in- cluding the automobile, and the pre- vailing ordinance that bars the latter will be repealed at tonight's session of the city council.
 This action is due to many over lures that have recently been made by the owners of the benzine wagons, who compose a majority. F. M. Mur- phy said before leaving for Los An geles yesterday, that it would be agreeable to him to permit the auto drivers to utilize the double loop driveway, known as the figure s, that lies east of Park avenue, but that the ground leading from the terminus of Park avenue at the zoo, must re- main exclusively for vehicles and horses. This latter road encircles Round Mountain, and owing to the topography of the ground at that and adJacent points, It IS too dangerous a strip for both autoists and carriages to attempt to use it.
 The double loop ground to be the site of the Pioneer Home, and at places is level, while at all points any approaching vehicle may be seen, thereby avoiding accidents.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
ARIZONA MICHIGAN AT WORK 0N
 CROSSCUTS

The Telfair shaft of the Arizona Michigan company is down to a depth of 800 feet and the work of cross cutting on this level, both north and south, has been commenced.
 According to Superintendent N. A. Nelson the erosseuts are both in dior ties of practically the same nature as those which were encountered in the shaft. This rock is very hard and as result, progress by means of hand drills is slow on both erosseuts This work has progressed about twenty five feet each way.
 On the south erosseut, it is figured that the ore body will be encountered within less than 100 feet. On the op- posite working, it is thought that it will be necessary to drive the cross cut between 200 and 300 feet, before any important developments appear.
 In the sinking of the Telfair shaft and the subsequent work, the Arizona Michigan has been very fortunate in the fact that no water has been en- eountered. It has not been necessary to use pumps eitSer in the shaft or in the erosseut which has been started. Superintendent Nelson considers the outlook very promising and expects to make ore strikes within the next few weeks.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
GEORGE SAVER IS
 ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
CFrom Thursdays DaIIFO

George Savers was loading a wagon of merchandise from his general store at Sayersville Tuesday for transpor- tatiOn to Octave when suddenly the explosion of a shotgun rang out. A number of Old-timers who were in the store run out and found MT. Savers lying on the ground with one side almost torn away and was covered with blood. He was rushed in a criti- cal condition to Octave, a distance of about seven miles, where there is a surgeon. Mir. Savers always kept a loaded gun at the bottom of his wagon, and it is surmised that while loading up he struck the hammer with a box of merchandise, thereby caus- ing it to explode. George Savers is well acquainted in this section and his many friends hope the injury will not prove fatal.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
FATAL ACCIDENT AT
 THE DIVIDEND MINE
(From Fridays Daily)


 Alexander Don, hoisting engineer of the Mt. Elliott Mining company, was accidentally killed yesterday aft ernOon at the Dividend mine of that company.
 Don had raised a bucket of water and the same had been emptied. While placing the bucket in position to lower, Don had evidently stepped to a beam at the collar of the shaft, and the heel of his shoe had caught on a chunk of ore which turned on his foot as he was placing the bucket. He lost his foothold for an instant, and fell into the main working shaft to the bottom, a distance of 5O5 feet
 Another theory is that the bucket became fastened to a piece of iron at the collar of the shaft and in the exertiOn Don made to right it. he lost his balance and was forced into the shaft. His body was immediately brought to the surface and found to be frightfully mangled, especially about the head. Death must have been instantaneous for when he was picked up in the drift a few seconds after the fall life was extinct.
 Universal regret is felt over his sudden and horrible death. Don was a very popular miner in the eastern part of the county, where he had been employed for over 13 years at various times.
 Deceased arrived in this section of Arizona over IS years ago, coming to Arizona with Jack Coker. He was a native of Wales, and about 43 years of age. He was preparing to return to his native country, and had in- tended to leave about the middle of He also intended to en- list English capital to work some of his claims on Big Bug.
 Surviving him is a brother in Daw- son City, who is engaged in mining, and who was to have met him at Se- attle, when both were to proceed by the Canadian Pacific railroad across the continent and thence over the At Iantic to their home. It was the brothers intention to surprise their relatives by arriving without any pre- vious warning.
 The body of MT. Don will be brought to Prescott for interment, Lester Ruffner leaving yesterday aft ernoon for the purpose of bringing t here. Judge Foley of MeCabe held m inquest at the Dividend mine Tn he afternoon, but nothing further ,ould be learned as to the cause of the Iecident.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
SAYS SHELTER IS
 CERTAIN TO OPERATE
CFrom Fridays pauYl

''That the Humboldt shelter will resume operations, there is no doubt, '' emphatically stated Director F. O. Dill hngham, who returned last evening from the plant where he has been since Monday with J. J. Heller, the supervising engineer, and B. H. Ben netts, the new general manager of the company.
 "lt is impossible for me even to approximate the date when the smelt- CT will blow in,'' he continued. ''You must remember that MT. Bennetts has been on the ground for little more than a week, and in that short time It would be impractieable for him or anyone else to estimate the amount of repairs that are required, or the re construction work that may be nee essary. The shelter has been shut down for two years and it is obvious that much work will be required be- fore the plant can be placed in condition to run.''
 MT. Dillingham; was asked as to the proposed disposition of the liens against the company, and in reply thereto, said: "That matter is still in the hands of the trustee in bank uptcy, J. Kearny Rice''
 ''Is there anything further you are
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
EXTENSIVE WORK
 PLANNED AT BISBEE

BISBEE, Ariz., Aug. 1O.-W. NJ
 Cute, manager of the Bisbee Exten- sion, announces that work is progress sing at the property with a force of between 8 and 40 men at work. Plans for increasing this force and for sinking to depth of 200 or 300 feet further are under consideration and it is expected that this will be done in the fall.
 The Bisbee Extension property consists of some 6O5 acres and thus far 1000 feet of development work has been done. At the present time work is progressing on the 400 foot level, but during the coming winter the shafts are to be deepened, as stated by Mir. Cute, and work con- tinued on the 600 and 700 levels.
 On the 400 levels they are now drifting through leaehed matter, which is high in copper and mangan- ese, but is not ore. Thus far they have drifted through 700 feet of this matter and are still in it. The geo logical conditions and the indications )f metal thus far found in the Bis pee Extension are most encouraging md MT. Cute feels every confidence hat the property will develop into a | treat mine.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
GOLD BASIS CLAIM SOON ID BE
 WORKED
Slopes Full of Ore Mines Are In a Good
 Shape

Negotiations pending for some weeks regarding the taking over of the Gold Basis mining claims on Groom creek, were closed yesterday by first payment of $1,OOO. This sum was rendered by Andy Linn, the representative of a Seattle syndicate who will take over the group and ex- tensively operate them in the near future.
 The Gold Basis mines have been going through a probate settlement, and authority was given the admin istratOr of Mortimer H. Dodge, to dispose of them under an option of sale. Five patented mines are in eluded in this deal, and on the ground is a complete five stamp mill.
 Mir. Dodge, the original owner, died a few years ago in Ohio, and a few weeks prior to his death visited this section with the intention of again starting the work, saying that the deepest workings were attractive and he believed that he would make fine showing, after the extensive de- velopment that was given at all points.
 Several hundred feet of work is in evidence on this group, and the stopes are said to be full of ore, the prop erty in short being ready for fur nishing an immediate supply for mill ing purposes.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
TUBERCULOSIS VICTIM.

Miss Louie J. Schlund passed away at the Mercy hospital Friday from tuberculosis. For two years she has been a resident of Arizona, spending the summers in this city and the win ters in Phoenix. Her mother and sis ter were with her when the end came. She was a native of Oakland, and this morning the remains will be taken to that city for interment.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18
YOUNG BOY KILLED.

WINTERS, Cal, Aug. I3.-Van Nash, aged II, a son of Warren Nash. formerly of San Jose, was crushed to death between freight ears at a rail road crossing this afternoon.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-08-18

Journal-Miner-High class job work
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-04
BANKER sURRENDEBs.

A wspdertr over the four quarters OF
The globe in search of bsppiness be fall
ed to fiud, Hymau Epstein walked into
court in New York yesterday and sur
rendered, saying:
"My conscience wonlG not let me be
hsppY. I'm ready to take my medi'
cine"
Two years sgo Epstein, Who conduct
ed a private bank ia Williamsburg,
Brookyp, disappeared after the bank
had closed. he sas raid to bave made
away with more than $50, 900.
~ haven't a penny left," Epstein
said. 81 have spent all that gained
from the bank and am tired Of hiding.
Nv conscience hurts me, and l want to
come hack aud try to repay those who
lost by me. 1 will plead guilty at my
trial, ard II am given chance hope
tha, I will be able to pay my formel
deposltors back to the lsst cent"
All the good qualities Of Ely's Cream
Rain solid. are found in Liquid T. can
Balm which il intended for use in atomlzers
That is Wonderful remedy for Nasal Cstarrl
is proved by an ever.ipcTessing mass Q
testimony. 1t does not dry out nor rssp In
tender sir-psssages. 1t allays the lnnSlnln 3i
tion and goes straight to the root OF toe uis
ease. Obstinate old cases hsve yielded IN
few weeks. All druggists, 75c;, inciSdiI
spraying tube, or mailad By BY Bfcs', .
Warren Street. New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-04
GALE OVER BRITISH ISLES.

GALE OVER bhlIlon AobE'' -
Az was stated in the Gszstte, 10
terrific gale that ragged yesterday over
the British Isles the steamer Thistlemor
vent to her doom of Appledere In
Bstnslable bav. 1t is believed her en-
tirs crew Ui 80 men perished. -Four
bodies from the steamer have alIea1y
keen washed sshore. The Thisllemof
was bound from Liverpool for 40 Amerl-
can port.
Small vessels everywhere we're at the
mercy of the elements and Lloyds re
ports eight of them laVing been driven
ashore at various points. The crews,
however. all escaped.
The British steamer Congress, which
arrived at Falmouth Eug., YESTERDAY,
reports that durIug the storm her cap
tsio, the mate and one seaman were
washed overheard by mountainous seas.
TIE seaman wss picked up but the cap
tain and mate perished.
1t is feared that another disaster oc'
cured 10 the Irish Channel. The Isle OF
Mao stssmer Ellen Vsnnin, with crew
of q and y passengers, left Ramsay,
Isle Of Map, for Liverpool, at midnigh!
on Thutsdsy, bat hes not since been heard
from. A mail bag and two life belts
washed Ashore on the banks OF the Met'
sey leaves little doubt that she foundered'
One Of the Vsnnin'S passengers, Marx
JoDghiu, was proceeding to America to
take possession Of fortune lefs him
1 there
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-04
VOLUME CX.--NO. ESQ
a Lazy Liver

Nav be only tired liver, or sssrVeo
it, n would be q stupid as well as
savage thing TO beat weary or starved
man because he Jagged in his work. SO
in treating the tagging, torpid liver IL Is
a great mistake TO lash 1t with strong
drastic drugs. A torpid liver is but an
Indication of an ill-nourished, enfeebled
body whose organs are weary with over
work. Start with the stomach and allied
nrgans of digestion and nutrition. Put
them in working order and see no"
Quickly your liver will become active
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
has made many marvellous cures OF "ilYer
tropble - By it's wonderful control OF the
oroans Of digestion and nutrition. 1t re-
stores the normal activity OF the stomach,
Increases the secretion5 Of the blood-mak'
ing glands, cleanses the system from poll
sonous accumulations, and 80 relieves the
liver OF the burdens imposed upon It oy
tba detection OF other organs.
II you heve bitter or bad taste In the morn
tnr. moor orHariable appetite. coated tonRue'
Fopl breath, cohstipatea or irregular oo"eis.
feel weak, easilS tired. Gespondent. ireouens
headaches, pain Or distressSp "smaii OF oacK.
rnawing or dis tressed teenRg IN stomacn'
nerhaps nausea. .\AjlSeH>eE>SoN{ "rlslnssD 10
throat after eating. and kinoIe symptoms
nf weak stomach and torpid liza 10 medi'
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You 716TG- pFTQslently than -QoclQG- -f4ssISgz -
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a 1art OF the above symptoms will be present
Kt one time and yet point 10 torpid liver or
billouspess and weak stomach. AVOID al
Rot bread and biscuits. griddle cakes ano
other lndieestibIe food and take the "Golden
MsSicaI Discovery regularly and stick 70 us
nse mill YOU are vigorous and strong
The uDiscovery" is non-secret. non-alco-
hojin. Is a glyceric extract OF native medlcl-
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nr,nted on each bottle-wrapper and attes1e9
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Don't accept substitute OF unknown
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ay KNOWN COMPOSITION.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-04
DIED IN SEALED DUNGEON.


The moldering skeletons OF a man
and a girl we're discovered In Richmond
Yesterday in a sealed dungeon ten feet
below the surface of the street by work.
men demolisbiDg an old building.
The bones were crumbliug to pieces
with age, but it Was sscertained thst the
heeps of bones represented man and 3
woman The only clew to The Identity
o, the p rsous are several fragments OF
cloth snd a wisp of reddish brown hair.
The underground cell Is OF solid
brick construction, even the floor being
oaved. 1t is divided into two connect
Ing chambers. The trap door leading
into the dungeon from the floor of The
cellar above had been carefully sealed.
By the remsius Of the woman was 40
old frying pan. The skull bad been
dragged SONS distance away BY rats.
The house, known as old 81. LuEe's
Hospital. was in the fashionable district
of the city, when 1t Was built In the mid
die of The last century, but with the
movement oi the city westward 1t passed
through various hands until 1t Was pracll-
cslly MISUNDERSTANDING all the while
ITS secret Of the skellons.
The sealing OF the vault was 80 care.
fully and thoroughly done that 1t would
nave been impossible for a sound made
by a person Imprisoned to be heard
above, while no sonnd from The ontside
world could leak into the dungeon. The
old trying pan indicates that food was
passed into The cell to persons before II
was finally sealed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-04
OEoIL RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS

It was stated Thursday that among
hose who passed the examination at the
UuIversity of Virginia for the Cecil
Rhodes scholarship, was Richard T.
Williams, of Alexandria. Mr.. Williams
is an instructor OF Greek and Latin 10
the Episcopal High School near this
city. He is also an slumnus of the
UOiversity of Virginia. la the second
group was Peyton r. Hsrris, OF Alex
1ndris. Mr.. harris matticuIsted last
September at the Uoiversity OF Vir'
pinis. He comes from the Episcopal
High School near this city. Oh the five
successful contestants, only one, how
aver, can receive the appointment aud
the Cecil Rhodes foundation, at Oxford,
England. The selection Of that person
ress With a committee OF prominent
educators In Virginia, Of which Presi-
dent Alderman, of the University OF
Virginia, is chairman. This coumi.-
tee must make their selection before the
end of January, 1910 The yourg
scholar vino wins this priz9 will be ex
pected to make the Uoivers'tY of OK
ford his home for the next three yesrs,
o. al 500.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-04
AIsxan0ria Gazette.

PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI.WKKKLY AT
GAZETTE BUILDING. $40 q BIZ Pk1NOS
sSTREET.
TKRIlH: Daily-I year, $o0O, JILL.
$3.50; 8 months, s1:26i 1 month"; 70 O0nS'
TTi.T,eekIv-1 TiH, u VI year, $500; months, $1.o
2 months, 7S cents: 1 month. Is cents.
Contract al dvertisers will not be allowed 70 ex'
ceed theirspace unless the excess Is paid for
Al transient rates, and under no circumI
Stsnces will they be allowed TO advertise
other than their legitimate business In the
space contracted for.
Marriage and death notices must be PAID 'oi
In advance. I'll,
Entered az the Postofice Of Alexandria, WI
QInia, az second-class matter
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-04
High h-C'ass Restaurant for
ladies' and Gentlemen

which it is. intended to make a
credit to Alexandra. AS a res
taurant it is the wish OF the pro
prietor to make it TO Alexandra
what the New Willard Cafe is to
Washington and the Jefferson
Hotel Cafe is to Richmond. A
simple luncheon or an elaborate
dinner will be served at Mod eI ate
Prices, and everything VIII be
first class Let it be place where
the Alexandra people can meet
and bring thsir out of town
friends to enjoy the best that can
be had 10 eat.
nnr06 I'm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-04
Martha Washington Cafe

Ooened Thursday moroing De-
cemne er 2, at the northeast cor
ner of King and Washington
streets.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-11
Black Hand in Spokane.

Spokane, Wash, August TO-
Chief of Police Sullivan of the local
department has received score of
letters and personal calls from prom
inent Italian business and profession
al men in this city, urging him to
break up the socalled BLACK Hand
Society of Spokane, members of
which have threatened the lives of
those making the appeal In their
communications to the police the
writers say they are in constant
fear of bodily harm and death at the
hands of the undesirable element,
composed entirely of former resi-
dents of Italy. Chief Sullivan said
the police have known of the exis-
tence of a secret society of thieves
and blaekmailers in the west for
some time, but this is the first time
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-11
TO PIPE WAFER
HUNDRED MILES
$5,OOO,OOO GRAVITY IRRIGATION
CANAL FOR WASHINGTON.
To Reclaim $4,000 Acres of Land
in Crab Greek District, to be De-
voted stO Farming and Furnish
Homes for Many.

Special to The Herald
Spokane, Wash. Aug. 11-Ranch-
ers owning $4,000 acres of land in
the Grab Creek district in Grant
County, Washington. southwest of
Spokane, are backing a project to
pipe water from the Columbia river
near Marcus, Stevens county, Wash,
to point more than 100 miles south,
at cost of $5,OO0,OO0, thus provid-
ing one of the most extensive gravity
systems for irrgating in the world
The land to be supplied with moist
ure by artificial means is in the heart
of the sagebrush country in eastern
Washington, and will be devoted to
fruit and vegetables as soon as it can
be made ready for crops The re-
claimed area will provide homes for
from 100000 to 100000 men. women
and children when it is cut up into
five, ten and twenty-acre tracts.
The farmers in the district have
levied an assessment of two and a
half cents an acre to provide a fund
to make preliminary survey. J.
NJ. Spencer of Plains, Mont, owner
of several thousand acres of land,
who is actively identified with the
project. believes the plan of carrying
water from the Columbia river to
the arid district by means of pipes
can be worked out successfully. He
said in discussing the plan:
1T is expected to bond the project
for sufficient funds to properly fin
ance it. and the hackers believe the
system outlined will bring water to
the land at an initial cost of less than
$40 an acre After that it is es-
timated the expense of maintenance
will be much below the present figure
of So an acre
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-11

To read reports of the terrible
heat that has been depressing the
states in the East the past few days
is enough to make one wish that all
of the people there could move to
this glorious country where the
kisses of the sea, while ardent enough
to make the shady side of the house
preferable to the sunnp side, yet do
not produce death or destruction of
crops. People are dying of the sGf-
locating heat in those states, and
fields are being devastated by the pit
iless scorching rays of the August
sun, while the delightful Gulf
breezes that sweep almost constantly
over this favored region make life
quite bearable here.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-11

1t is up to the people of Browns
VILE to make the civic improvement
move a success. Brownsville can be
beautified, her streets cleaned and
kept clean. parks laid out and plant
ed, and other improvements of a
similar nature made, with compare
lively little expense to the individual
citizen, if only all will join in the
work and do their part. Everyone
living in Brownsville has been invit-
&c to unite in this work, and all who
have the least spark of pride in their
town should come forward and sig
nifty the fact by adding their names
70 the list.