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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-17
RpcAPITULATIol
JAcKL1NG RETURNS FROM MINES
Tells OF Big Advances Made by Low
Grade Coppcrs OF Arizona
And Mexico.

T. IL IS
Upon his return from a trip TO Ari-
IONA and New Mexico yesterday D. G.
Jackling, general manager of the UTAH
Copper and other properties told Of
some of the developments now being
made in the Fay Consolidated, Chino
and Gila properties.
AT the Ray Consolidated he declared
Philip Wiseman has resigned as gem
eral manager and Mr.. Jacliling Is now
in charge OF the property. Ernest
Stenger has been appointed as general
superintendent of the property. AT the
Ray in excess of 2s,000000 tons of ore
have been blocked out, and that par
TALLY developed is estimated at 15,0O0,-
coo tons. Plans for the mill are nearly
complete, the site selected and the first
order for steel will be made in Il few
weeks, Sixty teams and 200 men are
now working on the railroad from Ray
to Kelton. double compartment
shaft capable of handling 1900 tons of
ore day, will shortly be sunk to the
$50 level. The company will build its
own smelter and the mill at the prop
erty should be in operation within IS
months
Three drills arc busy searching for
ore in the ella property which adjoins
the Ray Consolidated and is owned by
practically the same interests.
Mr.. lacking was also at Santa Rita,
n. NJ, where the Chino property is sit
uated. This property has been worked
since 1904 The old workings were
the porphyry. No effort was made To
mine the low grade poiphyry Drills
are now being sert down 100 feet apart,
forming squares, and flocking out the
naturalization. A 1875 ton concentrator5
is now at work on the property.
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IRRIGATION VALUABLE.
Productivity of Land Increases from
$50 to $500 Per Acre.

Productivity of Land Increases from
$50 to $500 Per Acre.
| Irrigation has not only increased the
productivity OF land from $40 an acre
to from $500 to $500 an acre, but it has
made 1T possible for the man Of small
means to become possessed of q tract.
of land which gives Il home for his
family and provides sustcnance and u
surplus. It is this feature of develop
ment that will be the great factor, in
population building on the Pacific.
coast.
Irrigation is doing much for Oregon,
especially in the eastern and south9ln
parts of the state Extensive wheat
areas, such as We're formerly found in
Umatilla county, for instance, are be-
ing changed into small farms devoted
to fruit and mixed farming The inl-
poltance of the government irrigation
projects in the klamath country Of
Oregon depends more on the object
lesson it gives to the people than on
the amount of land that is being de-
veloped.
Intensive farming on irrigated land.
means a breaking away from the old
methods of agriculture. and intensive
farming with diversified crops in Orc
gon is changing the characteristics OF
Htic III Will
coming from increased number of
farms there Is a social as well as agrl.
cultural development, and a consequent
broadening of civilization
In the Rogue river valley, Aormerly
given over to wheat and live stock, is
now the home Of the big red apple
and the Bartlett pear, producing such
enormous crops as to cause the accur-=
acy of the report being questioned A
net return of $500 a year per acre, not
for u single or exceptional year, but
year after year, from apples or pears.
is the rule in this valley. and this from
land formerly thought to be profitable
when 1t yielded from $35 to $40 an acre
gross. Irrigation and intensive cultiYa-.
ton have wrought the change. and now
the fruit of this valley finds market
not only III the eastern cities of the
United States. but brings even highe.
prices in the lands across the Atlantic,
with increased freight charges tf,anit
does in our own country.-Rey OF
Reviews.
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ToDAY's MONEY MARKET.

New York, July 11.-Money on call,
nominal
cent; for 30 days, 2ss per cent; for six
months, 3ss631a per cent.
Close: Prime mercantile paper, 81.
IA per cent.
Sterling exchange, strong. with; SC
tual business in bankers bills at ass 81
G4.S5.90 for go day bills, and at 1915
,@4.s740 for demand; commercial bills,
4.s5A @4.S5sss.
Bar silver. 50A.
Mexican dollars, A.
Government bonds, steady; railroad
bonds firm.
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TINr1c ORE SHIPMENTS.

The following We're the ore ship
ments from the Tintic district for the
week ending Friday night; East Tintic
Development 9 cars; Centennial
Eureka A; Uncle Sam 4; Bullion
Beck 2: Eureka Hill l Colorado (to
Bingham) G: Sioux Consolidated IA;
Grand Central 5; Victoria 4 j: Mammoth
|: FIron Blossom, Sc; colorado, IS;
dragon Iron mine. 3d. Beck Tunnel
3; Swansea, 4; Total 1877 cars.
The following We're the car loads of
ore received during the week at the
Iintic sinister: Day mine, Phoebe. Z
cars; Horn Silver. Frisco. i; Centen-
nial-Eureka, 6; Victoria, A: Grand
Central 3; AIron Blossoms SO. *Colo-
RADIO. So; Dragon Iron mine, 49,;
Beck Tunnel, 3; Swansea. A cars.
Designate cars of twenty tons cara
city. all others We're the regulation
sized cars.
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COMSTOCK.

over their private wire yesterday after.
noon;
coaIsTocK.
Ophir. 1.17la @t.2o: Mexican. ss@Ssj
Gould & Curry. 10 asked; Con. Va, ESQ
f0; Savage, 1903; Hales& Norcross, q
+ Gfe2 yellow Jacket. 74Gp75: Belcher, D.
D53; Confidence, 20 bid; Sierra Nevada
}3i@SS; Exchenuer 25@26; Union, AZ
asked; Potosi, So@a2.
% ToNoPAisI.
Toaorah Nevada. $40 bid: Montana
'roncrah, So bid; Tonopnh Extension
Il asked; West End Cons, 22@2S; jim
Butler, 9@10.
GOLDFIELD. s
sandstone. bid: Sol. Mt, Q bid;
Jumbo Ext 10 bid: Booth, 1Om11;
Blue Bull 5@6: Adams. lag; silver
Pick. 9Ml1; Hibernia. 3 asked; st,
Ives. 1910; Conqueror, 4 asked Lonc
Star, 3GDi; Orc sac; Atlanta, 1cM11:
ct. Bend, COZ; Florence. 205mS.o0;
3Dfield 3 3, Cons, aa4; Gohfeld
CT. Bend Ext. bid ct. Bend Annex.
2 asked; kewanos, 500: Portland, sGp
3; Crackeriacs, loo; T. Mohawk. &,
bid: Red Hills. 6dD7; Y$Tiger 6 bids
Grandma. 1@2; Goldfield Con-, $3.50.
$50; D'feld TRIANGLE bid. x
BuLLFRoG.
National Bank. 2 bid: Bonnie Glare,
3 bid; Alayflower Cons, 8 bid. 10 asked;
Mt. 4 asked: Homestake5
Cons. 2 asked: Tramp Cons, asked.
MANHATTAN.
x Manhattan Cone 4 a e,xnd. T,a.,1,.
8 asked
OTHER DISTRICTS.
Pittsburg Silver Peak, 4G bid,4o asked;
Eagles Nest. 8 bid; Rawhide Queen, 80
p!d. 40 asked: Rawhide Coalition, %
bid, &c asked.
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MISSIONARIES.

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SUGAR AND COFFEE,
We DO JOE PRINr1NG

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Let us figure with you on blank
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PERSONAL.

President S. o. Bennion of the Cen
trail States mission has arrived from
Independence. Where he reports every
thing in good condition. He will re-
main in Utah several weeks, attending
to business affairs.
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BANK STATEMENT

New York, July 1.-THE statement Of.
clearing house banks foy the week shows.
The requirements OF the Is per cent re-
serve rule. This is an increase Of So
5C6301 in the proportionate cash resc,.v1
lnent follows:
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The percentage of actual reserve az
the clearing house banks today was q. Al.
The statement of banks and trust com
panies Of Greater. New York not report
!ns 10 the clearing house shows that
It's OF :l.SS3,SS7,0Go: total cash on hand
slaaG3l 200 and loans amounting to ST.,
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BANK cLEARINGs.

New York, July 16.-Bradstreetis.
bank clearings report for the week end.
ing July 10 shows an aggregate of 3d.
COZ $4,000. as against s299s. $4,000 last
week and s2.4sSss9,0op in the correspond
Ing week last year. The following is a
list of the cit ieS.l-f+ ~ 5T,C Nor
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CONCENTRATES

Uncle Jesse Knight declares that.
the ore in the Colorado will be sought
at greater Depth Wines are being
sunk in three places in the mine by
sh John Roundy and at
me same time the company is drifting
toward }p'Si '117 the Sioux end lines.
At the Warrington Copper property
IN the Mason district the manage
ment in drifting on the 400 level open
ed good ore body, A crosscut has
been sent for % feet through ore from.
.ne loot wall side without the hang
ing wall making its appearance.
according to special from Boston,
~. Augustus Heinze is no longer the
ruiing spirit in Ohio Copper A di-
rector OF the company is quoted as
saying that Heinze only retains an
lialerest OF 10000 shares and block
81 me bonds. James MacFarlane OF
E l1tenHer5# represents the majority inter-
est. II Is believed that Mr.. Heinzes
New York trouble has had It's effect
on. the market and that he will prob
ably retire from the board of directors.
w. 3. Andrew, a director in tbc
&Gintah Treasure Hill Coalition Mines
E company and a. brother of r. L. An
f Grew superintendent of tn mine. has
returned from an inspection trip to the
property at Park City. Mr.. Andrew
declares that on the 265 foot level IA to
10 inches of first class rock have been
s eNPoseu. Across cut is being sent out
s 20 zap Inc u, ore 30 feet further on the
strike. The ore Is declared to be III the
contact contact and in the right position to lead /
sg 70 large body. On the 600 foot level
III VIII be necessary to drift 800 feet
TO reach the ore body, The property
mas reached a Very interesting stage.
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WOOL.
ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, July 1T..-Wool unchanged
Territory and western mediums. 21Gpa7; .
fine mediums, 2im24; fine. 121l6ls.
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WHY USE YOuR,

Isetterheads for scratch paper wfssn
we can sell YOU cratch paper SO
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PA TENTS

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REGULA.R CALL SALES.
Colorado. $500 at 1915.
Grown Point. 800 MT 10

Colorado. 1850 at 1,s7is.
Grown Point 800 at -
East Crown Point. 1000 at 8.
Grand Central, 100 at 2.42i2; 700 at
.2.4o: 30 at a.a5.
lron; Blossom, 500 at 1.32t.s.
Keystone, 200 at 90
Mason Valley, 200 at 2.07is
Plutus, 1000 at IL; 1000 at 1i1s, buyer
co. a .
silver King, 80 at 400,
Sioux Con, 100 at lO7ia; 800 at 1.071!s,
seller 60; 80 at 10.
So! Columbus Con, 1900 at 81.
So Iron Blossom, 1000 at =.
Tintic Central, / 1000 at 10.
Utah Con, 500 Mt -; 1000 at IL x.
Yankee, 800 at 20
OPEN BOARD SALES.
Brooklyn. 500 at >.
Carisa, 500 at ECO; 500 at LOBE, buyer
So
Colorado, 200 at 1.s7ls.
East Grown Point, 1000 at 81 1000
at 3ls, buyer 60.
Grand Central, 100 at a.4o; 1900 at
2.a7k; loo at 1874, buyer 20; 100 at
2.317a. seller co: 600 at 2.35
Iron Blossom. 6lo0 at 1.35; 900 at
1.31tts 800 at 80, seller 60.
Mineral Flat, 800 at -. buyer 30,
Seven Trorlg!ls, 1000 at 171ls.
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MINING, BUSINESS AND STOCKS.
SAN FRANCISCO ,IARIlET.

James a. Pollock & Co. bankers and
brokers. furnish the following, received
over their private wire yesterday after
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Pittsburg Silver Peak ,46 bic, 40 asked;
Eagles Nest. bid. Rawhide Queen, 80
DID. 40 asked: Rawhide Coalition, %
bid, &c asked.
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Toaorah Nevada $40 bid: Montana
ToncEah, 81 bid; Tonopah Extensions,
4, asked acNtnata, % bid: Midway.
Il asked; West End Cons, 22@2S; jim
I3itt lar. l6nin 80. -.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-02-11
ASHWOOD.

Ashwood, Texas Feb. Farm
work is progressing nicely Land is
in fine shape. Some are ready for
planting. Some few are planting
oats. One of the hardest rains fell
here last Thursday night in the
shortest time that has fallen in a
long time with strong wind and
fierce lightning.
Some people who were picking
cotton on the Stoker place were I'M
fortunate a week or two ago by get
ting their tents burned Everything
they had but one small trunk was
lost The woman was at home alone
at the time and the man was at
Austin to take the Pasteur treat
ment. But Red Oak never forgets
her unfortunates
Health is bad at present, most
every family has some sickness. Mr..
Hassell's son is quite sick with pneu-
monia. Mr.. Anderson's folks have
lagrippe. Mi. A. A Eason has two or
three children down with lagrippe.
Some of Mr. Conner children have
had the lagrippe, but are some bet
ter at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Frazier of near
Sterrett spent Sunday the 31st inst.
with Mr. Anderson
Mr.. and Mrs. Flint spent Sunday
with Mr. Bill Powell.
The Bay Woodmen of Red Oak
reorganized Saturday afternoon and
hopes to have better success than be-
fore.
Tom Conner, A. A. Eason and ye
scribe made a business trip to
Waxahachie last Thursday.
Ye scribe had the pleasure of see
ing her first wolf last Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. Byas was in town shopping
last Wednesday.
Mrs. Billie Golden is visiting her
mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs.
Byas. Mr.. Golden was called away
Sunday afternoon by telegram 10
the bedside of his mother who was
said to be dying in Oklahoma.
An error was made in last week s
letter. In the place of Mr.. Barnes
building a new house, it was Mrs.
Byrum.
Mr.. ]. A. Hogan and son, Lester,
spent Saturday night with Eason
brothers.
Grandma Hullett of Sterrett spent
the week with her son, Mr., Ahder-
son. -,
Mr.. Lee Byrum and wife moved
into the home place with his mother
one day last week.
School at Ashwood is progressing
nicely under the management OF MISS
Mollia Farrar
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TURNER'S CHAPEL.

Turner's Chapel, Feb. 9.--The
showers and damp days of the past
week have benefited the small grain
General health of our community
is good.
Mr.. and Mrs F. NJ Shelton, for
mer residents of this county, now of
Bosque, are here with their daugh-
ter. Mrs. Tom Upchurch, for the
benefit of their children's health.
Mr.. Bob Mays succeeds Mr.. Black
as manager of Dr. Pickett's ranch,
the former moving to Milford.
Mr.. Andrew Powers and wife Of
Milford are now residents of our
community.
Miss Minnie Bishop is visiting in
Hillsboro
Mrs. Cook OF Mcdaniel Switch Wis
tied her son, Mr.. Walker Cook, last
Sunday
Mr.. Bud Messick of Iverson spent
last Sunday at Mr. Levy Penning-
tons
After a weeks tussle with la
grippe, Mrs Rutherford was out
driving last afternoon.
Grandma Severe and daughter,
Mrs. Blondell, are domiciled in their
old home near the chapel, Where
the former settled sixty years ago.
She, the former, is SO years of age
and it is her desire to spend her last
hours where her happiest hours
were spent. Grandma deserves spe-
cial mention in this article.
Mrs. ]. B. Collins has been suf-
fering with ivy poison in her face
and eyes for several days.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sam Andrews and
daughter, Miss Lena, who have been
visiting at Corpus Christi for some
time, returned home Thursday.
Miss Lenora Watson was the
guest of Miss Beulah Russell Thurs
day.
Master Cline Rocket spent Satur-
day and Sunday with his grandma
Their, Mrs. F. A. Rocket in Dallas.
Mr. Charley Rutherford of Dallas
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with his cousin, Mr. Rupert Ruther-
ford.
Master Otis Jones of Palmer was
visiting relatives here Saturday.
Miss Artie West of Waxahachie,
who has been visiting Mrs. Hettie
Billups. returned home Sunday.
Mr. J. r. Garrett and family spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. j. E.
Skinner near Chapel Hill,
Miss Mollie Farrar of Ashwood
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Farrar,
near Chapel Hill.
Miss Birdie Gregory of Waxaha-
chic was the guest of Miss Mary
Oldham Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. w B. Rutherford of
Rutherford were pleasant callers at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. /. d. Stew
art Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Farrar spent
Sunday with the formers parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Farrar near Ora
dy.
Mr. Larkin Douglas is visiting in
South Texas at present.
Mr.. D. G. Neal has gone to Den
ton on business.
Mr. Rupert Rutherford left Mon
day for Dallas where he Will enter a
business college. Rupert is highly
esteemed young man, and we wish
him success.
Mr. NJ. d. Rutherford made a
business trip to Dallas Monday.
Mrs Keaton and son, Mr.. James
Keaton. spent part of last week
with Mr. and Mrs. VIII Keaton of
Bardwell, also Mr.. John Keaton.
Mr. VIII Hancock, the telephone
operator at Palmer, was in Rocket
today on business.
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RED OAK.

Red Oak, Texas, Feb. 10.-rhis
morning fresh norther came up
and several who hadn't finished kill
ing hogs took advantage of it.
The following spent Sunday with
Misses Vera and Fannie Simpson:
Misses Hammond, Moore, Eagle and
Lawrence. They all reported nice
time.
Miss Mary Oldham of Rocket,
also her sister, Etha, accompanied
by Miss Gregory, who is attending
school at Trinity University, attend
ed church at Red Oak Sunday.
Mr. Ray Medlin spent Saturday
and Sunday at Royse City with rel
atiyes.
Rev. Turner of Richardson preach
ed at the Presbyterian church Sun
day and Sunday night.
Mr.. Joe McCary, who is attending
school at Trinity, visited home folks
Sunday.
Rev Tom Rocket, who is attend
ing school at Trinity, visited home
folks Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Willie Chapman
from Bear Creek visited friends here
Sunday.
Mr.. Ernest Philips has bought the
house where Mr.. Wilson used to
live Mr.. Wilson moved where Mr..
Philips lived.
While playing basket ball last
Friday. Miss Maud Pearson sprain-
ed her arm She was able to go back
to school Tuesday.
Rev Tom Rocket will preach
next third Sunday. Miss Hogan, Miss
Herring and three more young Ia
dies from Trinity are to come with
him and sin. Everyone is invited.
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has very bad colds.
Sowing oats is the order of the
day.
Mr. L. ]. Paul has been on the
sick list for the past week.
Mrs. n A. Alexander also is on
the sick list
Mr. Harvey Alexander and wife of
Hermleigh, Texas, were the guests
of Mr. J. G. Alexander's family Sun
day.
Mr.. Walter Chinn and wife from
Venus are visiting relatives and
friends here.
Mrs. ]. B. league Is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Al Curry, at Miles,
Texas.
Miss Sallie Odom visited her sis
ter Mrs. Matte Holder, of Lone
Elm last week.
Mrs. Mollie Jefferies of Dixon's
Chapel visited her daughter, Mrs.
Levy league last Wednesday.
Last Monday morning between
and o'clock we had quite an ex-
element Mr.. l.. j. Pauls house
caught fire but the men of the neigh
borhood rushed to his assistance
and soon extinguished the flames.
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MOUNTAIN PEAK.
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Mountain Peak, Feb "a splen-
did rain fell here one night last week
which was very welcome and quite
reviving to growing wheat and oats.
Farmers are pushing their work,
and many of them are done prepar-
ing their land for cotton aad corn
planting is now being talked of.
Cotton is still being scrapped and
boil gathering is being engaged in
by some while some fields that have
been plowed are white with cotton
that was not picked
Rev Hearne preached very in
teresting sermon Sunday.
Sunday school in the evening
Methodist Ollie Brooks, superin-
tendent. Preaching at night by Rev.
Hearne
An infant of Joe Alderdice died
Wednesday. Funeral and interment
at Mountain Peak cemetery Thurs
day.
The writer witnessed a nice we'd
ding ceremony Sunday, pronounced
at the home of NJ. Stuart, the brides
father, by Rev. J. o. Hearne. The
contracting parties were Miss Nora
Stuart and James Prater.
companied by Joe Singleton, visited
Mountain Peak High school Friday,
looking after some disturbance re-
ported in the school, which was
amicably settled. They both deliver
ed short, but interesting talks. There
are about $50 pupils enrolled at
Mountain Peak school. 1t is easy to
see what an undertaking teachers
l. IDrt lyn ~
teach such a number of children,
consisting of every imanginable ma
ture and disposition.
Cant. j. P Bellew has recently
purchased 1925 acres of land adioin-
ing his home place for $40 per acre
from L. O. Moore Capt. Bellew star
ted a few years ago renting on the
halves and now owns two good
farms we'll supplied with good stock
and tools. This example should en-
courage others starting the same
way.
r. X. Erwin has had new roof
put on the old Singleton home.
Water at Mammoth Spring is get
ting very low.
Mountain Peak has recently or
ganized a Traders Association with
j n. ltllI, DltSlutHlt % iiihfN'N'
secretary; J. l.. Morgan, vice pres1-
dent: H. L. White and Burns Bros,
trustees, and G. T. Eskridge, j. E.
Ferguson and DR.. Harris, reference
committee They expect to deal in
anything that has any commercial
value.
H. L. White has some fine Ten
nessee stock, which is sure to inter-
est all lovers of good stock.
Miss Abbie Edwards was the guest
of Miss Verdi Meredith Thursday
night.
Rev. ]. O. Hearne was the guest
of T. G. Eskridge Sunday
T. C. Meredith was the guest OF
H L. White Sunday and says that he
enjoyed his dinner splendidly. They
were both raised among the hills of
Tennessee and agree exactly on the
scriptures but did not discuss proh1-
bition and politics. Mr.. White was
related to the late Senator Carmack.