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The copper era., 1909-01-21
A Sixty-FOE Story Building.

The Equitab ble Life Insurance com pany has completed plans for the erection of a 64-story building on the site of the present structure on low CT Broadway, New York. Two years will be consumed in the building
 The,tallest building in America is in the neighborhood of TOO feet. The largest steamship in the world is about 600 feet long.
 The new Equitable building will be 009 feet high, nearly twice as high as the Washington monuments; nearly three times as high as Niagara Falls; four times as high as the ordinary modern sky-scraper.
 On misty, cloudy days the top will be invisible. On clear days it's tower will be visible 75 miles at sea, and in years to come it will be possibly 'port of call' for the airships and aeroplanes of the future.
 Approximately from 10000 to 12,- 900 people will fill this gigantic hive of business enough to fill a fairly large sized town, and from POO to 22O ordinary passenger coaches would be required to haul such a business colony to and from work.
 New York City has taken a com mendable stand in the non-restriction of building height, and so has made possible the highest architectural and engineering development in this most important branch of building construction
The copper era., 1909-01-21
A Horrible Hold Up.

"About ten years ago my brother was held up in his work, health and happiness by what was believed to be hopeless Consumption,n writes w. R. Lipscomb, of Washington, N. C. ''He took all kinds of remedies and treatment from several doctors, but found no help till he used Dr. Kings New Discovery and was wholly cured by six bottles. He is well man to- day" It's quick to relieve and the surest for weak or sore lungs, HemOr- images, Coughs and Colds, Bronchitis, LaGrippe, Asthma and all Bronchial affections. soc and Si00. Trial bot tie free. Guaranteed by A. C. Co. drug department.
The copper era., 1909-01-21
Notice of Forfeiture.

To T. B. Carpenter, and to his heirs, execu- tors, admiristra tors and assigns.
 Iou are hereb, notified that we have expcnd ed during each of the years 1905 1906 1907, 1908. the suT of One Hundred Dollars OOO) in labor and improvements upon each of the following mining claims situate in the Grcenlec Gold Mountain Mining district, in the County Of Graham Territory of Arizona, to wit:
 Jim Crow. Book 13, Page 442; Blue Mule, Book 14 Page 3Sl; Last Chance. Book IA, Page 332; Commerce. Book l3 Page Ss2: Tenderfoot Book l3, Pages SS3-4; L. C. Book l3, Pages 4i3-S Maggie Lee, Book II. Page 3:S Copper Peak, Book II, Page 55i; Joplin NJ Book lS Page Ss3. Said annual expenditures have heen made in order to hold the said miring claims under the provisions of section 232l of the Revised Statutes of the United States. courerIing an- nual labor upon mining claims said annual ex- penditures being made in each of the years named and being the amounts required. by law to hold said mining claim for the respective years in which said annual expenditures were made, and if within ninety days after the publication of this uOtice as required by law. you fail 10 contribute your proportions of said expenditures co owners of said mining claims your respect to interests in the said mining claims will berome the property of the sub. sCiiber, who is a cu-owuer in said mining claims by virtue of the Statute in such case made and provided.
 Witness our hands, this the 7th day of Jan uary, A. D. 1909
 THE BECKER FRANZ COMPANY.
 A. A. ANDERSON, VICE PRES. G. A. FRANZ. Sec II
The copper era., 1909-01-21
Oyer-Rich Copper Doubtful Value.

The stories told of the richness o1 copper ore found in the early days oi A4izona history would, says Fitz-Mac put competent copper expert of tc- day lon his suspicion against it."
 "Yet I believe they were true-and that was the trouble. It is the busi- ness of prospectors telling too good d story about their copper discov- cries. If they are true (wbich no doubt frequently happened) they cast a doubt on the value of u e property.
 Ut takes a very competent copper expert to lie successfully to a well informed purchaser about a copper deposit. A green-horn always makes his story too good.
 "While rich copper ore at the sur face casts suspicion upon the value of the property, it doesn't conclu- sively condemn it. If there is enoug of the rich ore chat is all you want and there is nothing further to be said by all the copper experts in the world. But invariably the richness indicates that there isn't much of it and on that point the richer the worse. It indicates erosion always, but erosion may still have left a valuable quantity. The only safe way for a prospector is to prospect the ground before he begins to holler
 ei,lr ir,l- h11 l nd do 400 or 800 feet of drifting, and then, if your ore isn't "too rich to smelt" las you will probably find it isn'tl, you may conclude you've got something worth hollering about, and you can hunt up the jug and go on a royal old soak. Everybody tries to fool the honest prospector, but (when it comes to copper) nobody fools him as often as he fools himself. It is different with gold or silver pros poets. Any slouch of a liar can hold his own braggiug about d gold or a silver prospect, but you need an edu- cation-a highly specialized educa- ton in geology and mineralogy-to lie about copper and make d go of it.
 "Don't lie at all if you want to go to Heaven when you die, but if your copper discovery is actually ''too rich to smelt, break the truth gent ly to your victim when you try to sell it. He may know little about cop per himself and may not want property so rich as that. Men some time get bad name by telling sur prising truths. "-
The copper era., 1909-01-21
ArizOnas Greatness not Appreciated.

Hundreds of people living in Ari- zona do not realize the extent or size of the territory. A few comparisons will suffice many of the old settlers. The eastern border is 390 miles long, and the north boundary 2S5 miles. The longest line running east and west across the territory is just north of Pima county and terminating at Yuma on the Colorado river. The territory contains 1l3,O20 square miles. Arizona would make 94 Rhode Islands or fifty-six Delawares, or nine Marylands or three Indianas, or two Illinois. It is larger than England, Wales and Ireland combined, or greater than the combined area of Denmark, Greece, Portugal and Bel gium, with enough land to make two and one-half Rhode Islands. Cochise county is 80 miles square with an area of 6400 square .miles. Navajo county is 40 miles wide and 200 miles long, with an area of $500 squafe miles, or larger than the state of Massachusetts.
 The natural resources of the terri tory are unlimited. Rich mineral ores are found in all sections of its broad area. Thousands of acres of rich land can be irrigated. The soi is we'll adapted to all kinds of farm products, both tropical and temper ate. Under proper development the territory, of Arizona will sustain a popula tion equal to some of the older eastern states.=Internatio
The copper era., 1909-01-21
Arizona Commercial.

The result of the visit in Globe last week of President N. L. Amster and conference with General Man ager J. w. Bennie and Superintend- ent H. A. Collin, was the decision to proceed at once with the construc- tion of smelting plant. The plans and specifications for shelter had already been completed, and the site, on the Pontiac claim north of the Eureka shaft, selected. The order was placed for the necessary ma chinery and structural steel to be used in the construction of the plant, including a blower and compressor, and also Webster, Campbell S0 Lane hoist of capacity for sinking 15O0 feet. No delay in the delivery of the machinery is anticipated and the management expects to have the plant completed and in operation by the middle of August. The initial capacity of the shelter will be built with a view to its enlargement to 1000 tons daily. The plant will be oi modern construction throughout.
 Development on the Black Hawk vein is progressing at both the Eureka and Black Hawk shafts. At the Eureka the station at 7l6 feet is being cut and by February 1, drifting on the vein will be under way. Ii will only require crosscut thirty feet south from the shaft to inter sect the vein and judging from the ore encountered above in the shaft a body of high grade glance. and car bonate ore should be opened by the drift on the 710-foot level
 At the old Black Hawk working: near the eastern end of the property the vein has been drifted on for a distance of 25O feet west from the winze on the 55O-foot level, and has been in ore all the way and the face going about 9 per cent. and severa ounces of silver to the ton. The best ore, however, has been uncOv cred in the bottom of the drift which apparently, has been run on the ape2 of a rich ore body, carrying consid. erable copper glance. A winze ha: been started near the end of thi: drift, and will be sunk 200 feet anC another level opened that vii correspond with the 7lO-foot level al the Eureka shaft. This wiuze will follow the dip of the vein and should open fine ore. An upraise has alsC been started from the $50 foot leve to connect with the drift on the 5CC for air.
 There has been a large increase ir the flow of water in the Eurek5 shaft which tests the capacity of the pumps. A larger station pump vii be installed shortly.
 The developments on the Blacl Hawk vein have been highly encour. aging and it is the opinion of some of the Lest judges among local min ing men that the Black Hawk vii develop into one of the big producers of Globe dIstrict.-Belt.
The copper era., 1909-01-21

The United States civil service commission announces an examina- tion on February 8, 1909, to secure eligibles from which to make certif- cation to fiji vacducIes in the position O engineer in the reclamation service at salaries ranging from Sl75 to S350 a month. These positions are for service in the western part of the United States. Competitors will not be assembled for any of the tests. The positions to be filled require the exercise of talent in design and ripe experience in construction and ad- ministration.
The copper era., 1909-01-21
Reported Cure For LeprOSy Found.

A cure for the dreaded and most terrible of diseases has been found, according to a report made public day, which if true will mean the saw ing of thousands of lives.
 J. L. Watson, a member of the ter ritorial board of health, who has devoted much time to the study of leprosy and has a number of cases with which he has been experiment. ing, stated that cure had been found and that patients afflicted with the disease had been restored to health. The cure was sure, he claimed; the recovery slow but certain.
 He did not desire to make public the nature of the treatment, ,as he de- sres first to study other cases, and make further experiments.
The copper era., 1909-01-21

An appropriation of S16l, ,O1S,0OO for pensions was agreed on last week by the committee on appropriations in the drafting of the annual pension appropriation bill. This amount is over S2,OOO,OO0 less than the appro- priation last year, which was Sl63, ,053,- GOO. In the report to the house it will be shown that the republic has expended since its beginning s, ,75I, ;, 1OS, 1909 in pensions. The committee inserted in the bill provision that the eighteen pension agencies throughout the country be reduced to one, to be located in Washington. Congress has twice failed to agree to to such a proposal.
The copper era., 1909-01-21
HUSBAND OF SEVEN WIVES
 300 DESCENDANTS.
LOrrin Farr, Aged Mormon Dies at
 0eden---Was We'll Known Citizen.

LOrrin Farr, pioneer of Utah, and one of the first converts to Mormon ism, first mayor of Ogden, husband of seven wives and progenitor of three hundred children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, and who was the best known man in the west, was drowned in the Utah Hot Springs, eleven miles of Ogden, one day last week. His body was found floating in one of the pools of the sanitarium, where the aged man had been for a bath. He was eigthy-seven years old.
The copper era., 1909-01-21

In keeping with, the precy dent of elect the outgoing vicepresident to the posit ion of chief executive, At tOrney George J. Stoueman of Globe was elected president of the Arizona Bar association at it's annual meeting in Phoenix last week. The other officers elected were the following: Vice president, Leroy Anderson of Prescott: secretary, Paul R. Ingle $ of Phoenix; treasurer, Ernest NJ. Lewis of Phoenix, the last two succeeding themselves. Stoneman succeeds At tornev John Mrson Ross of Prescott.
The copper era., 1909-01-21

A dispatch from Washington one day last week says: Under the pro- visions of a bill introduced in the senate tufa stone in the San Carlos Indian reservation, Arizona, may be mined in areas not exceeding three sections. The measure has the en- dorsement of the interior depart ment and will probably become d law this session.
The copper era., 1909-01-21
Old Time Citizen has Gone to Rest.

T. N. Steele. 83 years of age, die d at the Copper Queen hospital We'd nesday night. of last week after an extended illness.
 With the death of Steele, another pioneer has passed from the field of action where his efforts have become indelibly impressed. For sixty years he has been an untiring worker in building up the west and the great southwest. Coming from England when a boy, he has given all the best of his life in building up an empire, dedicated to freedom of action and freedom of thought.
 With the western trend of civiliza- tion he has seen the great plains pass from the abode of the buffalo and the lurking red-skin to the habitation of the fearless American. Where the long-drawn howl of the gray wolf was wont to arouse him from the camp fire of the far west, now the peals of the church bells and the screams of the locomotive mark the titan strides of progress.
 To such men as Steele we owe the building of the west. They believed in the possibilities of the uutamed country which lay toward the setting sun. They were looking for elbow room and a broader field to elect their freside altars. Unconventional and picturesque, they are the heroes in American history. They have seen the rugged fastnesses of the frontier melt before the sturdy advances of the westerner until east and west and north and south bloom together in benign prosperity.-Bisbee Review.
The copper era., 1909-01-21
Brave Fire Laddies

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The copper era., 1909-01-21

This paper is kept on file at the Drake Advertising Agency, Inc, 427 South Main St., Los Angeles, and 779 Market St., San Francisco, where contracts for advertising can be made for it.
The copper era., 1909-01-21
SOCIETIES
Coronado Lodge No. 8 F. & A. M.
CALENDAR FOR 1909

CALENDAR FOR IyUy
 REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS. January Both March 9th April 3rd May 1st May 29th July 3rd July 31st August 18th September 25th October 23rd November 27th December 18th
 Special meetings when blue flag is hoisted. VIM. POLLOCK, w. M THOMAS SMITH, Secretary.
The copper era., 1909-01-21

G. A. FRANZ, See.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
TURKISH DAY OF REJOICING.
HospltabIe Welcome Accorded to All
During the Month OF
Ramazan.

Every year in Turkey, in the month
of Ramazan, as they term (which is
the month when the Koran was re-.
vealed, in &c parts, to Mohammed-it
was for years a general custom in
Turkey for the Turks to open their
houses at IL o'clock, the Turkish sun
set time, to strangers and anyone was
permitted to enter and take supper, a
meal the Turks call oviftar, during
Ramazan.
No matter how poor or how rich the
persons, and whether complete
stranger or near friend, they come
Just before the sunset hour, and all
are seated at the truly hospitable table
before II o'clock. Immediately after
the roar of the cannons announces
sunset the Turks eat either an olive
or a date, II being the legend that the
holy prophet did this, and those who
smoke may begin as soon as the date
or olive, supposed to be the fruits of
paradise, disappears. Then come jel-
lies, as II is a belief in Turkey that
sweets collect the senses" whatever
that may mean. Oddly enough, soups
follow the sweets. and then after that
eggs cooked In butter are served, fol-
lowed in turn by mutton chops or
roasted meat; these are succeeded by
vegetables. and the vegetables by a
sort of sugarless pudding. called
beurek, and after this the famous
baclava or kadaif
After all this more meat courses,
fish, and vegetables are served and
such sweets as rice milk (gullaj sud
laD. native blanc mango (mahallebD,
pilaf with hishad or junket (yaourt)
and coffee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
New Fruits.

New and strange fruits from equa-
torial Africa and the Amazon valley
figured in sumptuous dinner that
was given to Lady Arthur Paget in
New York" said a fruiterer. Many
of these fruits | saw and tasted.
There was the star apple 1t is
like our apple, only in its center is
a thick. white cream. that tastes like
whipped cream beaten up with stewed
pear juice.
"The iamrosaj looked like peach,
1t smelt like rose, and it tasted like
a very sweet and luscious apricot.
Iamrosaj is my alias.
1.-THE mamo-mosho is the finest
equatorial fruit 1t is actually like a
lemon, but its taste is a kind of com
mingling of grape fruit. powdered
sugar and iced champagne.
Then there were the mannah. the
no-chee and the mangosteen, all too
delightful for words. and all worth. on
account of the cost of shipment, from
20 cents to 81 a bite
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
summary OUTER WEAR FOR WOMEN

NUR department second floor is sparkle with
~ newest New York productions in White Serge, Pongee
Repp and Linen Tailored SusWhie and Colored Lingerie
and other Dresses POngee Linen and Repp CoasRepp and
Linen Skirts-Moha and Serge SkrtsKimonas and Wrap
pers-Gr ) White and Coored Dresses-Sma Girls White
Serge Pongee and Cloth Coats
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-05
A Financial Deal.

'Why did he remarry his divorced
wife?"
For money"
why, where did she get it?"
Saved her alimony." - Cleveland
Leader
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
CALIFORNIA DAY PLANS
BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE
Chamber of Mines Prepares for Excur-
sion to Goldfield Session of
Mining Congress

The Los Angeles chamber OF mines
has already begun active campaign in
It's plans for the excursion to Goldheld
for California day, October 2. Invita-
tions have been issued by the eXcur-
sion committee and board of directors
to the chamber of commerce, the as
sociated jobbers, the Merchants and
Manufacturers association and whole
salers' board of trade of this city and
the boards of trade at Hollywood, Red
lands, Riverside, San Bernardino.
Santa Ana, Anaheim, Whittier, Long
Beach, and the chamber of commerce
at San Diego and Santa Monica and
the chamber of mines at San Diego to
participate in this excursion.
Attention has been invited to the
fact that II is believed to be to the
best interests of the merchants, manu-
facturers and business men generally
of Southern California to see that this
part of the state, and particularly Los
Angeles, is well represented at the
congress on California day. Competing
cities to the north and east are alive
to the opportunities for furthering re-
lations with the mining districts, and
this congress at Goldheld offers un-
paralleled opportunity to merchants to
demonstrate to the mining men of this
district the keen interest in retaining
and developing present commercial re-
latlons, and the desire to foster In
every way possible close business re-
lationship with them.
Special announcements have been
sent to all the members of the chamber
of mines in regard to the excursion,
and 1t is expected that full details con-
cerning train equipment, itinerary
rates and information as to service will
be available at an early date.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22

try to learn these things. We must
depend on the officials whose business
it is to find out these matters and keep
| ourselves informed by reading their
reports.
'In the east we have a wealth Of
this material. But I was surprised
to find that on the Pacific coast there
is very little information of this kind,
and such as there is seems to stir up
little interest,
1--WE are a new factor in the busi-
ness world, but if we had our way there
would be no sweating system and no
young women overworked and under
paid"
Mrs. Kelly told about the excellent
work being done to save the babies by
the health commissioner of Rochester,
and of some stupid blunders made by
the Tammany board of health in New
York.
1t was only when she referred to
these matters that she remotely
touched on equal suffrage and then
only to say that it seemed very stupid
to the women of the country that
where the lives of their babies were
concerned they had no voice in saying
whether the good health commissioner
of Rochester should be retained in his
position and the incompetent New
York board supplanted by one that
would be of some service to their chill
dren
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
BOARD TO INCLUDE
COMPLAINT BUREAU
PREPARING ORDINANCE FOR
UTILITY COMMISSION
Committee of Municipal League to
Frame Measure Which viii
Provide for Receipt
of "Kicks"

bureau of complaints will prob
ably be one of the features of the ordi-
nance for a public utility commission,
which is being framed by a commit
tee Of the Municipal league. This ordi-
nance will be presented to the people
through the initiative at the next gen.
eral election. This week will probably
be consumed in preparing the ordinance
and 1t will probably be ten days or two
weeks before it is actually put into
circulation for signatures. A number
of signatures of qualified electors equal
to five per cent of all the votes cast
for mayor at the last general election
is all that are required to compel the
council to present the ordinance to the
voters. Fifteen per cent is the require
ment for a special election.
1t is proposed to make the ordinance
as strong as the charter will permit.
City Attorney Hewitt will be consulted
on every provision, so the ordinance
will not be stronger than can be en-
forced.
While such details as the number Of
men to constitute the commission have
not been worked out, most of those
who are handling the matter have eX-
pressed a preference for commission
of five non-eXperts who will be author
lied to employ such experts as an en-
gineer. accountant and others they may
deem necessary.
The bureau of complaints will be a
place where an electric or gas con-
sumer can complain that his meter is
running too fast and where an expert
can be secured to investigate the mat
ter Other complaints that effect public
utility corporations can also be reg
istered and receive proper attention.