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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-12
COUNTY
INVITES LOCATORS
FILES OF RECORDERS OFFICE
SHOW ACTIVITY
Eight Hundred Claims Are Recorded
Since January f-Turquoise,
CORTLAND and GIeeson Dis
tricts Take Lead

TOMBSTONE, April 11.-That there
Is still considerable available ground
for mining purposes in Cochise county
that looks inviting to the miner and
prospector is evident from the many
claims of mining locations that are
filed in the county recorders office.
Since the first of January nearly 500
mining locations have been filed for
record, and during the past month there
were 427 alone The majority of these
locations came from the Turquoise dis
trict, which includes the country east
of South Pass in the Dragons and the
country adjacent to CORTLAND and Glee-
son. This section, however, is not en-
tirely attracting the attention of the
miners and prospectors, as number
of locations have been coming in from
the Swisshelms, the Johnston district,
Paradise, Dos CabeZaS and in the VI
cinity of Bisbee, as well as in the coun-
try south of Benson, in the Yellowstone
and Rinsons.
A large number of the locations are
relocations of the properties that were
taken UP on the first of January on
account of the former owners not hav-
ing complied with the United States
law that requires the annual assess
ment work to be done. Others were
amended locations made by parties to
correct errors that were made in the
original locations tnaL were mdue III
haste and a proper description not
given.
Fractions of Claims
Not a few have been fractions of
claims that have been discovered III
the vicinity of CORTLAND and Gleason
that were not known to exist until
surveys had been made of the various
claims.
The names that are given to the
claims in some instances are very in
teresting and show the trend of the
minds of the various locators. The
names of birds and animals seem to
predominant, while those named after
wives, sweethearts and sisters are nu-
merous, and also the former residence
of city or state of the locator frequent
ly appears. One of the most peculiar
names recently filed is "Yubedamed,"
which is located in the Yellowstone dis
trict
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Miner Sells for S125,ooo

PARKER, April 11.-Billy Mack,
Yuma counys veteran miner, has just
sold his mining property, four and one
half miles northeast of Parker, to an
eastern syndicate for $125,O00 Three
months ago he refused $4,000, and
wanted 100000.
This is a fair illustration of the rap
idly rising values of Yuma county
mines. Mr.. Mack made $3.50 by wait
ing three months for buyer that
wanted his mine bad enough to pay
for it.
Although just past the ripe old age
OF ", he is hale and hearty and works
every day. Having been in the min
ing business several years and sue
cessful, he had accumulated some
wealth previous to his last good luck
and has a fine fruit ranch at Kingman
125 miles north of Parker, where he has
Invested his savings, and it is his in
tention to go still deeper into his ranch
Investments, both here and at King
man.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-12

NOURTLAND, April 1.-THE main
I line of the Southern Pacific rail-
~ road from Pearce toward Doug
las has been completed to a consider
able distance below the southeastern
terminal of the Great Western town
site, and after laying steel distance
of about two miles or more below the
point on the main line directly east of
the townsite, the work was discontin-
ued there, the force of men and Chief
Engineer Jones withdrawing and going
to Globe for rush work on the Phoenix
& Eastern.
The force was augmented, however,
on the spur into Gleason and Court
land, and the ground has been torn up
till it is almost impossible for the au-
tomobiles in and out of CORTLAND to
get over the rough surface.
The engineers have already staked
off the site for the Southern Pacific
CORTLAND passenger and freight sta
ton on the branch spur at the south
east end of the Great Western town.
site, and it is probable that as soon as
this can be erected freight can come
through from Pearce direct to Court
land.
This would have a tendency to in
crease building operations wonderfully
in the camp, as many persons have held
back in the erection of structures pend
ing the location of a freight station
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-12
Cuts Additional Stations

GLOBE, April 11.-Stations in the
Arizona Commercial have been cut mn
both the 900 and 700 foot levels, pre-
paratory to drifting. A drift will also
be run from the winze near the eastern
end to connect with the Eureka shaft.
The drifts on the various levels will en-
able the management to block out suf-
ficient ore to feed the smelter by the
time II is finished, and will all be in
ground under the long drift on the up
per level which had a length OF 1900
feet in the vein. The richest part of
the mine is understood to be in the cut
in the vein made by the Eureka shaft,
and as this is the most westerly open
ing, it is likely that the drifts from
the 600 and 700 foot levels will be run
both east and west.
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Returns from Gold Bullion

KINGMAN,. April 11.-W. H. Hall
was in the city two sleeps last week
receiving returns from gold bullion
sent to the mint. He had in his haver-
sack specimens of gold rock from his
mine that would make Salome high
grade look like pinch in the money
market, and 1t was not a rich crop
either but came from 200 feet under the
surface. Mr.. Hall has Systematically
developed his mine, the total amount of
underground work is about 1900 feet,
the greatest depth 220 feet. A little
mill has pounded on the rock during de-
velopment and a larger plant is now
in order. The Hall group of ten claims
are located twenty-seven miles north
west from Chloride.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-12
PIONEER PENETRATES
ANOTHER ORE DEPOSIT
First Round of Shots Exposes SpIen-
did Milling values-Second Strike
Lies 400 Feet Below Bonanza

RHYOLITE, April 11.-Something
has happened in the affairs of the
Bullfrog Pioneer Leasing and Milling
company which adds greatly to the
already proved chances for one of the
biggest leasing successes in the history
of Nevada. 1t is yet too early to say
Just what will become of the latest
development, but just after the objec-
tive point has been reached it looks
mighty good for Pioneer leases in vir-
gin territory as yet unprospected.
In what the company terms the
office tunnel which is a crosscut
about 200 feet under cover, the foot
wall of the Big Pioneer ledge has been
penetrated with splendid milling values
exposed by the first round of shots.
The ore is in place, and if the same
conditions prevail here as in the orig
mai workings the lease will soon be
shipping from a second point, with the
available tonnage UNNECESSARILY in
creased. Whether or not this is the
same ore shoot as that of the original
workings is yet to be determined, but
at any rate the finding of this char
acter of ore at a point 400 feet from
the BOndlId SHoOl SlNeS pIoIiiSo "a
much in itself, It is not likely that
this is the same shoot, the distance
between the objective points being too
great to permit of such a probability.
However, this find is of as much inn
portance as if one of the other leases
had opened pay ore, owing to the dis
lance above noted, and gives hope and
encouragement to the many other leas-
ers working in that locality.
This find, which looks just like
repetition of the original strike, will be
watched with interest and there is no
telling what the week will bring forth
in a sensation in this mine of marvel
and mystery.
In the shaft all retimbering has been
finished. The hoist has been given it's
test and everything seems to be in
order for full swing at increased ore
avt pa ctinn
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Two California Strikes

GRASS VALLEY, April 1.-Two ex-
tremely rich ore discoveries in the
county within a day or two of each
other are causing considerable excite
ment. The Native Son mine, near Blue
Tent, cut a twelve-inch ledge of very
rich ore, and the Central Consolidated,
near this city, encountered a pay chute,
and specimen taken out runs far into
the thousands of dollars per ton. The
discovery was made in new ground in a
large ledge. Almost an inch of solid
gold runs through some of the speci-
mems shown here,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-12
Gold Hunters Prospect New
Sections of Globe District

driven to a depth of fifty-four feet is
in fine iron and sulphide ores, carrying
gold values from $40 to $27, while ore of
a similar character, encountered in the
breast of a 100-foot tunnel, runs from
SO to $3.50 in gold values and has every
indication of permanency.
AT this prospect actual systematic de-
velopment work is going on. and the
mine will soon be in the regular ship
ping list. A recent smelter run of a
carload from this tunnel gave returns
of $40 a ton in gold, with a free smelter
run made possible by the high-grade
huxing ore. The owners of this prop
erty are satisfied that they have gold
mine and are spending thousands of
dollars in development work.
1t is hoped with deep mining in the
three districts mentioned that copper
will be encountered, but it is always
added that enough gold will be found
to pay the expenses of mining.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-12
Los Angeles Company Bays
Dredger to Work i'm PldcerS

bois dredge at cost of 100000. which
1t expects to have in operation In sixty
DAYS, and the gravel banks on the
Colorado river through the lower end
of Bulls Head and Black canyons are
to be thoroughly tested.
The Colorado river has long peen
known TO be rich placer digg1ngs and
since 1849 is said to have cut through,
eroded and broken down great amounts
of mineral ground 1t is esti na aae ooo ohal
the placers contain over $5oO,ooV eoo.
THE gold production of California
since 1s4S amounts to $1,s75,51S,6s1, OF
which % per cent came from the pla-
GERS. Eighteen million Of this was pro-
duced last year, and approximately
S5,O4O, oOO it is claimed. resulted from
the operation of dredges.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-12
Little Butte Ships

PHOENIX, Ariz.. April 11.-Ore is
being shipped from the Little Butte
mine, near Bouse. The first wagon
load was hauled to Bouse last week,
and from now on until the projected
spur from the A. & G. railroad to the
shaft is constructed, six or seven cars II
month will be shipped. When the spur
is in ore will be shipped at much more
rand rate
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-12
OLD GRASS VALLEY
MINE WILL RESUME
NICHOLS PROPERTY ONCE
PRODUCED 100000
Main Shaft to Be Pumped Out lmme-
diately, and Operators Expect to
Ship Within Sixty
Days

GRASS VALLEY, April 11.-Another
good old mining property, which pro-
duced extremely rich ore from the
grass roots, will be opened at once as
a subsidiary branch of the California
Exploration company. The mine in
question is the we'll known Nichols
lying mile and a half west of this
city, and which is claimed to nave a
record of 100000 at depth of only
seventy-five feet, though claim is made
that the ground was never worked be-
low the fifty-foot level, the shaft ex-
tending the remaining twenty-five feet
The company has been Incorporated
under the laws of Arizona, and its
chief representatives are now here
ready to start operations. The party,
consisting of Oscar Coffin, F. d. Nit
chell and G. H. Hellmanfi, visited the
mine and examined it as far as pos
sible. They announce that the work
of pumping out the main shaft will
start Immediately and that they ex-
pect to be taking out milling ore with
in sixty days. Mr.. Mitchell is presi-
dent of the company and Fl. w. Case
secretary.
The Nichols mine is one Of the old
properties in this district, and prior to
the time it was worked for quartz was
state. From a portion of the ranch
many large nuggets were washed out
during the placer days. Since then
several shallow shafts have been sunk
on the property, and it is announced
by men familiar with the place that
the deepest workings are down only
fifty feet, though the shaft, a double
compartment affair, was sunk to
depth of seVenty-five feet.
Record in Past Years
From a section Ion feet long on the
course of the vein ore in large guam
titles was taken out years ago, the
vein being eighteen inches wide and
very rich. The operators worked at
big disadvantage, having to haul the
ore a long distance to a mill, besides
endeavoring to keep the mine free of
water by bailing. Unable to handle
the water they were finally forced to
give up. In later years small steam
pump and hoist was installed, but no
organized move was made to develop
the mine. This plant is still at the
mine, in good condition and will be
started up. as it is declared the shaft
is we'll timbered all the way down.
The bonding company, which has
made a payment on the mine, has
every confidence in its ability to mill
ore within the time stated, and will
arrange for the use of the Sunf1ower
mill near by. Operations will be con-
Quoted under direction of Mr. Coffin, a
Grass Valley man with many years
practical experience in nearly every
department of mining, He brought the
Central Consolidated to the attention
of the cofpany now operating it, and
the rich strike made a few days ago
in that property, of which he was for
merly superintendent. is evidence of
the bright future of that mine.
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Strike Near Winkelman

PHOENIX, April 11.-Seven miles
north of the old Peter Winkelman
ranch, now known as the townsite of
London, and Immediately north of the
property of the London-Arizona Min
ing company, a gold strike has been
made that is expected to start a
stampede to that district. The strike
has been made upon ledge from nine
to ten feet wide and which has been
traced for a mile. Wherever it has
been prospected ore has been found
running hundreds of dollars to the ton
in the yellow metal.
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Fewer Strikes soIomonvlIle

TOMBSTONE, April 11.-Gold fever
has struck Solomonville. Rich discov-
cries of gold nuggets there have set
the place in a fever of excitement Pros
pectors from the immediate vicinity are
arriving daily and setting out for the
new placers, which lie about twelve
miles northeast of town, on the west
bank of the ella river. and one mile
south of the mouth of the Bonita creek.
A Mexican who spent a few days
there returned Saturday morning with
three nuggets which he sold for SITS.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-12

wANTED-The Herald company Will pay
ten cents per copy up to ten copies each for
t1ctober p. 1905 Deliver to asher in Herald
office 1874 South broadway.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-01-23
ON THE ROAD TO BARBECUE.

PRESIDENT ELECT TAFT is down keeping
and getting condition for the big Marathon that has its the
fourth day March He being entertained gacosy
big folks of Dixie and getting close touch with the gentlemen
whom he must rely for endorsement of his expressed desire TO bring
about the restoration of harmony equality and fraternity between the
solid South and the solid North lie attended big barbecue the
monthly meeting of the Beech Island Farmers Club the South Caro-
lima shore of the Savannah from Ga the other
day and oltime sentiment the beum
artocrac well the brand which the present day plantation
lords dispense homny The
hospitality of the good old 'Unce Cue and Amte Cue
trip Georgia Augusta
observations a little modern
Mr. Taft Mr. Hitchcock the National Republ
Committee Senator Bourne of Oregon, and Major John Hayes
Hammond of South Carolina started for the barbecue early the
afternoon On their the oe ferry the
Mr. Taft automobile Negro work
the road and guarded by carrying shogms
The dispatches did not record impression
by this incident 1t trivial course Georgian
sight view could not have
startling But wonder how these ordinary incidental exhb
ns harmonzed with the hopes and plans in Mr. a mind for the
oblieration of political differences between the
According the president of the Beech Island Farmers Club
South stands willing to accept the advance of the chief
that the reunited
will fly by the Negro the mutual
standing in the road guarded by
Yes the South willing to drop political anmoies if the North
which the South
the South
ing she the road and everybody will be happy
The Colorado statesman., 1909-01-23
IN PURSUIT OF THE MOB.

SERIOUS of the mob evil the United States and the
remedy prevailing conditions last be assuming
something approaching tangible While nothing than
suggestion its such Indicate that thought has
been aroused the right quarter An able outlines the ega
ton needful enable and communities deal successfully with
this evil national scope Central Law Journal of St
proposed officers the
wealth. which powers intended uay the conditions
which wherever mobs do their work The
gtons include first the changing of the place of trial of those accused
other the the
try where the offense committed This
m 1t proposed change the constitution of the
states order that this provision be made legal Next the rule
of reasonable doubt should be withdrawn from accused
of participating in mob, and preponderance of credible
evidence should be sufficient to convict Next, the
and the attorney should have discretionary power
appoint special mob because prosecut
officers be influenced by the sentiments of the people of that
district Next the should acqut the state should have
the absolute right have the reviewed by the higher before
absolute discharge prisoners be entered Further than this the
eral adoption of the statute Ohio
pnsatng the legal heirs of the victim of mob, recommended AL
quite thorough practical method which
this direction increased startling degree the
United States and that and radical to
check The riders and the yncng of white
of has caused the awakening 1t sheer defene
therefore that the sober settled elements and the lawgvers the
have work The inflicted the weak and helpless
have reached those who and who defend the
the This the inevitable result and
thing reasonable in the of legislation be looked for
The Colorado statesman., 1909-01-23
TO REvoLUTIoNIzE THE SOUTH

God and nature have so arranged
this universe that along with every
wrong-yes, the wrong itself-is born
the force that will ultimately over
throw it. Evil may be said to commit
suicide, for it furnishes by its own
course the poison with which its ca
reer is eventually cut short.
Proceeding upon this theory, the
Rev. Sutton E. Griggs, AM, BID, of
whom ex-President Merrill of Fisk
University said, "the man whom l
think understands the race question
better than any other living man." has
made a study of the manner in which
injustice toward the Negroes is oper-
ating on the whites and shows in an
indisputable manner that their course
is working the whites immeasurable
harm
The Hon. ]. C. Napier, widely known
throughout the nation, president of the
executive committee of the National
Negro Business League trustee of the
anna Ol Llle
One Cent Savings Bank, had the fol-
lowing to say of the booklet in ques-
ton: 81 have read Mr.. Griggs' book
let, called Needs of the South" l
simply wish | had sufficient words to
tell just how much | think of it. To my
mind its general circulation through
out the South will do more good than
anything | have ever read have sent
my copy to President Taft with the
strongest Endorsement of which | am
capabl', of giving. Long may Mr..
Griggs live to give out such able
thought as is contained in this little
booklet"
This booklet is one of a series that
Mr.. Griggs will produce, showing how
the South harms itself whenever it
deals unjustly by the Negro, how that
its only hope from self-inflicted harm
is in policy of fair-play.
To the thoughtful man who reads
The Colorado statesman., 1909-01-23
DEW PONDS OF THE ANcIENTs.
Description of Prehistoric Method OF
Obtaining Water Supply.

One of the prehistoric methods used
in securing water supply in sections
where it was impossible to secure it
from natural sources, or where it be-
came necessary to live on elevated
territory for defense was by the con-
struction of dew ponds. These dew
ponds were made by following oR !
the earth for a space far in excess OIL
the apparent requirements of such a
pond, then thickly covering the whole
of the hollow with a coating of straw.
The straw in it's turn was covered by
a layer of well chosen, finely pud
died clay, and the upper surface of
the clay closely strewn with stones.
Such pond will gradually become
filled with water, the more rapidly the
larger it is, even though no rain may
fall. During the warmth of summer
day the earth will store considerable
amount of heat, while the pond, pro-
tected from the heat by the noncon-
ductivity of the straw, is at the same
time chilled by the process Of evapora-
ton from the puddled clay. The con-
sequence is that during the night the
moisture of the comparatively warm
air is condensed on the surface of the
cold clay. AS the condensation during
the nights is in excess of the evapora-
ton during the day, the pond becomes,
night by night, gradually filled.-Popu.
Tar Mechanics.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-01-23

intellectual and ethical necessities
are largely bounded by the oppor-
tunities for study, research and
entertainment there provided.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-01-23
Open the
Libraries
ON
Sunday
By ARTHUR N. WATSON,
Sec'y Carpenters Dist. Council. Boston.

occupations keep bus engaged during the week days. and they
the culture knowledge and entertainment which gained
the shelves of this public institution it must be opened
reasonably early hour o Sunday mornings
which have led up the closing of this institution
mornings will bear From who another
will advocate supeannuaton for employees, while
employees being discharged by the Wholesale if with
expected.
all of the various religious denominations
bring this about order indirectly increase the
church services should be sharply resented The people
will choose for themselves where they will spend their tme and church
attendance should be voluntary, not forced
If employees the library department wish and properly
legitimate time for their purposes they
should discourage the appointment of sufficient substitutes
permit of the public being served its right Organized labor
with back these employees demand for
but will not regard their positions
duties of preclude the possibility of
being filled by trained substitutes Sunday mornings
The public library great educational and eavnng influence in
curtamnt of its should be permitted
which would work injustice that part of the community whose
intellectual and ethical necessities
ss, tss ss's I, ''ssa;' :ss; By s.s .s s'ss sss ~
The Colorado statesman., 1909-01-23
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1 believe in universal suffrage, limited
only by idiocy and conviction of crime.
As founded, this was a government of
all the people, by all the people, and for
all the people, and not government of all
the people by part of the people and for
part Of the people.
Universal suffrage is the ideal method
of control in popular government and the
effort and tendency should be continually
to remove rather than to add restrictions
to the freedom of its exercise and to COM
prehend within its benefits, rather than to
exclude therefrom, all possible classes of
The Colorado statesman., 1909-01-23

Chinese Using Modern UmbreIIss.
The Chinese are giving up the use
of their old oiled-paper umbrellas, and
great number of foreign made UNI
brellas are used, of which Germany.
and Japan supply the bulk.