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Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20
Operating the Jamieson Mine.

This week H. M. Bowen went out to the Jamieson mine, at Layne Springs, and put two men to work clearing out the old drifts and getting the stopes in shape to produce. He brought in with him a large number of samples from different parts of the old works and finds that Some of the best ore in the mine was overlooked on account of its drybone character. This is the ore that gave results of about 20 per cent copper and nearly four ounces in gold. It is a talcy looking rock and only shows some black specks that have proven by assay to be copper. The gold values are carried in the copper. It is thought that carload of this ore can be gotten form the property with in the next two weeks and shipped to the shelter as test. The other ores in the vein are much heavier in miner al and ought to receive good treatment at the shelter. Mir. Bowen intends to put on a good sized force of men as soon as conditions at the mine warrant and as soon as suitable quarters have been prepared.
Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20

Richard Lloyd, one of the best known mining engineers of the coast. arrived a few days ago from his home in Los Angeles and Thursday last de- parted to the east side of the Walla- pals, where he will examine the min ing property owned by James Jack man and J. F. Withers. Mir. Jackman has been at work on the property the past five years and has an excellent showing of rich lead ore.
Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20
c. O. D. Mill to Operate.

President Boyle, of the c. O. D. mine, has sent force of men to that property to repair the mill and put it in commission at once. The property has an immense tonnage of ore on the dumps and in the old stopes that will pay well when milled. The milling plant is capable of handling a large tonnage of ore and with the proper management ought to bring big re- suits. Local people own a large amount of stock in this company and have great faith in its ultimately win ming out. The mine is one of the great properties of the county and has shipped more and better ore than any of the big mines of this district.
Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20
BerkeIy Mill Leased.

J. w. Cornelius, this week, leased the Berkely mill of Mrs. Foster S. Den is and will at once begin repair ing and getting it in shape to begin milling ore from one of the properties of Matthew Cal a, ST. The ure is said to carry a value of about sos to the ton and will make a splendid concen- trate. The mill Is situated on the Berkely mine, about five miles from the mines of Mir. Carr, but the haul is on the road to the railroad and will not prove disadvantageous. Will Carr, one of the best millmen in the county, will have charge of the Operat- ing of the machinery. As soon as the ore on the mine dumps is worked up the gentleman will test out ores in the immediate neighborhood of the mill.
Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20
Big Strike at Tom Reed.

The crosscut from the $50 level of the Tom Reed shaft reached the vein some days ago and cut into a splendid body of ore, the average width of the pay being six feet. This streak aver ages about 57S in gold, while large amount of vein matter will bring the whole mass to a high grade milling value. Drifting on the rich ore has been under way all the week and shows no diminution in quantity or quality. The winze that has been brought down from the old level will soon reach the drift level, which will give the mine great ventilation.
 With the opening of this great ore body on the $50 level the value of the property has been added to by more than a million dollars, as the fear of the old formation has been the one thing uppermost in the minds of the people and has kept possible investors away from this attractive stock. The stock is going up daily and it is the impression that the stock will soon be selling at value of 5,OOO,OOOS for the mine. The management is jubilating over the strike and believe that they have proved the property to be one oi the greatest in the territory.
Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20

T. R. Garnier, who has just returned from Needles, where he had carload Of rich lead ore from the St. Louis mine run through the shelter, reports that the treatment given him by the management of the Needles Mining x Smelling company was above par and that his ore gave big results in lead. The concentration plant is now ready to do business and the good results are expected from every class of concen- trating ore. h the near future it is expected that a new method of ex- tracing the values from zinc ore will be installed and that all classes of com plex ore sent to the shelter will be handled.
Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20

The shaft on the property of D. B. Wright, at Boundary Cone, has reach ed a depth of fifty feet and shows ex- ceptionally good gold values. in fact far better than at the surface. The shaft is to be extended to 100 feet, where crosscut will be run to the hanging wall.
Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20
Another Gold Road
 Bar of Bullion.

Last Saturday afternoon James F. Mcconnell brought in a bar of bullion from the Gold Road mill that weighed l7, ,5O0S, the cleanup for the week. He reports that the mill is still short on power and is liable to be short until the new battery of boilers is installed at the Kingman power plant.
Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20

Judge N. M. Richardson, who owns the controlling interest in the London mine, at Union Pass, returned this week from Los Angeles, where he has been attending to business affairs. It is expected that work in the mine will be resumed in a short time. The property is one of the most promising in the Union Pass section and ought to be one of the big things of the district.
Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20

H. B. Hoveland, one of the big men of the great group of copper mines of the Warren, (Arizona) district, is here from his home in Duluth, to look at mining interests in the Silver Creek section. It is understood that the cop per interests are inclined to diversity their holdings and as a consequence are on the lookout for good gold prop critics in this county. MT. HOveland will spend few days at the Hercules mines, as the guest of the general man. ager, A. w. Bratland, and will look at some excellent gold mining prospects in the district.
Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20
Mine Warning Notice.

To Whom it May Concern: Notice is hereby given that the Reco mining claim, situated in the Wallapai mining dis rict Mohave County, Arizona. is under lease to parties working the same. and that neith- CT the mine, nor the owner thereof. will be responsible for any labor or debt contracted nor injuries sustained by any employer or em ployee in working said properties: and that no employer or employee is the agent of the own CTS for any purpose aud that all operatives en- gage in such service at their risk. and that no debt or claim of debt is valid against said min ing claim or it's owner.
 HENRY LOVIN. Kingmau, February 14th, 1911
Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20

Desair B. Meyers, a well known mining engineer, who has been looking over mining properties in the district near Mineral Park, departed to his Los Angeles home last Thursday.
Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20

Clack brothers are getting a big shipment of ore on the Rico mine, which they will soon ship to the smell ter at Needles.
Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20

For soreness of the muscles whether induced by violent exercise or injury, Cham berlain's Linament is excellent. This lnament is also highly esteemed for the relief it affords in cases of rheumatism. Sold by all dealers.
Mohave County miner., 1911-05-20

John c. Potts, chairman of the board of supervisors of this county, has just returned from a trip to the Atlantic Pacific mines. near Thumb Butte, in which he is largely interested. He reports that his partner, L.. Kimberley, is working on the mines and getting good results.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-03
Judge Kane Gets S4,5O0 Fees For
 K, Of C. Lawsuit
Judge Curtis Awards Him That Sum, to Be Paid to
 His Lawyers

Judge Patrick Kane is allowed s4,- 800 for counsel fees in the suit he brought against the Knights of Co., lumbus, according to a decision hand ed down today by Judge Howard J. Curtis of the superior court. The court orders that this money be paid from the mortuary reserve fund of the order. Judge Curtis also rules ohat the order shall be allowed S4,- coo for counsel fees and that this sum shall be taken from the surplus death benefit fund
 The lawyers for Judge Kane in the action were Attorneys John J. Culli- nan and John J. Phelan of this city, Attorney Miles M. Dawson of New York and another New York lawyer Former Senator William Kennedy of Naugatuck and Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier of Boston acted as counsel for the Knights of Columbus.
 The order opposed Judge Kane's motion to have the awyers paid from the mortuary fund claiming that the suit was not brought for the benefit Of the Knights of Columbus. Judge Kane brought suit originally to have the surplus death benefit fund ap- portioned among those who had join ed the order prior to 1902 The mat ter was carried to the supreme court which ruled that the funds must be kept separate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-03
OF MAINE DUE TO
 INTERNAL BLOW
Startling Statement Comes From Rear Admiral Mel
 vile, Now Retired
Letter, Written by Him to Late Speaker Tom Reed
 in 1902, Just Made Public
Special from United Press.)

New York, June 3.-That the Unit ed States battleship Maine, now being uncovered in Havana harbor, was not blown up by Spanish emissaries, but was destroyed by an internal exp1o- sion, the result of an accident, is the belief of Rear Admiral George w. Melville. retired, who, at the time of the disaster, was engineer in chief of the American navy
 This startling statement is made in letter written by Admiral Melville. on January 24, 1902, to the late Thomas B. Reed, then Speaker of the House of Representative For state reasons the letter was suppressed at the time. It now appears in the North Americ Review.
 "The more study and reflection I give to the question the more I am convinced that the destruction of the Maine was due to an internal exp1o- sion," writes Admiral Melville. "In giving this opinion there is no inten- tion to reflect either upon the dis cipline or morals of the ship nor the sincerity of the views of the court of inquiry. x K x Extended investiga- tions show that there have been ex- plosions of magazines and coal bunk CTS which have been inexplainabie
 
 circumstances that seemed impossible to account for. Such is probably the case with the Maine"
 The Admiral states that in this view he is upheld by naval experts of Europe who were unbiased or even inclined to prejudice in favor of America. He declares his belief that at the time of the explosion the Spanish government could not have contemplated war with the United States else it would not have order ed the armored cruiser viscaya to proceed to New York Spain, he thinks, was sincerely desirous of peace and would have taken no such chance as destroying the Maine.
 The Admiral says: "The Spanish are great mining engineers and could not have been ignorant that the ex- plosion of a great mine within the harbor would destroy shipping slips and public buildings
 'The buoy used by the Maine was a most describable one and Spanish merchant ships were. sfcured to it be- fore the Maine
 Not single Spanish official has ever yet been specifically or even in directly accused of the grave acci- dent.
 'If the Maine was destroyed by a submarine mine what became of the fragments of the shell or the mine |? It is to be presumed that our divers received special instructions to look for such evidence"
 Admiral Melvilles letter is given publicity simultaneously with the an- that the pumping around the wreck of the Maine will begin probable the cause of the explosion will be known with certainty
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-03
EIGHT YEARS BOY UNDER THIRD DEGREE CONFESS
 CRIME HE DIDN'T COMMIT
Tells Owners of Missing Watch Where He Buried It and
 Repeats Tale to Police
John Riocoma Even Takes Officers to Place Where He Claims Loot Is Buried, But Missing Watch Is
 Found By Owner in Her Own Home

''The Third Degree" the more or less mythical creation of the police to ex- tract confessions from stubborn crim- inals, was strikingly exemplifed in this city, yesterday, in private life. when an eight year old lad, suspected of theft. confessed under stress of questioning, that he was guilty and toldmi mute details of a supposed crime which was later discovered to be no crime at all
 The lad had nothing whatever to do with the theft, yet he described his actions in connection with 1t, told of where he had buried his loot, and not until he had led the police to the SUD- posed place of concealment did he ad- init that his confession was not true, and that as a matter of fact he knew nothing of the crime.
 Upon complaint of Mrs. Stephen Rics of 1Se Pine street, eight year old John Riocoma, who lives with his mother In the same house, was arrest cd by Patrolman Malone yesterday af- ternoon. Mrs. Rics missed a gold watch. She suspected the boy. She subjected him to a series of questions, and though at first he stoutly denied the accusation, later he admitted his guilt. The police were called in. Pa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-03
SUNDAY BASE
 BALL POPULAR
 WITH MAJORITY

That the idea of allowing baseball to be played at Pleasure Beach Sun day is in line with sentiment was am- ply attested this morning when a re- porter made inquiries of 100 men pick ed out 1t random without regard to their standing in life or previous con- dition of servitude." Of the number who were asked over 90 made a favor- able reply.
 As matter of fact one can find very little real opposition to Sunday base ball provided it is played under prop CT conditions and on the outskirts where no one is interfered with.
 One of the leading business men in Main street stated to-day that he fa- vored allowing baseball to be played at the beach during the summer be- cause he considered it a helpful and healthy recreation which thousands enjoyed and which harmed no one
 Baseball is now played Sundays in New Haven and in Waterbury, said he, 'and it was played at Pleasure Beach on Sundays for several years and there was no particular objection raised to it. It is no more forbidden by law than many other things which are now winked at
 Tt is no more unlawful to play base ball than it is to sell Sunday news papers or cigars or run trolley cars Or many other things which are done with the approval of the public.
 T am a church goer myself and I at tend baseball games on Sunday be- cause I consider them beneficial and I know there is no harm in them I shall attend the game tomorrow at Pleasure Beach and as a busy business man I am glad to have the opportun- i.~ ns dnin1 an."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-03

troIman Malone took up Mrs. Rics' line of questions and the lad then told that he had stolen the watch, and buried it beneath a stoop in Spruce street, nearby.
 Malone took the boy to the Third precinct station where he repeated his confession to Captain Redgate. That the missing timepiece might be recov- cred as expeditiously as possible. Cap tain Redgate dispatched Malone to the burial place of the loot. The two sought in vain for the buried treas ure. The lad pointed out various spots where he said he had placed it, but none appeared to have been re- gently disturbed.
 Convinced that the lad had misled them as to where the burial place of the watch was situated. the police held him until at o'clock to their great surprise Mrs. Riocoma, the child's mother, rushed into the station house jubilantly exclaiming that her child was innocent. Mrs. Rics had found the watch in her own home, where it had been misled.
 still skeptical the police made an and found on visiting Mrs Rics' home that the story was true. The boy was at once sent home with his mother.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-03
System Of Oyster Taxation Not Apt
 Tp Be Changed
House Chairman John M. Wadhams Doesn't Favor Recommendations of Oys- termen for Productivity eor Acreage Tax.
Especial from United Press.)

Torrington, June 3-Discusing the i, problem of taxing the oyster indus try in Connecticut, House Chairman John NJ. Wsdhams. of the finance com- nittee. today. stated that the com rnittee probably would not make any important changes in the present sys- tenn of taxation Certainly. he said, the recommendations of the Oystermen for a productivity tax or an acreage tax would not be favorably reported
 Under the present method an assess ment of 15 mills is laid on the value of the privately owned oyster beds as appraised by the shellfish commission. The oyster growers favored change fin this method and suggested a. blanket acreage tax of an acre or a tax on the product an acre. Accord ing to Representative Wadhams the committee thought it would be unwise to tax valuable and worthless oyster property at the same rate per acre and unfair to place a tax on the product directly.
 The 15 mill tax on appraisals by the State Shellfish Commission might be changed by increasing the rate, said Mir Wadhams but this step had not been definitely decided upon The committee would not be ready to re-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-03
PROHIBITION WAR ON STATE
 POLICE CHIEF ECAN WITH
 L0UCKS GETTING EVIDENCE

own home town. It is rumored that Loucks has the liquor forces up a tree'' land that war to the knife has been declared by both sides
 At the New Haven r., M. c. A., to- day, Loucks refused to discuss the Southington investigation. referring the interviewer to Hohenthal. Several times since his resignation from the State Police department about a year ago, Loucks has made charges of graft and bribery against the present State police The answer of the police and liquor men implicated in the charges has been to ignore Louks. Now Loucks is a member of the pro- hibitionists and they stand ready to back him up to the limit of their resources. The temperance movement in Connecticut is presently stronger than it has been for several years
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-03

other cause The pistols are placed in the hands of youngsters who know not of their danger and boastful1y flourish. Then again there is this danger from the one shooters, bought at a sacrifice at something like 19 cents or a quarter. They are made of cast iron and record many more in juries than the six or seven shooters.
 There is an ordinance against the use of large cannon. The mayor sug- gests that the police instead of ar restings thss offsA6er, confiscate the property R.id roll it to police head quarters.
 Fire Chief Edward Mooney would like to have the ordinances of 1907 again placed on the books and the li- cense fee increased from $1 to s10. These ordinances were repealed in 1908 as it was thought too much power was given the fire marshal. Under the present Law, the fire marshall has but little or no authority in regard to the sale of fireworks. It is highly inprob- able that a change will be made in the ordinances as they exist today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-03
How Steel Trust Is Viewed By
 Gates And Gary
Big Corporation Head Calls John W. a Liar for Saying His Combine Buncoed President Roosevelt, Un- der Guise of Averting Fi- nancial Disaster.
Especial from United Press )


 Washington, June S-After the dramatic testimony of Judge E. H. Gary executive head of the steel combine, before the Stanley Investi- gating Committea, Congressmen, to- day, were confronted with two radi- cally different views of the United States Steel Corporation as follows:
 From Gary-A corporation mo man in which would do anything that was not moral and legal" merely for the sake of ''a, few dollars" A com bine of capital which averted disaster to American finances by beneficiently purchasing the Tennessee Coal &. Iron Company at more than it was worth
 From John w. Gates and others A vast combination of capital which "buncoed" President Roosevelt into promise which permitted it's acuuisi- ton of a leading competitor; which controls and dominates the steel mark cts and makes tremendous divi- dends through it's clutch on that in dustry, and which keeps its minor employees in virtual slavery.
 Judge Gary related the circum- stances of visit paid by him and in November, 1907, where Roosevelt and Secretary of State Root gave tacit acquiescence to the absorption of the T. c. & l., on the showing that such an amalgamatlOn was in the interest of financial stability"
 The steel magnate practically called John W. Gates a liar for his state ments before the Stanley committee in regard to the T. c. & I. transac- ton. He pictured the United States Steel Corporation benignly shoulder ing losing corporation simply and solely as an act of benefaction. de- signed to avert a tremendous finan cial crash.
 The committee will meet again. NAdnAsdaE- with Gary on thA atand
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-03
Inventory Being Taken At Local
 Public Library
Librarian Latham to Install New and Scientific Meth
 cd of Tabulation

For practically the first time in it's history, the Bridgeport Public Lib- rary is having it's inventory taken. This monumental work. which in- dexing of each of the 50.000 volumes in the library is now we'll under way, Librarian Calhoun Latham having engaged an extra force of assistants who are doing the work under con- tract.
 The taking of the inventory not only will place the library on it's cor rect basis but also will afford oppor- tunity for the institution of a new and modern method of tabulating the circulation of the books in the Iib- rary.
 The new system, which has been worked out by MT. Latham is based on the indexing and recording sys- terns is used in the best equipped and largest libraries. Under the new system it will be possible to keep track of the whereabouts of every book and the frequency of it's cir culatfor much more efficiently than dexing of the books in the library will be different and more scientific.
 Furthermore the books will be pro- yided with time cards so that per sons who take them out may con veniently keep record of the dates dHu dNOId keeping the DOOkS out too long.
 MT. Latham has facilitated the work of inventory-t taking by the con struction of a large number of stan 6ard-size temporary bookcases, of cheap wood These make it possible to remove whole shelves of books at a time, without disturbing the rela- tive order of the books. When in- ventory is taken, these temporary shelves may be stored away and will prove exceedingly useful, should the itself be moved, or should branches be esta ablished in other sec tions of the city,
 Thousands of ancient volumes, par ticularly of the lighter fiction of by gone days, will be discarded as the result of inventory taking. The lec- as a temporary store house for these volumes at present. Most of them have been rebound several times and are now past further repairs. Stan dard authors will be repaced, as we'll as some of the lighter fiction of the old days, for which there is still an occasional dema nd; but a large num- her of books will be dropped from the library altogether Many of these books are among the volumes which were purchased from the Yale lib- rary, and formed the nucleus of the original Bridgeport circulating lib- rary.
 Bridgeport library has now one of the finest collection of technical books of any library of it's class in the coun- try. Recent additions to this depart have made necessary the issuance of a special catalogue devoted to the technical works. which may now be obtained at the library.