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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-08-10
MANY NEW ACRES ASSESSED
For Taxation by Assessors of the
State-Values of Real Estate

Bismarck, August Sth.-
The tax appraisement returns
show that North Dakota has added
over 100000 to her real taxables
in the past year. This means that
this large amount Of land has been
proved up by settlers.
Following are some of the figures
taken from an abstract made in the
state auditors Office for the use of
the board:
Returned for Taxation this Year
Total average, 35,554,954.
Increase in acreage over 1910,
1,16O,714.
Total appraisement of land exclu-
sive Of improvements and structures,
$143,120,565.
Total appraised value Of struc-
lures and Improvements, $10,0S0,615
Total appraised value of town and
city lots exclusive of structures and
improvements, $11,289,4s7.
Value of structures and other i'm
provements on town and city lots,
$17,669,244.
The total value Of real estate, city
lots, structures and improvements as
fixed by the county boards is $780,
1891. The state board last year
fixed the total valuation at $184,589.-
9s1 or 32,430,07s above the ap-
praisement returned by the county
board this year. If the state board
fixes the appraisement the same as
last year the increase acreage re-
turned alone will amount to $S,750,-
900 more than the appraisement OF
1910.
Il 49, i
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-08-10
NEXT TERM IN LAAIOURE 90.

NEXT TERM IN LAMOURE GO.
Judge Coftey viii remain q few
weeks at his home in Courtenay.
taking a rest from almost continu-
ous holding of court since his ap-
pointment. He dispatched large
amount of. business at the Foster
county term, disposing Of SO cases
In II days. The next term WIN
probably be held In LaMoure county.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-08-10
BODY SENT TO CHICAGO

The body of Alex Waznonis, the
young man found dead near the rail-
road track west Of Eldridge, was
shipped to Chicago Friday, to his
brother, August, whose name and ad-
dress were found on q slip Of paper
in the dead mans pocketbook.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-08-10

Galvanized steel thrssher tank
Cheap At ]. 7. Eager's.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-08-10

& g. p. Gibson and wife Of Ypsilantii
are at the Gladstone.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-08-10

Endless drive belts At J. T. EagerA
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05

great depth, and will ship the pro- duet to the smelter.
 In acquiring this desirable group, the Union Development interests also own the Gillespie and ss mines, in the same district, about six miles distant, which will be merged, and all placed under the management of Mir Mckinley. The sale of the Silver Chord, with that of the Gillespie and SS taken over a few months ago by this syndicate, is an interesting mining event from that fact that all three were among the best known producers of the time when the prim- itive arastra method was the only known process of reduction here.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
MURPHY VISITING
 PROPERTIES IN SOUTH

TUCSON, Ariz., March 30.-Frank NJ. Murphy, president of the Santa | Fe, Prescott and Phoenix railroad. of | the Arizona and California railroad,
 and of the Development Company of
 America; and R. s. Huse, vice presi-
 dent of the Development Company of America, president of a newly com pleted railroad in Cuba, and interest
 ed heavily in various projects in Mexico, are at Silverbell today, in
 specting the mine workings of the Imperial Copper company, which is
 the property of the Development Company of America.
 That they will give some time to the consideration of the building of the Port Lobos railroad from Sasco to Port LobOs is indicated by the fact that Earl H. Parker, engineer in charge of the survey, left Tucson for Phoenix where he joined MT. Murphy and MT. Huse yesterday, and is with them at Silverbell today.
 President Murphy is credited with having informed certain of his inti- mate friends that the construction of the Port Lobos line vii start just as soon as the situation in Mexico is somewhat cleared. The company is believed to be unwilling to under take the construction on the Mexican side of the border with a possibility of having much of its work destroy ed by marauders, or its laborers en- listed at a moments notice in the rebel forces
 It is expected that one result of the visit to Silverbell by Mir. Mur- phy and MT. Huse may be the re- sumption of ore production and by the Imperial Copper com pany, whereas merely, ore-blocking and similar development is being done at the present time.
 After visiting Silverbell and Saseo for two or three days, MT. Murphy and MT. Huse will go to Tombstone to inspect the properties of the Tombstone Consolidated Mines com pany.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
Flowing Under Way And Alfalfa Delightfully."-
 Verdant
Suggests Dry Farming Experiments On
 Local Lands
nFrom Saturdays Danyj

Albert T. Toner, a Missourian farm CT who came out to Prescott a fort night ago, as the result of cores pondenee with the Chamber of Com merce, has just returned from a trip over the Verde valley.
 Alfalfa is showing fine, being up a foot and delightfully."- green, accord ing to Toner; blowing is actively under way and the whole country traversed made a big impression on the "show me" man. He thinks the county of Yavapai and especially the Verde section has great possibilities, providing industrious, experienced farmers take hold of the many in viting farm propositions hereabout.
 A successful Dry Farming expert ment, in the opinion of this farmer, would solve the most vexing of local problems. It would prove, once and for all, whether the apparently fer tile valley lands that stand at Pres cott's door, are capable of sustaining profitable crops or not.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
wHIPPLE OFFICER IS
 RECOMMENDED AS UMPIRE 0FTom Fridays DAily.)

In recent issue of the "News,
 of Fort Logan, Colo, Commissary
 Sergeant Mcdonald, stationed at Fort Wnipple, is highly commended for his knowledge of baseball from the umpire standpoint, the paper saying: Sergeant Mcdonald knows all the ins and outs of the game, and was always just in his decisions. He is gifted with a stern voice and when he made a decision no player ever looked as if he wanted to ques- tiOn it. The people of Prescott would do well if they could secure his in valuable services for the approaching season." Local officers of the new club in formation are looking for just such an authority as Sergeant and when the season be- gins, it is probable he will be asked to manipulate the indicator as one of the umpires of the new league.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05

cated thirty miles south of Vieks-
 burg on the A. & c. railroad, ter
 minated yesterday in this city. by
 a heavy first payment being made.
 The sale is of much importance from that fact that the domain taken over
 is one of the largest placer tracts in western Arizona, embracing over 1000 acres. Until few years ago 1t was unknown for its auriferous
 values, but during recent months, prospecting at many points has re- vealed attractive possibilities which condition has brought the interests into considerable prominSpce. h. eluded in the sale are two quartz locations with limited development showing good values.
 In speaking of his interests yes terday, MT. Bailey states that he and his consulting engineer made prae- tieal and thorough examination of the large acreage, devoting several days to the work, and both were sat isfied with values. His purpose is to establish a camp immediately, and to begin operations with two large dry washing machines that were or 1ered yesterday from Albuquerque. For the present, and until the vast Held is tested with these appliances, 10 ascertain definite values, the in- troduetion of a complete mechanical equipment will be deferred. Pend
 ng the establishment of a camp, which begins at once, Mr.Bailey ae- by his wife, has gone to he Grand Canyon for a trip of re- ,reation. He will return in a week md will go to the placer field to supervise exploitation. Reports are n circulation that the sale ranges Jose to $l0O,0O0.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
NEW YORK PLANS
 BIG FIREPRooF WALLS

NEW YORK, March 30-The great
 wall of China may soon be outdone
 by the great wall or rather walls of
 New York, for it is now proposed,
 as a safeguard against fire, to make
 tine metropolis the first walled city
 in the country since the days of the
 earliest settlements. This novel sug-
 gestiOn was put forward at a recent meeting of the Credit Men s associa- tion at the Hotel Astor, and is now
 being seriously considered. It is not planned of course to wall in the whole city, but instead by the cree tion of transverse barriers in various localities to make impossible any general eonflagration since these bar riers would check the further spread of any fire. Neither is it proposed exclusively to erect plain walls tow ering two hundred feet into the air Wherever it proves possible to con- struet continuous line of absolutely freproof buildings these structures will be used as fire wall. Only wnere such a plan is impossible or to fill in the uneompleted gaps in such link is it proposed to construct the mammoth walls. The inventor of the new idea points out that the advertising space on these barriers could easily be sold at a price suffi- siently large to wipe out at an early late the cost of their construction. The chief difficulty, however, in .his connection seems to lie in the ,aet that present bill posting methods md facilities are in no way prepared o plaster a two hundred foot high | wall with works of more of less artis- | ie value.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
New Arrangements Take Charge of Palace
 And Grand
Winsor to be Occupied By Tribby Shoe
 Company
(From Saturdays Daily

Last night at twelve o'clock, sew eral business changes in the city took place, and in several instances there was a friendly mingling between the retiring and incoming. Among the more prominent was that of the pop Hlar and well known Palace Hotel property. Mrs. Robert Brow assumed charge, and hereafter will conduct the business assuring the public every comfort and accommodation. Mrs. Brow takes over all interests of the old Palace ownership of Belcher, Brow and Smith. MT. Belcher, who retires, yesterday stated that he has ss yet not decided on what line of business he will pursue. For the present, he will eonfne himself to looking after the mining interests of his deceased partner, Robert Brow, which includes many mines in all the districts of the county, some of whicn are under option of sale. MT. Smith is in business at the Del Monte, and leaves the old stand after many years
 At the Grand, this property was taken over by T. c. Dodge. H. C. Stuthman, who disposed of it a few days ago, leaves the business to en- ter a similar one on the first of May, when he will open restaurant and saloon in the ohm Smith block which is now being remodeled and which he intends to make one of the most inviting for the public.
 The popular old Winsor closed its doors at midnight, J. L. Archambeau giving his friends farewell. On the first of May it will be reopened and occupied by the Tribbv Shoe Store, Inc, of which firm MT. Arehambeau win be a member.
 The Mint on North Cortez street also closed its doors and during the evening "Jim" Johnson entertained his friends in a generous manner. He has been a resident of this county for over thirty years, and contemplates removing to Mohave county.
 Mrs. D. Rosenthal closed her silk novelty store last night, and after few days will leave to locate in Winslow.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
.YAVAPA| BULLION RUSHING WORK ON DAM Excavation for Concrete Structure Reported
 Finished Visiting Stockholders Are Pleased With
 Undertaking
(From Saturdays Daily)


 $. C. Yoemans, general manager ot the Yavapai Bullion Mining company while in the city yesterday said that excavation, for the big dam across Copper Basin Wash was nearing com. pletion, and that the retaining pins in the bedrock were to be placed in position today when construction would be inaugurated. Associated with the company is s. A. Nelson, of Chicago, a large concrete contractor, who has inspected the work, and made surveys of the volume of water which reveals the importance of the undertaking from that standpoint. MT. Nelson states that when the dam is completed, there will be stored at least 20,000,0O0 gallons of water. By removing from the enclosure the soil from the banks, together with other Instructions, the capacity can be increased to still greater propor- tions. By adding a few feet to the height of the structure as planned there will be assured a sufficient ffow for continuous sluieing, during any dry season that may possibly aceur
 During the week the camp was visited by Charles Turgrimson, of Chicago, director, and by Dudley Bryan, a stockholder. of Gallopolis, Ohio, both of whom, with s. A. Nel- son, of Chicago, were agreeably i'm pressed with the company's interests. MT. Yeomans will return to the works today.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
HELD TO GRAND JURY
(FrCm Fridays Daty.)

After an interesting preliminary examination that occupied three days, J. M. Torres and Andres Gerule. ac- eused of the murder of John Abe, at Williams were held to the grand jury yesterday without bail, by Judge Rounseville, of that city. H. F. Asn- urst, who represented Garule. returned yesterday, and states that the exam ination attracted much attention over forty witnesses being examined. Abe was so badly injured in the head that he died about three weeks after the assault without regaining conscious ness.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
MILL AT HAYDEN
 REPORTED IN OPERATION

KELVIN, March 29.- The Ray Consolidated mill at Hayden has fin ally been placed in operation and is grinding out between 1000 and 14O0 tons of ore per day. This ore is coming from development and from stopes which nave been started on the first level. The steel ore bins at Ray, with a capacity of 15,OO0 tons are completed and the compress ors and motors for furnishing com pressed air are awaiting connection
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
NEW EXPERIMENTS
 TO ERADICATE THIsTLEs

SPOKANE, Wash, March 30-Fivt hundred head of sheep and an ex perienced nerder will be employed this season in an endeavor to eradi- cate missiles and weeds on the banks of the Sunnyside canal, a federal gov ernment irrigation project in central over the ground three times during the growing period. Afterward the banks will be seeded with white clover and blue grass, rye being used in the dryer portions to bind the soil.
 Stephen O, Payne of Spokane, whose investigations for the United States department of agriculture include the maintenance and operation of irri- gation canals in tnis district, said in making the foregoing announcement that it cost the management of the Sunnyside project several thousand dollars last year to destroy weeds and growths along the canal and right-o t-ofway.
 Railroad officials, municipal organ izations and farmers and orchardists all over the United States and Cam ada, as well as ditch owners and growers in the irrigated districts, will watch the outcome of this ex- pertinent with keen interest. as the solution of the weed problem in America will mean the saving of hundreds of thousands of dollars ex- pended annually in controlling the rank growths.
 The uncultivated banks of irriga- tion canals afford the most inviting propOgating ground for missiles, wild mustard, saltbush and other noxious weeds, the seeds of which, carried by the wind and the water in lat erals, are scattered far and wide In many instances the growth becomes so dense that it is difficult to pass through on foot or on horseback, and when occurring on large fills hiding places are afforded to burrowing ami mals, which are menances to banks and often the cause of disastrous breaks in canals.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
RAILROADS AGREE
 ON EXCURSION RATES
From Wednesdays Daily)


 At the conference held recently in San Francisco between the heads of the passenger traffic departments of the Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, West ern Pacific and Salt Lake railroads and the Pacific Coast Steamship and Pacific Navigation Companies, for the purpose of fixing dates of sale and rates on the annual spring and summer eastern. excursions from Cal ifornia to the east the following dates were agreed upon:
 May 16 and r, May 29; June 5 to 10, II to Is, 2s to 30; July to 6, 19 to 20, 26 to 2s; August to ,, IA to r, 21 to 23, 2s to 30; septem- Der l to 4.
 On the dates mentioned, first class tickets will be sold to eastern points at a rate of a little more than the usual one-way fare for the round trip, the tickets being first class in every respect, including stop-over privileges, and good for the return journey until October 31, 1911.
 The rates agreed upon at the con- ference are exceeding low, consider ing the class of service which pur- ehasers of these excursion tickets are entitled to. To Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Colorado common points, the rate for the round trip will be $55; to Kansas City, Missouri River points and Texas points, $6O; to St. Louis, $7O; to Chicago, s72.5O; 10 New York City, s1Os.5O.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
ANOTHER NEW MINE
 DEAL IS REPORTED
CFrom Thursdays Daiiyl

One of the most important deals that has been closed in this city in recent months was that of yesterday, when Forrest Mckinley, representing the Union Development company of New York, acquired the old Silver Chord group from J. R. Lowry, Jesse RobesOn and Mrs. Marie Mekota. The consideration was not learned, but from the productive record of the property, considerable sum is be- Heved to have been paid.
 The interests acquired by MT. Me Kinley, are probably among the best known in this county. Originally they were located by the late George Zika, but limited development was extended by him. Under the owner ship of the sellers, however, active work was insugurated, and after con- siderable production lessees took charge, and nave operated success fully at intervals. In recent months, however, the best returns have been received. For the past five months Pete Eekberg, R. J. Bleck and A. A. Martinez have been working the property, and through their afforts, three ears of high grade silver, gold and lead ores have been shipped to the shelter, with another one on the side track at Turkey at the pres ent time ready for market. These cars will, it is said, net 1000 each.
 The greatest depth on the property IS about 200 feet in an incline shaft, from which drifts and stopes are driven, exposing good grades of ore. There are three claims in the sys- tem, and in speaking yesterday of i his plan of exploiting of the ground. ! MT. Mckinley stated that he will 1 begin exploitation on all of them. He will assume charge Saturday. and will operate with force of ten miners. He contemplates placing ma ehinery to expedite development to
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
BIG SHELTER TO
 BE BUILT NEAR TUCSON

2 TUCSON, March 2s.-Bids for the
 construction of a $35O,OOO smelte,
 to be erected on the site two and
 three-quarter miles southeast of
 Tucson selected by the Arizona Con.
 solidated Smelling and Mining com
 pany, are being received at the New
 York offices of the company from
 smelter manufacturing companies
 and foundries in various parts of the
 United States, according to H. A.
 Thompson, the manager of the com pany.
 A large number of bids have been
 received, he stated, and all will be opened in the near future. He ex- poets to leave for New York to con- fer with other officials of the com pany within the next few weeks, but anticipates that before that time the company will have awarded the contract for the construction of the smelter, and will also have author ized the laying of foundations for the shelter machinery.
 In the meantime MT. Thompson is signing ore contracts with mining companies within wide radius of Tucson, whether their properties are now in operation, or whether they are undeveloped. Realizing that the mines in the vicinity of Tucson will be insufficient to maintain a large smelter, it is the purpose of the company to reach out 300 miles in every direction. east and west along the Southern Pacific, north in the Kelvin district and beyond. and south through the Nogales district and well into Mexico. MT. Thomp- son stated that he has been very successful in signing up ore con tracts in northern Mexico, though the revolution is at present a some what deterring factor.
 "Our company is fully prepared For the smelter undertakings he 'ald. "We will not only erect the prop- erty, but will have plenty of capital 70 operate it successfully. Further nan that, we will Tn some instances advance money to the owners of mining claims to develop their prop 'rties where a good ore body is 
 "The smelter will result in bring ng more banking enterprises to Ari- ona. Our company has received ad- ices from a financial company with 2,OOO,0OO to invest, stating that it s prepared to enter Tucson with the melter and assist, in a banking way. the development of the mining istrict.
 "The shelter for Tucson i. posit- Vely assured. The fact that we are roeeeding slowly is altogether due 0 the fact that we have a multitude f business details to arrange here the way of getting our business olidly secured in advance so that will be established in an entirely 1bstantial manner when we are eady to blow in the smelter.'' ''
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
SHELTER TO BE
 ERECTED NEAR TUCSON

TUCSON, Ariz., March 30.
 shelter with the most modern equip
 ment for handling customs ores vii
 be in operation in or near Tuesor
 during the present year, according tC
 l.. s. Wheeler secretary and attorney
 for the Pioneer Smelling company
 The exact location of the smeltel
 will not be decided until certain
 traffic agreements are eonsummated
 and the railroad situation is entirely
 settled. The company's general off
 eers are now in New York completing these traffic agreements: When they are finished to the satisfaction of the company, ground will be broken for the installation of the smelter machinery. The furnace and ma chinery, Mr Wheeler states, are now ready for shipment in the yards of the Colorado Iron Works company at Denver.
 ."The eompay has been operating very quietly in Pima and Santa Cruz counties" MT. Wheeler stated, "and has intrenehed itself in such a way as to insure permanent opera ton and certain success"
 ''The Pioneer company has pur- chased and paid for a controlling in- terest in the Gould mine for its flux- ing and sulphur contents. The com pany has also purchased the famous Plumed Knight mine at Mineral Hill and mas proved up about so,oOO tons of self-fluxing ore carrying four per cent copper and three ounces of, silver. The company has purchased a half interest in an unlimited supply of the purest limestone lying imme- diately adjacent to the railroad track and has also bought q mine in Santa Cruz county which carries 40 per cent sulphur and 30 per cent iron as a matte-control Aux.
 "All the papers relating to these transactions nave been deposited in the Consolidated National Bank. In it's various mines the company now controls more than 15O,OOO tons of lOw-grade fluxing ores. Aside from this, confidential agreements with cer- tain mine owners makes the continu- ous operation of the smelter on arge scale assured.
 Furthermore, the company owns the patent rights on the Colorado Iron Works crude oil method of 'melting which gives the company Tn advantage of about $1 per ton 'ver smelters in this region using .Oke. The eOmpany's own engineer ut 900 tons of difficult ore through furnace of this type at Denver, so here can be no question of its sue ess"