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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
story b ID Mo.

prospector OF Bisbee. Ariz, who had
been prospecting for gold several miles
down the creek below the Box, accom-
panied, as a guide, photographer
whose mission was TO get views Of
the Box canyon.
But how did YOU come 10 make this
discovery" Mr.. Phillips. I asked.
His reply was: while I was wait
ing for the return Of the photographer
I happened 20 notice some gold in
boulder. Then ! prOspected and found
more and more bouIders with gold. Re
turning again. soon after this. I pros
pected a while and found IL was from
the wall Of the canyon. and then To-
Gated several claims on it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
IxnIffen and small Bond Ii.


When Mr.. Kniffen came TO Clear
Lake last fall he soon heard OF the
discovery visited il. became convinced
IL was a big thing. secured On option
on it. assOciating w. NJ small with
him. The option price was Se00 600.
deal and sold the property 10 Smith
Bros. wealthy capitalists OF Boston
and Springfield. Mass. for the price Of
100000, who viii form a new company
to operate the properly and erect the
big $50 ton mill Thus r. ollie Phillips,
the prospectOr. has within a year
jumped frYm comparative poverty to
fortune b. his lucky discovery. Mr..
Phillpis's partners arr o. IT, Bean. J. A.
Campbell and w. F. Craig The deaI
was closed in FL PasO last week, and
the first payment on the purchase was
deposited in a bank in Bisbee.
Twin Peaks Mines.
Two miles southwest of Apache Box.
at the base Of Twin Peak mountain. are
the mines Of the Twin Peaks Mining
company. These consist of % claims
On one. called the Golden Eagle, q dOu-
BILE compartment shaft. called the free
gold shaft has been sunk 265 feet deep
on a continuous vein avera ging SIX feet
Of pay streak running Sl2 gold and sill
Yer per ton. At the 100 foot level is a
drift southeast 225 feet and a north
west drift 200 feet all in ore. At the
200 foot level are a southeast drift IS
feet long, and the northwest drift, IS
feet long. also in ore On the upper
dump are 1000 tons Of ore and on the
lower dump are 500 tons. There is a
steam hoist on this shaft
On another claim OF this coupan
400 feet northwest Of the first named
claim, is a shaft 165 feet deep with 1870
feet of drifts. a crosscut shows ore
"A feet wide averaging $3.50 per ton
Two or three miles northeast. on
Thunder mountain, the same company
has a copper mine in which are a shaft
90 feet deep and crOsscut tunnel las
feet long.
George B. Ludy, OF Cedar Rapids. Ia.
has arranged funds, and this company
Is going to erect a 100 ton mill. similar
in plan to the one at Clear Lake. Mr..
kniffen will superintend its construc-
ton Daniel Frazer is president. J. +.
fraser, vice president, and A. n. New
house secretary.
Great Things Just Ahead.
Within six months time the three
mills around Apache Box. Twin Peaks
and Clear Lake viii join in a chorus Of
music Of the giant stamps.
Today the noise Of the blasts roars
and reverberates through the canyon
ike thunder, A large flat rock is at
the mouth Of Apache Box, on which
Geronimo and his Apaches held their
council meetings. In the canyons are
caves with ancient pottery Of beautiful
design, and on the walls are paintings
and pictures in indelible colors. made
by & prehistoric race. In this CANYON
Col LaWtOn, afterwards general
rounded up band Of Apaches after a
big night in the early SOS.
This dark and bloody ground of the
Apaches has completely changed The
roar of the miners blasts and the thun-
der Of the stamp mill have replaced the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27

Clear Lake mill, as detailed to me by
Mr. kniffen:
The Clear Lake Mil Described.
The ore first passes through the
rock crUsher into ore bins. from which
1T is fed to the ten 1850 pound stamps
leach stamp grinding about six tons OF
ore a day.. in which the ore is crushed
in cyanide solution. The discharge OF
the stamps passes through the cone
Classifier. which feeds Veister tables,
65 percent Of values being saved on
these trades in the concentrates. Then
the pulk. after concentration from the
tables, flows through a screw cOnNeyOr
classifier. which feeds a 20 foot tube
mill The discharge from the tube min
is concentrated and passes through the
screw cOnveyOr classltier again. BY
this process all the ore is slimed, or
pulverized, so as to pass through
20 mesh screen 1t is then elevated IN
a bucket elevator to q slime thickeners
which thickens the pulp to a consis-
tency Of two to one, from Wnlch IL
flows to the pachuca agitation TANKS,
which are operated with continuous
system OF agitation From these tanks
II passes to a second thickener wnere
the pulp is diluted and thlckened IOI
liberation in q revolving drum inter
The discharge of the filter from Wnlcn
all metallic values have been extracted,
passes to the canyon The clear sOlu-
tionS containing the values are passed
through zinc shaVings. which preCipi-
tate the gold and silver values IN the
form of black powder, which is melted
into bullion, The concentrates saved
on the tables run several hundred dol
lars per ton and are sacked and shipped
to smelters. All this complex treat
ment is done automatically at a total
cost Of only about $3.50 per ton Of ore
The power is a steam engine.
Big Mill 10 BE Erected at apache Box.
The contract has already been let Tor
the erection Of a new and large plant
of the same pattern at the mouth or
Apache Box, the first unit Of which VIII
be Of ESQ tons daily capacity. w. =
Small Of the FL PasO foundry. mas
contracted to furnish the machinery
and Mr.. Kniffen viii have charge OF
construction. Crude oil engines or the
newest tyre. the same as are used IN
the DeadwOOd mine at Mogouon, VIII
furnish the power
Crude oil costs only three to four
cents q gallon while distillates ana
gasoline cost Is cents a gallon ana
give no better results They VIII use
1850 pound stamps. The present now OF
water in Apache creek cat low WaIer(
is so gallons a minute. abundant Tor am
purposes During the tOrrenual rainy
season it is greatly increased.
The millsite selected Is just above
the new camp. which is rapidly grow
ing In the gulch below the mouth OF
the Box This camp is in beautiful
spot with plenty Of cedars and OAK
trees along Apache creek The eleVa-
ton is nearly $500 feet and the climate
is delightful
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
PuzzIIng Geology Of Mine.


Several distinguished mining geolo-
gists have visited the mine, but not
one so far has ventured to place nlI1-
self on record as to the origin OF TINS
great ore deposit. The knl1Ien brotn-
ers and Mr.. Sullivan have made the
longest and clostest study Of II and
their opinions coincide
1T is almost too early TO express IN
opinion on the subject" said M kniI-
fen but I would consider IL a volcanic
neck about $500 feet in diameter, com
posed Of rhyOlite. Through this passes
Apache Box canyon from north TO
south. The main ore shoots also pass
north and south. parallel with the can
yOn. varying in width from 80 10 100
feet. This rhyolite mass has been frac-
tured in all directions, and the gold,
which was originally distributed uni
formerly through the rock, became
segregated along the fracture plains,
thus making the regions of greatest
fracture a zone Of the richest ore. Gold
metals, the segreEa ton must nave been
caused by ascending heated solutions
We know that the zones bear gold
from the bed of the canyon upward
at least 400 feet higher-as high as we
have been able to scale the cliff The
higher up. the richer the gold values
While il is Impossible to estimate
testify enormous and warrants the cree
ton OF the p ton mill. which VIII be
the first unit The lowest work is the
cut and % foot tunnel, which shows
zone % feet on each side, or so feet
wide. AnOthe tunnel $50 feet higher
also shows . feet Of the zone on each
side and the same showing of ore
Besides the ore in place there are
hundreds of huge bOulders which car
~ gold in the bed Of the canyon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27

Additional Mining News on ssSext Page,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
works Copper Dick Mine.

these is a large dixie vein over 20 feet
wide carrying gold from wall to wall.
Works Copper Dick Mine.
A. J. Fitch. Of Hachita, has bean
working the Copper Dick mine in the
northeast end Of Hachita mountain, ana
shipping the ore to the FL PasO smelter-
Bob Anderson has started work again
on the Apache mine. SIX miles southeast
of this town. This property has been
a great producer IN the past.
Buck Davidson. who recently returned
from Alaska, has resumed operations
southeast OF here, just north Of the in
ternatfonaI line Of the United States
and Sfexico j. w Magoffin and others
have arrived from FL Paso and went TO
the copper mines in sierra Rica, owned
BIZ him and l. n He'll
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
ALPINE STILL EXCITED
OVER THE GOLD STRIKE

Alpine. Tex. April 2I.-The mining
excitement continues, with no prospect
velopments since the gold strike was
made
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-27
Modern style Valuable.

The modern style Of milling treat
ment has revolutiOnized and revived
this great district. tt was my privilege
to see here, for the first time. the oper-
alton Of this wonderful style of plant.
1T seems so interesting that I venture
TO give tbs following description Of the
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
U.S.. Marines IN NICARAGUA
LANDS A FORCE
TO PREVENT ANARCHY IN
NlCARAGUAN REPUBLIC.
The Marines Landed at Corinto and
Were Hurried by Train to the
Nicaraguan Capital.

hington.-American bluejackets
and marines were landed in Nicara-
qua for protection of United States
citizens and their property. The ex-
pedition, part of the force of the gun
boat Annapolis, under Lieut., James "a.
Campbell, Jr., was Handed at Corinto
and transported by rail to Managua,
American forces We're landed only
after President Diaz had confessed
the inability of his government to
protect the American-owned line from
Corinto to Managua and the steam
ers on Lake Managua. Some of the
latter had been seized by the revo.
lutiOnists under General Mena, depos.
ed minister of war. Mr.. Weitzel de-
manded of Mena the return Of YES
sells his men had taken and used as
warships in the attack upon Managua
the capital.
The American minister reported
that foreigners concur with resident
Americans in Managua that this ac-
ton upon the part of the American
Fnaval commander was the only move
which could have prevented complete
anarchy and the spread of disorder
throughout Central America.
The state department is averse to
Intervention in the factional quarrels
of the Central American republics,
but it is understood it's position in
this case is the constitutional guar
antee must be respected and whoever
seeks to administer the government
of Nicaragua must base his title not
upon force of arms alone, but upon
the majority Of the ballots of the
people, cast without duress. =
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
LIME BENEFITS THE SOIL
Southern Railway Issues Booklet oi
Interest to Southern Farmers.

Southern Railway Issues Booklet Of
Interest to Southern Farmers.
Washington - An Investigation
made by President Finley of the
Southern railway system has shown
that experts in the chemistry of soils
unanimously of the opinion that
linz in some form will benefit many
of the soils of the Southeastern states
by correcting their acidity and improv-
ing their mechanical condition.
President Finley has secured the
opinions of experts throughout the
Southeastern states and also in the
Eastern and Middle states, in some
of which experiments with the use
of lime have been carried on for a
long series of years. These Opinions
have been published in an illustrated
folder, which is being widely distrib.
uted among the farmers in the terri.
tory trayersed by the lines of the
Southern railway system.
Farmers and others interested in
this subject may obtain copies of this
folder by addressing W. w. Finley
president Southern Railway company
Washington, D. c.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
COL. CORNWELL KILLS SELF
COLONEL coRNWELL PREFERS
DEATH TO FACING EMBEZ-
ELEMENT TRIAL.
Feigning Sleep, He Escaped Detee
tion and Put Bullet Through
Head.

Philadelphia. Gibbons Gray
CornweH of the Sixth regiment, Penn
sylvania National Guard, and prom
inent lawyer of West Chester, COM
mitted suicide on train on which
he was returning from New York to
his home city to face charges of ap-
propriating bonds belonging to a trust
estate.
AS the train approached the West
Philadelphia station, Colonel Corn
well, who was sitting beside the con-
stable who accompanied him, leaned
over the seat in front of where he
had placed a dress suitcase. Pretend
ing to be sleeping, he quietly opened
the baggage and drew out a revolver
which had been presented to him by
officers of his regiment. Before the
constable was aware of what was go
ing on, he had placed the weapon
in his mouth and shot himself in the
head. A physician said that death
had been instantaneous.
While the regiment which he com
manded was in camp, one of his eli
ents died, leaving will in which 9TH
er executors were named for the es'
tate for which he held in trust. In.
vestigation by new executors, it is al.
legged, led to the discovery that a mum.
ber of bonds belonging to the estate
were missing.
Colonel Cornwell, who failed to re-
turn home when the regiment broke
camp week ago, was taken into Gus
tody in New York, but was released
on his promise to return home with
the constable who had a warrant fol
his arrest.
He Indignantly denied that there
was anything wrong with his accounts
and, when starting home, seemed to
be in good spirits. AS he neared his
destination he became morose, and
finally escaped the contsable's detec
ton and ended his life.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
400 KILLED BY EXPLOSION
Powder Magazine Attached to White
House of Haiti Let's Go at
Port-au-Prince,

Port-au-Prince, Haiti.-The national
palace was blown up by powder ex-
Piston and burned to the groun1nand
the president of the republic of Ha9
ii, Gen. Cincinnatus Leconte, killed.
Members of his family, who were
awakened by the terrific shock, found
themselves almost surrounded by the
flames, but managed to make their
way to safety
Many palace attendants were killed
and it is estimated that the casualty
list will reach 400 persons killed OF
injured.
The body of President Leconte was
found on the iron bed on, which he
slept. The authorities are making
arrangements for a national funeral
The cause of the explosion of the
powder magazine is not known.
At a joint meeting of the chamber
and senate General Tancrede Angus
te, senator and ex-minister of public
works, was named as president.
Cincinnatus Leconte was elected
unanimously by congress president o.
Haiti on August IA last year.
At first he gained prominence il
Haitien affairs in 1908, when, as min
lister of the interior in the cabinet O
President> Uord Alexis, he was cred
tied with ordering the summary shoot
ing of ten prominent revolutionarie!
at Port-au-Prince.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
To Exterminate Rats.

Washington.--The government is to
become modern competitor of the
Pied Piper Of Hamlin as an extermi-
nator OF rats. But the magic of the
Pied Pfper's flute is to be displaced
by the most improved modern, double
action, steel-jawed rat trap that Amer.
lean inventive genius can furnish.
Through Surgeon General Blue of the
public health and marine hospital SER
vice the government has asked for de-
mostration of rat traps.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
SAM SCHEPPS MAY
MAKE CONFESSION
ONE OF THE ALLEGED SLAYERS
OF RpsENTHAL CAUGHT IN
HOT SPRINGS.
HE HAS REFUSED TO TALK
Asserts That He is Key Note to the
Situation in New York and Must be
Treated Right.-WiII Not Fight
Requisition.

Hot Springs, Ark.-"I am ready to
go back to New York without any
requfsition or without fighting the
case" said Sam Schepps, under arrest
here for alleged completely in the mur-
der of Herman Rosenthal in New
York, t'but want to know that every
thing is all right.
II am the keynote to the situation
in New York and if they want me to
treat the district attorneys office right
they will have to treat me right"
Schepps said that he has not decid-
ed whether he will join with Rose.
Vallon and Webber in a confession.
The alleged go-between added that he
would make up his mind on that ques-
ton while on the way East.
He will refuse to talk further, he
said, here or on the way to New. York.
Before he talks" he said, he wanted
to go over the situation with Rose,
Weber, Vallon and District Attorney
Whitman. Then if he has statement
to make, he added, it will be given first
hand to the district attorney.
Schepps is held in Hot Springs un-
der uncertain circumstances as TO
when he shall be delivered. His ar
rest came about through confidential
information from the Office of the dis
trict attorney in New York and it was
| supposed that Detective Russo of the
New York district attorneys Office
would be here for him. Russo has not
| appeared.
The police department of New York
has made inquiry about Schepps and
has suggested that if press reports of
his arrest here are true, agents will
be sent to take him back to New
| York
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
PANAMA CANAL
BILL IS PASSED
RAIL ILROAD-OWNED VESSELS PRO-
HIBlTlNG FROM USING
WATERWAY.
"A ONE-MAN- GOVERNMENT
Provision for Free Tolls, Which Was
Fought in the Senate, Is
Endorsed.
A ONE-MAN- G0VERNMEN

Washington.-The Panama canal
bill, when it passed the senate, con-
tanned provisions which amend the
Sherman antitrust law and the law
creating the interstate commerce
commerce commission, and is beyond
all odds the most important piece of
legislation which has passed either
house this session.
Briefly, the bill lodges in the hands
of the interstate commerce commits
sion the right to say when the own
ership and control by railroads of
steamships with which they might
compete is detrimental to the public
interest and must cease. 1t forbids
railroad owned ships to use the ca
nal. It closes the canal to ships
owned by corporations who violate
the Sherman antitrust law.
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia Of
fered the amendment limiting the
rai.road legislation to the exclusion
OF railroad owned ships from the ca
nal This was carried by vote of
40 to 1S, and the senators who though
| the canal bill should not be the in
strument of separating railroads from
their steamship lines if they did not
use the Panama canal at all thought
they had won their fight Their sat
isfaction was Jared ath the end of
the day, however, when Senator
Bourne obtained the adoption of an
amendment giving the interstate com
merce commission authority to com
pei railroad to divest itself of the
ownership of a steamship line if the
ownership was found detrimental to
the public interest through the sup
preston of competition.
London.-British ship owners are
indignant at the United States sen
ate's action with respect to Panama.
They admit big trade is waiting as
soon as the canal is open, but are
| inclined to think the great preferen-
tial treatment accorded to American
ships will lead traders to adhere to
the old. routes.
Representatives of prominent firms
have expressed the opinion, however
that much might happen before the
canal is opened, and that the protests
of foreign powers might induce a
change in the American policy The
amendment permitting the registra
tions of foreign-built vessels as Amer
ican, it is believed, may likely give
impetus to British shipbuilding.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
$4,000 TO. PROBE GRAFT
But While Aldermen Spend That
Much, Crooks Will Put Up
$4,000 to Free Becker.

New York-The committee Of nine
appointed by the board of aldermen
to investigate the alleged alliance be-
tween the police and lawbreakers be-
gan taking steps to make sweeping
probe. Special counsel will be re-
tanned and $25+,000 will be expended
getting at the vital facts in the sit
uation.
A fund Of $4,000 is said to have
been raised for the defense OF Police
Lieutenant Charles A. Becker, under
indictment for the murder of Herman
Rosenthal, if he will remain silent
about the police system and throw
no light upon the exaction of tribute
from the underworld.
There was conference of Beck
er's counsel preparatory to the argu-
ments before Judge Mulqueen in the
court of general sessions on the mo-
ton to dismiss the indictments
AGAINST the accused lieutenant. :,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15

by SenatOr-elect Ollie James OF Ken
lucky, head of the notification COM
mittee. In his response, which was a
masterpiece of rhetoric and beautiful
English and full of trite sayings and
snappy sentences, Governor Wilson
attacked the tariff and trusts and out
lined the things for which he, as the
standard-bearer of the party, stands.
He demanded an immediate reduction
downward of the tariff and real regu-
lation of trusts.
Governor Marshall of Indiana, the
Democratic nominee for vice presi-
dent, was present.
Governor Wilson said, in part:
"It requires self-restraint not to at
tempt too much, and yet it would be
Icowardly to attempt too little.
There are two great things to do.
One is to set up the rule of justice
and of right in such matters as the
tariff. The other is the task of pro-
| tecting our resources. In this We face
questions of conservation and devel.
opment
"The tariff question as dealt with in
our times has not been business. It
has been politics.
"The working people of America
are, of course, the backbone of the
nation. No law that safeguards life
that makes their hours of labor ra
tional and tolerable, can properly be
regarded as class legislation.
| ~
ippine islands; we hold them in trust
for the people who live in them.
eve have been spendthrift ma
ton and must now husband what we
have left. We must develop, as well
as preserve our water powers and
must add great waterways to the
transportation facilities of the ma
ton. =
eve must speak not to catch votes
4 but to satisfy the thought and con
science of a. people deeply stirred by
the convention that they have come
to critical turning point in thei1
moral and political development.
There is another duty which the
Democratic party has shown itsel
great enough and close enough to the
people to perceive, the duty of the
government to share in promoting ag
ricultural, industrial, vocational edu
cation in every way possible withir
its constitutional powers.
II heed with deep thankfulness thu
message you bring me from the coun
try. 7 thank God and take courage.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15

Much Legislation Before Congress.
Washington.-Congress is about to
end session that has now. run over
ESQ days. Since the organization of
the government there have been seven
continuous sessions Of great length.
Measured by the standard of new laws
enacted, this one has not been fruitful
OF much general legislation; but from
the standpoint of great issues fought
out and great policies outlined, it has
been of more than usual interest.
Political activities have helped to pro-
long it and political differences be-
tween the House and Senate, the one
Democratic and the other controlled
by an Independent element of the Re-
publican party have served to tie up
appropriation bills and impede the
progress of much general legislation.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-15
WILSON NOTIFIED
OF NOMINATION
IN STRIKING SPEECH WILSON Ac-
CEPTS THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION..
KEYNOTE OF THE CAMPAIGN
Governcr Wilson's Speech Of Accept.
ancc Was Full of Trite Sayings
and Snappy Sentences.

Seagirt, n. J.-Woodrow Wilson,
governor of New Jersey, in the pres
admirers from many state, accepted
the Democratic nomination for presi-
dent of the United States.
The speech of notification was made