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The oasis., 1912-11-02
Saturday, November ?, 1912
MINING N EWS.
( Collection of Short Newsy Items From Among the Mines of Arizona.

Florence Blade. Tribune: Messrs. Price, Powell and Westfall have contracted with the Copper Queen Shelter to ship over 100 tons of copper ore from their Red Hills property, situated 12 miles east of Florence. The ore will be hauled by team to the Florence depot where it will be loaded onto the cars. About 75 tons of this ore will run from 15 to 25 per cent. copper.
 Mohave County Miner: Walter Bunce and Walter Beam, two we'll known mining men of Denver, this week made an examination of the Bi-Metals mines, south of King man. These men are among the best known of the mining men of Colorado and it is to be hoped that they will decide favorably on the Bi-Metal, which in our opinion is one of the greatest low grade gold propositions in this state, or in fact in any state.
 Florence Blade Tribune: Thos. McAuliff came down from Box Canyon, Saturday, where he had been doing location work on min- ing claim, known as the old Sand. berg claim. He extended a cross cut tunnel, ten feet into the vein, and developed an eight-foot pay streak, the ore from which looks as though it would assay high in silver and gold. He has sent samples to an assayer and will soon know what the value of the ore is.
 Mohave County Miner: The railroad extension to the Tennessee mine, at Chloride, has been com pleted and now track laying is going on slowly, the company be- ing unable to obtain the men neces- sary to rush the work. As soon as the track is laid the Needles Min ing < Smelling company will begin the shipment of ore to the smelter and a large force of men will be put to work in the mine. The road is also to be carried to the bunkers of the Rainbow Mountain Mining company and that property will also become big shipper.
 Prescott Journal Miner: Charles Rose, who is in the city from his mining camp near Stoddard is enthusiastic over the showing in evidence at the Copper Queen mines, and unhesitatingly pronounces that property as coming big pro- ducer of the future. Sinking is going ahead and the large and rich ore bodies being developed give this undertaking considerable interest and creating general comment in that section. MT. Rose is a prac- tical miner and speaks advisedly in his estimation ofthe property. More men are being placed at work, and the ore dumps speak for them selves.
 Prescott Journal Miner: Arrivals from the Santa Maria country dur ing the week stated thatit iscurrent- ly reported that the Bagdad Copper Company on Copper Creek is pre- pairing to resume churn drilling operations, as we'll as deep mine work. Several mining engineers of prominent rating have visited the large holdings during the past ol d1lo
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WILD HOP! INDIANS
Transformation at the Carlisle
School for Savages.
Red Men Captured by Regulars Have
Become ClviIlzed--World's Best
Long Distance Runner 10
Among Them.

Carlisle, Pa.-That misunderstand%
ing of the white mans motives has
been one Of the causes of the Indians,
backwardness in adopting civilized
methods and of his fighting educa-
ton is being demonstrated here at
the government Indian school, where
IL members of the Hopi nation, sum
worshipers and pagans, who came
here FIVE years ago virtually as pris-
oners of war, are now preparing to-
go back to their people and spread the
doctrine of the new life, which they
have gladly accepted.
A half-dozen years ago the Hopi ma
ton was causing considerable troubles
in Arizona Internecine strife had di-
vided the tribes and troop of United
States cavalry was sent post haste to-
the Keam's canyon region to restore
peace. After pow-wows and confer
ences, in which the Indian leaders,
sternly refused to adopt the whites
mans education, twelve of the most
obstinate "stand-patters' were taken
as prisoners and sent from the Mo-
qui agency, in Arizona, to the Carlisle
Indian school The party arrived here
January 26, 1907. All of these In
dams were members of the OraibA
band of the Hopi nation. Among thenl
were several priests and head men OF
the tribe.
When these savages arrived at the
Carlisle school they would have moth
ing to do with any of the other stu
dents, and began to live their lives
apart In less than ten days one of
the Hopis indicated by gestures that
he would like to have his hair cut
like the other students and on the
same day another Hopi was discover
ed shipping off his own locks with a
hunting knife.
From the moment the Hopis showed
their first interest in education they
advanced rapidly and became eager
in their desire to learn more. They
entered the lowest grades in the class
rooms, but as they were attentive to
their studies, were kindly disposed to
their teachers, and caused not the
slightest trouble, they climbed stead
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you nap is yuh, yuh 'ceitful caterpil-
lar. Come on home dis minute"
"Lemme go, Sarah jane" protest
ed the little boy trying to jerk away
from her, II got to stay here and
pertec' Billy and Miss Minerals beau,
cause they's robber might come
back and tie 'em up and make 'em
bleed If / amt here"
did Mr.. Algernon Jones make all
that blood?" asked the awe-stricken
little boy gazing in admiration at the
victim of Mr.. Jones' energy. "You sho'
Is a hero to stan up an let him knock
you down like he DONE"
YES" cried Jimmy, as the black
woman dragged him kicking and strug-
Cling through the hall, ives all he
roes, but l bet I'm the heroest hero
they is, and ] bet Miss Minerals go
ing to be mad bout you all splitting all
that blood on her nice clean floor"
"Lemme see yo' big toe what was
shot off by all them Yankees and In
juns what you killed in the war" said
Billy to Miss MineTva's beau.
The major smiled at the little boy;
man-to-man smile, full of good COM
radeship, humor and understanding.
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The child was silent for Ions tliAe.
his little mind busy, then he began;
Aunt Minerva"
She peered at him over her glasses
"a second, then dropped her eyes to the
paper where an interesting article on
Foreign Missiops held her attention,
"Ahht Minerva, i ,snagged -Aunt
Minerva, / snagged my-mys1 skin to-
day. y
Let me see the place. she said, alb
sently, her eyes glued to a paragraph
describing a cannibal feast
rs aa-settin' on 1t right now" he re-
piled.
Another long silence ensued. Billy
resolved to settle the matter.
IFS gettin'i sleepy" he yawned.
Aunt Minerva, want to say my pray
ers and go to bed"
She laid her paper down and he
dropped to his knees by her side. He
usually sprawled all over her lap dur
ing his lengthy devotions, but tonight
he clasped his little hands and rear
ed back like a rabbit on it's launches.
After he had rapidly repeated the
Lords Prayer, which he had recent
ly learned, and had invoked blessings
on all his new friends and never-to-be-
forgotten old ones, he concluded with:
"An', o Lord, you done KEEP me
f'om meddlin' with Aunt Minerals
hose any mo-, an you done KEEP me
f'om. gittin' any mo- Easter eggs, an
playin' any mo- Injun, an you done
KEEP me FIN lettin' Mr.. Algernon Jones
come ag'in, an now, 0 Lord, please
don't lemme worry the very 'zistence
outer Aunt Minerva any mo- n you
can help, like she said / done this
mornin', an please, If thy will be done.
don't femme tear the next new
breeches what she'll gimme like ] done
ruint these here what / got on
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idiotic manner. He was making
valiant effort to keep from exposing his
rear elevation to her; once he had to
walk backward.
william" she said, sharply, you
I will break my plates. What is the
matter With you tonight?"
A little later they were sitting qui-
city in Miss. Minerva's room. She was
reading "eThe Christian at Home" and
he was absently looking at a. picture
book $50 r.
,"Sam Lambs wife Sukey sho, is a
beautiful patcher," he remarked. feel
ing his way.
n She made no answering comment,
and the discouraged little, boy was ST..
lent for a few minutes. He had worn
Aunt Cindy's many -colored patches too
often to be ashamed of this one for
himself, but he felt that he would like
to. draw his aunt out and find how she
stood on the subject of patches.
"Aunt Minerva" he presently ask
ed, what sorter patches'd you ruther
wear on yo' pants, blue patches or
brown?"
ION my what?" she asked, looking
at him severely over her paper.
'Imean If you're me-. be hastily. ex-s
planned. Don't you think blue patches
is the mos nat'ral LOOKING"
What are you driving at, William ~
she asked; but without waiting for his
answer she went on with her reads
ing
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laughter so merry and so loud that
Billy, turning quickly, almost fell out
of the chair.
What you doin' a-listening to me
talk to Marie Yarbrough th'oo the tel
ephone?" he questioned angrily.
Marie you pigs foot was the in
elegant response. THAT was just ne
a-talking to you Ill the time You all
time think you talking to little girls
and all times t amt nobody but me-
A light dawned on the innocent one.
He promptly hung up the receiver and
got down out of the chair Before Jim
my was fully aware of his intention,
Billy had thrown him to the floor and
was giving him good pommeling.
Say you got 'nough?" he growled
from his position astride of the 9th
er boy.
Il got 'nough, Billy repeated
Jimmy.
Say you sorry you done it,
Il say l sorry ] done It." abjectly
repeated the younger child. Get up.
Billy. fore you bust my stommick
open"
Say you amt never a-goin to tell
nobody, cross yo' heart" was the next
command.
Il say l amt never going to tell 10
body, cross my heart. Get up, Billy,
fore you makes me mad, and amt
no telling what I'll do to you If l
get mad"
Say you's a low-down Jezebel
skunk"
Il amt going to say I'm nothing of
the kind" spiritedly replied the under
dog. "you all time wanting somebody
to call theirselfs somepin. You're a
low-down Isabella skunk yourself"
you got to say it, insisted the
victor, renewing hostilities. e
'Tll say I'm a Isabella. cause Isa-
bella discovered America, and's In
the Bible" replied the tormented
one; Miss Cecilia 'splained it to
me-"
Billy accepted his compromise and
Jimmy's flattened stomach, relieved
OF its burden, pulled out to it's usual
roundness as that little boy rose to his
feet, saying:
"Sam Lamb would "a died a-laugh-
ing, Billy, if he'd seen you telephon-
ing" @ II
He'd better never hear tell of it,"
was the. threatening rejoinder
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CHAPTER XIV.
Billy. the creduIous.

After the advent and disappearance
of the exciting Mr.. Jones, Miss Mi
nerva, much to Billy's. Joy, had a tele-
phone put in the house. He sat in the
hall the day it was put in waiting for
it to ring.
Jimmy, coming up on the front
porch and through the half-open door
and seeing him sitting there, rang
the door hell just for a joke,
ready to burst into a laugh when
the other little boy turned around and
saw who it was. Billy, however, in
his eagerness mistook the ring for the
telephone bell and joyfully climbed up
on the chair, which he had stationed
in readiness. He took down the re-
ceiver as he had seen Jimmy do in his
home, and, without once seeing that
little boy standing a few feet from
him, he yelled at the top Of his
lungs:
Hello! Who is that?'
This is Marie Yarbrough," replied
Jimmy from the doorway, instantly
recognizing Billy's mistake.
Marie Yarbrough was little girl
much admired by the two boys, as she
had pony and cart of her very own.
However, she lived in a different part
of the town and attended another Sun
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fly to the top of their classes. ALI
were assigned to devote some portion
OF their time to vocational training,
some entering the blacksmith shops
or carpenter shops, and Lewis Tewani--
ma the crack Marathon runner, is de-
veloping into an expert tailor.
when these Hopi boys return home
this summer they will be leaders
among their people and fight for both
education and righteousness. Now
all speak English, all read and write;
they are courteous and are gentlemen.
They have kept in continual touch
with their people, and already their'
influence has been noticeable in the
Hopt country, ~
Lewis Tewanima, one of these same
savages five years ago, is today the
greatest long-iistance runner in the
world, and two years ago, while rep
resenting America at the Olympic
games in Paris, won the main Mara
tlron event. He will represent this
country ct the next Olympic games
Washington Talyhmptewa has also
achieved national reputation as a
long-distance runner.
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CHAPTER XVII.
A ereen-Eyed Billy.

- NJ COh-IyO0 At'iy'
Have some candy?"" said Miss Ce
ella. offering a big box of bonbons
to Billy, who was visiting her.
"Where'd you git emf" he asked, as
he helped himself generously.
"Maurice sent them to me this morn
ing" 4
Billy put all his candy back into the
box.
81 don't believe want rioner yo'
candy, u he said, scowling darkly Il
reckon you likes him better N me any
how, don't your"
II love you dearly" she replied.
The child stood in front of her and
looked her squarely in the eye His
little form. was drawn to it's full. proud
height, his SOFT, fair cheeks were flush
ed, his big, beautiful gray eyes looked
somber and sad.
as you in love with that red
headed Maurice Richmond, an jes' a.
foolin' O. met" he asked with dig
nifty. ra
A bright flush dyed crimson the
young lady's pretty face.
She put her arm around the childish,
graceful figure and drew the little boy
to the sofa, beside her.
i"Now, honey, you mustn't be silly"
she said, gently, you are my own.
dear. little sweetheart"
."An' I reckon he's yo' own, dear,
big sweetheart said the Jealous Billy.
well, all got to say is this-here:- u
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Billy's little neart went out to him
at once.
81 can't take off my shoes at present"
said the veteran. well, muse be go
ing; l feel all right now"
Billy looked at him with big, sol
emn eyes.
"You couldn't never go 'thout yo'
pants, could your" he asked, cause
Aunt Minerva jest nachelly despises
pants
The man eyed him quizzically.
well, no; l don't think | could"
he replied: 81 don't think I'd look any
better in. Mother Hubbard or XII
mono"
The little boy sighed.
Which you think is the fittenest
name" asked he, BILLY or William"
BILLY, Billy" enthusiastically came
the reply.
81 like mens,'' said William Green
Hill. Il sho' visit you could come
and live right here with me and Aunt
Minerva"
81 wish so, too.' said the major
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by FRANCES BOYD CALHOUN
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spoons from the sidebcard to his peck
cts when a noise at the dining room
door caused him to look in that di-
rection. With an oath he sprang for
ward, and landed his fist upon the
nose of plump gentleman standing
there, bringing stream of blood and
sending him sprawling to the floor.
Mr.. Jones overturned big-eyed little
boy who was in his way, and walk
ing rapidly in the direction of the rail
road, the erstwhile plumber was seen
no more.
Jimmy quickly recovered himself
and sprang to his feet. Seeing the
blood streaming down the white shirt
front of Miss Minerals unconscious
beau, he gathered his wits together
and took the thread of events again
into his own little hands. He flung
himself over the fence careless OF
Sarah Jane this time, mounted chair
and once more rang the telephone.
Hello! Is that you, Miss Central?
This is me some more. Gimme DR..
Sanfords office please
Hello! Is that you, doctor? This
is me- Mr.. Algernon Jones done kilt
Miss Minerals beau. He's on her
back porch bloody all over. He's bout
the deadest man they is. You'd better
come toreckly you can and bring the
hearse, and a coffin and clean shirt
and tombstone. He's wounded me
but amt dead yet. Goodby"
DR.. Sanford received Jimmy's crazy
message in establishment. He, too,
rang the telephone again and again,
but could hear nothing more, SO he
walked down to Miss Minerals house
and rang the door bell. Jimmy open
ed the door and led the way to the
back porch, where the injured man,
who had just recovered consciousness,
was sitting Imply In chair.
What does all this mean? Are you
hurt?' asked the doctor as he exam
med Mr. Jones' victim.
mo, think I'm all right now was
the reply; "but that scoundrel certain
ly gave me a severe blow
Billy, shut up in the bath room and
listening to all the noises and confu-
soin, had been scared nearly out of his
senses He had kept still as a mouse
till now, when thinking he heard
friendly voices he yelled out: open
the do an unite me-"
I'VE done forgot Billy" said the
little rescuer, as he ran to the bath
room door and opened 1t. He was
followed by the doctor, who cut the
cords that bound the prisoner.
Now, William commanded DR..
Sanford, as they grouped themselves
around the stout, plump gentleman in
the chair, begin at the beginning,
and let us get at the bottom of this. :"
Mr. Algernon Jones he come to the
gate,' explained the little boy, AN he
say he goin to fix the water pipe an
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childish voice and was willing to hui
NOR him. so as she too knew Miss
Minervas beau the connection was
quickly made.
Hello! Is that you, major? This
is me. If you don't want Mr.. Alger-
non Jones to be robbering everything
Miss Minerva's got you sgetter get a
move on and come right this minute.
You got to hustle and bring bout a
million pistols and guns and swords
and tomahawks and all the mans you
can find and dogs. He's the fiercest
robber ever was, and he's already
done tie Billy to the bath room chair
and done eat up bout million cold
biscuits, | spec. All Of us is bout
to be slowed Goodby."
The plump, round gentleman at the
other end of the wire heard this amaz-
ing message in the utmost confusion
and CONSERVATION. He frantically rang
the telephone again and again but
could get no answer from the Gar
her's home so he put on his hat and
walked the short distance to Miss Mi
nerva'S house.
Jimmy was waiting to receive him
at the front gate, having again eluded
Sarah James vigilance.
"Hush!" he whispered mysterious
Iy, hes in the dining room. Amt
you bringed nobody else? Get your
pistol and come on"
Mr.. Algernon Jones, feeling safe
and secure for the next hour and hav-
ing partaken of light lunch, was in
the act of transferring some silver
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he say he's plumber He's a very
,greeable man, but / don't want Aunt
Minerva to marry him, now. | was
plump tickied at him an | tuck him
to the bath room an fust thing
knowed he grabbed hotter me an
shuck me like what you see cat
do mouse, an he say"
And he'd more'n million whis-
kers," interrupted Jimmy, who
thought Billy was receiving too much
attention, ''and he"
"One at a time said the doctor.
Proceed, William"
AN he say he'll bust my brains out
er my head if boiler, an I amt a.
goin' to holler neither, an he tie me
to a chair an tie my mouth up an
lock the do
And I coined over" said Jimmy,
eagerly, "and / run home and l see
Mr.. Algernon Jones is robber an
phoned to Miss Minerva's beau, and if
he'd brunged what | telled him, he
wouldn't never got cracked in the face
like Mr.. Algernon Jones done crack
him, and Billy got to all time let rob-
bers in the house so they can knock
mans and little boys down"
While you stand talking here the
scoundrel will get away" said the in
jured man.
That's So" agreed DR.. Sanford,
so I'll go and find the sheriff
Sarah James huge form doomed up
in the back hall doorway, and she
grabbed Jimmy by the arm.
"Yaas.' she cried, you gwine take
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he's a-goin' to come to see you ev'y
day then amt never comm no mo-
He's been a-carryin' on his foolishness
bout g long, as II can stand tt: You
got to choose tween us right this min
ute; he comes down here mos ev'y
day, he's tuck you drivin' more'n fifty
hunderd times, an he's give you all
the candy you can stuff"
,.He is not the only one who comes
to- see me-" she said smiling down at
him. Jimmy comes often and Len
Hammer and Will Reid. Don't you want
them to Gomez.
Don't nobody pay no 'tention to
Jimmy. he replied contemptuously;
The amt nothin but "a baby, an them
other mems can come if you wants EN-
to; but" said Billy, with a'lover's I'M
erring intuition, Il amt a-goin' to
stand for that long-legged, sorrel-top
Maurice Richmond a-trottin' his great
big carkiss. down here ev'y minute. |
wish Aunt Mirervad let me put on
long pants stomorrsr SOS we could git
married" He caught sight of a new
ring sparkling on her finger.
'sWho give you that ring?" he ask
ed sharply.
"a little bird brought 1t to me-" she
said. tryinglto speak gayly and blush
ing again,
"a. big red-headed peckerwood.' said
Billy sayagely.
GRO BE coNTINUED)
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CHAPTER xIv.-continued.

Jimmy seeing no hope of eluding
Sarah James vigilance, resorted to
strategy and deceit.
"'Tain't no fun setting out here" he
called to her, 80 I'm going in the
house and take a nap"
She willingly consented, as she was
through with her ironing and thought
to snatch a few winks of sleep her
self.
The little boy slipped quietly through
the house, noiselessly across the back
yard and into his fathers big gar
der, which was separated from that
of his neighbdr Ly high board fence.
He quickly climbed the fence, flew
across Miss Minerals tomato patch
and tiptoed up her back steps to the
back porch, his little bare feet giving
no sign Of his presence. Hearing Gu
rious noises coming from the bath
room, where Billy was humping the
chair up and down in his efforts to re
lease his mouth, he made for that
spot, promptly unlocked the door and
walked in. Billy by scuff1ing and tug
ging had freed his mouth from the
towel that bound it at that mo-
ment.
"Hush!" be whispered as Jimmy
opened the door, you'll get eat up
alive If you don't look out" His tone
was so mysterious and thrilling and
he looked so scared tied to the chair
that the younger boys blood almost
froze in his veins.
What you doing all tied up so?"
he asked, in low, frightened tones.
"Mr Algernon Jones done it.
spec he's robber an is jes' a-rob-
BERN right now," answered Billy.
"rll unite you," said his chum.
Nav; you better not" said Billy
bravely. He might git away. You
leave me jes' like he fixed me SOS
you can try to ketch him. | hear him
in the dinin' room now. You leave
me right here an step over to yo'
house an phone to some mems to
come and git him quick. Shet the DO
ag'in an don't make no noise. Fly,
ncw!"
And Jimmy did fly. He again took
the garden route and in a minute was
at the telephone with the receiver to
his ear.
Hello! Is that you, Miss Central?
This is me-" he howled into the trans
mitter. Gimme Miss Minerva's beau.
don't know his number, but he's got
a Office over my papa's bank"
His father being out of town, the
little boy shrewdly decided that Miss
Minerals beau was the next best man
to help capture the robber
Miss Minerva what lives by me. z
he shrieked
Fortunately Central recognized his
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"Who?-that little old Jimmy, Gar
ner? | hope l don't talk like that
chicken; he's bout the measliest boy
that is and / like you mother sight
petter'n him. You're plumb jim
dandy, Billy" came from the door
way.
"Sos youn howled back the delight
ed and fiattered Billy.
Jimmy thought he would pop
wide open in his efforts to keep from
laughing.
How'd you like to be my sweet
hearth" he asked.
rs. already promised to marry
Miss Cecilia when / puts on long
pants, but if we ever gets 'vorce I'd
mother sight ruther have you n
anybody. You can be my lady frien'
anyhow" was the loud reply.
"I'm coming for you to go riding in
my little pony and cart" said gig
Cling Jimmy.
"All right, rs going to ask Aunt Mi
nerva to lemme go. Can't we take
Jimmy, too?"
This was too much for the little
boy. He had held himself in as long
as possible. He burst into peal of