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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06
THE STOCK MARKET AND
MONEY CONDITIONS

Tho prosperity of the country seems
to be proving too much for the spec
ulative element as, during the past
few days there have been ample
signs hat the public was again TAX
ing hold of the stock market. The
prosperity chorus that is being sung
from one end of the country to the
other has become convincing, appar-
emily, and the country is going to
the front as though we had merely
started on a period of good times.
1t must be said that many railway
presidents and other prominent men
have stated emphatically that, in
their judgment, We had already en-
tered upon good times and that they
will undoubtedly continue for a Sc
ries of years. The splendid outcome
of the harvests and the renewed
confidence of buyers of merchandise
have created a large demand for all
products with the steel mills and the
copper producers experiencing a de-
mand in excess of their capacity.
1t is estimated that the farmers
will receive something like $1,000
900, 900 for their products this year
and to that must be added the prof
it's of the transportation companies,
the millers, elevator owners and all
connected in any way with the move
ment of the crops. The amount of
money received by the farmers will
depend to some extent on the foreign
demand, but according to the most
reliable reports, the crop conditions
abroad are such that fair prices are
In prospect. 1t is realized that this
situation will develop a tremendous
buying power and furthermore that
the condition of the leading indus
tries is such that labor will be fully
employed and at better wages than
have ever been experienced before.
This. too, means a greatly increased
buying power. which all will feel
the good effects of.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06
WILL TEACH THE YOUNG
IDEA HOW TO SHOOT.

To stimulate interest In rife prac-
tice, the national board for the pro-
motion of rifle practice at Washing
ton is planning to offer a number of
trophies to be competed for by stu
dents of high schools throughout the
country. 1t is proposed to have va
rious armories and rifle ranges of
militia orgenized in the states thrown
open for the use OF schoolboys.
Acting Secretary of War Oliver has
written to the adjutant general of
each state asking II the voluntary
services of military officers deslgnat-
ed as inspectors OF small arms prac-
tice in the national guard cannot be
enlisted in furthering the plan.
1t is proposed to turn the school
boys into the armories In the after
moons Awhere they may be instructed
in rife practice by regular militia
inspectors of small arms practice.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06

and the strike In Ut ah, which still
further complicates the situation.
The first steps in line with the
above have been the forced with
drawal by one of the largest agencies
from the market at 17Ac. because
of the absolute lack of copper, n
the increase of a fraction above lSc'
in the price of spot copper. There Is
practically no available spot "copper"
and comparatively little October cop
per, and yet many consumers I'M
d~errating their demands, have tailed
to meet their requirements, ard TINS
condition will undoubtedly result In
immediate higher metal prices great
ly as it is depored by all the large
producing and selling Interests.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06
WEALTHY OWNER OF MANY
MINES WAS A MUCkER

Carl Anderson, who was in Gold
field a few days ago on his way to
the old camp of Dayton, where he
is to take charge of the work of
treating a lot of tailings from the
old mills that handled ore from the
big Comstock mines, told a story
of Al d. Meyers early mining ex-
p~eriences in Nevada. Andersen
was superintendent Of the old Bes-
sic mine at the camp of Keystone,
for several years the only paying
gold mine in southern Nevaad.
The Bessie mine is situated at an
altitude of over 5000 feet and it's
cold there in the winter. Along In
November 1899, Meyers came along
and applied for a job as mine car
penter. He was told to bring along
his tool chest and go to work but
as it developed that he didn't own
such a thing as a tool chest and
lacked a union card he was supplied
with a pick and shovel and put to
work mueking out mud stills.
A few short years later the name
of AL d. Meyers was one of the most
prominent in western mining circles;
he became known as the father of
Goldfield, having christened the
then baby camp, and cleaned up a
stable fortune in the mines of the
district. Still later he acquired con
troll of the Johnnie mine, in south
ern Nye county, and the nan who
had put him to work at the hind
end of a "muckstick' at Keystone
became his foreman at Johnnie.
Since then AL has bought a half
score of mines and has employed
various foremen and superintend-
ents and maintains a small corps of
mining engineers to manage his
properties, which are scattered over
several states. Sic transit-occasion-
ally-the vicissitudes of a soldier of
fortune.lGoldfield Tribune.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06
HIGHER COPPER.

Within the past fortnight one of
the largest of the selling agencies
urged its customtrs to prepare for the
possibility, this fall of a stampede in
the copper metal market, because Of
the prospective great car shortage
by reason of the heavy movement of
grains and merchandise which would
prevent the free movement of blister
copper, so greatly needed by the
copper ~reineries to meet the great
consumptive demands of the metal.
This advice was given before the in
terrupted production from Mexico
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06

with Doyle by way of Indian valley.
Greenville, Nevis, Big Meadows,
Mountain Meadows, Susanville and
Honey Lake valley, and just as soon
as this is approved by Vice President
Charles S. Schlacks. who is expected
home shortly from a tour of Europe
the work will be begun.
The rights of way along the new
route already have been contracted
for, and the change will prove espe-
cially beneficial to the Western Pa
cifc because it will give the road a
l per cent grade, and also enable it
to avoid such tunnel troublee as Sc
~riously hampered its train movements
last winter.
As a matter of fact, Western Pa
cihc officials concede that the present
line from Keddie to Doyle is one of
the worst pieces of road between San
Francisco and Salt Lake City. The
tunnel troubles at Spring Garden and
Chilcoot cost the road a big sum of
money last winter, especially the
Chilcoot fire, which has forced the
company to build a shoo-fly track
over the mountain. keeping in COM
mission two helper engines constant
ly.
Just what disposition will be made
of the present line from Keddie to
Doyle, tapping the timber and other
resources in and about Portola,
Beckwith, Sloat and other points
from which it now gathers tonnage
is doubtful, but it is believed it will
he maintained as a feeder. Under
such an arrangement division head
quarters would probably remain at
Portola. The Nevis-G reenville route
would give the road not only a 1 per
cent grade, but also a line more free
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06
Domestic Anliction.

A bright girl in n of the Wheel.
ing public schools asked leave OF hs-
teacher to be absent the next dav
on the ground that her mother 70
ceiyed a telegram saying that com.
pany was coming.
Its my mothers half sister and
her two nephews," said the pup,l
a~nxiously, land mother doesn't SEQ
how she can do without me, those
boys always act So"
Referring her to the printed list
of the reasons that justify absence
the teacher asked her If her case
came under one of them"
IL think II might come under this
head, Miss Deane," said the girl
pointing to the words, Domestic Az.
Fiction"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06
WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
PLANNING CHANGES ON LINE.

Activities in the engineering offices
of the Western Pacific indicate that
the proposed change by the Western
Pacific of its route through the Sierra
from Keddie to Doyle will soon be in
stituted. The engineers have sur
veyed a new route to connect Keddie
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-06

from snow and tunnels. Two tunnels
would undoubtedly be all that would
be required, n small one from Wolf
creek grade above Greenyille to the
Big Meadow branch, and another
about $50 feet long from the Big
Meadows to the Mountain Meadows
plains.
Iron County register., 1912-04-04
The Seal of the Devil.

James the Sixth of Scotland |
was an expert in his day, in the
science of demonology. He was
persuaded that some persons may |
carry upon their bodies certain |
spots which were insensible to
pain. Such spot was a "seal of
the devil"
Just so, in certain periods, when
civilization has been developing,
there seems to have been placed
upon the public conscience spots
which were insensible to pain
"seals of the devil"
At one time, ,the'public conscience
not only condoned slavery, but
defended the same as a "divine
institution" Those who opposed
slavery were outcasts and enemies
of society, But when the "seal of
the devil" was removed, the peo-
ple-both north and south-saw
the institution in all its horror.
So they blotted out the institution
root and branch.
AT one time, the public con-
science espoused the lottery.
Churches and schools were built
with the proceeds of the lottery.
The lottery was invoked to pro-
vide funds for all sorts of public
enterprises. But when the ''seal
of the devil" was removed from
the public conscience, the lottery
ap peared in its new light. The in
stitution is now driven as an out
law out of Am erican life.
Again, in these latter days, the
"seal of the devil'' is being lifted
here and there from the public
conscience in another spot. The
people are beginning to see the
saloon as it is, as opposed to every
good thing, corrupter of public
and private life debaucher ot
children and defiler of women.
Whenever the 'sseal of the
devil' is lifted, there the people
with a whip of small cords, drive
the saloon off the streets and ou
of communities, counties anc
states.
In the spring elections that are
upon us let all good men do what
they can to remove "the seal Of
the devil'' from each community
The Amethyst.
Iron County register., 1912-04-04

Buy or lease the Baird home-
stead, College street, near hotel
site, Arcadia. Ten rooms, cot
tage and out-buildings, with 3 1-2
acres productive land. Terms to
suit. A. w. POWELL,
Chemical Bldg, st. Louis, Mo.
Iron County register., 1912-04-04
Letters of Marque and Reprisal.

We read of letters of marque
and reprisal in the histories in
stead of in the newspapers. Let
ters of marque and reprisal, long
since eliminated from the worlds
civilization, were commissions
issued to privateers to prey upon
the lives and property of some
other nation. They were licensed
to steal and kill. The license or
letter alone distinguished the op-
orator Hereunder from the pirate.
The bearer of letter of marque
was merely pirate, duly author
lied to pursue his calling as such.
Many years ago the civilized
nations not only quit issuing these
letters of marque to pirates, but
Joined together and hanged the
pirates, that is, those who would
not quit their business.
The single redeeming feature
about this business was that the
nations always Issued these let
ters of marque against the people
OF some other nation.
Even the pirate had one virtue
he did not make war upon
women and children.
In America, we are half civilized
half savage. We issue letters OF
marque, under the guise of retail
liquor licenses, against our own
people, men, women and child
rem. The man who votes "yes''
to the saloon proposition votes to
issue a letter Of marque against
his own children. He says to the
saloonkeeper, "Here is my author
ity to make druakard of my son
if you can" He says by his vote,
"Here is my letter Of marque to
debauch my daughter If you can
Go to it,"
II it is bad to issue letters Of
marque against the people Of an
other nation, with whom your
country is at war-how much
more .diabolical is it to issue let.
ters of marque against the people
Of our own country, your OWL
state, your own town, and-God
pity you-against your own fam,
4 ily.-The Ametlyst.
Iron County register., 1912-04-04
w. c. T. U PRINCIPLES:

Total Abstinence; Prohibition of the Liquor
Traffic; One Standard of Morals for Men
and Women; Home Protection; Equal
Suffrage; and the Teaching of Scientific
Temperance in Public Schools.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-02
Mystery Solved.

The mystery surrounding the des-
truction OF one-story frame house
on Naco road belonging to Pete
Johnson and occupied by a MEXICAN
family named Rodriguez early Sun
day morning. is explained. il a story
that was told a member OF the fire
department is true.
Members of the department were
unable to obtain a credible story re-
garding the origin of the fire and
this led to the suspicion that there
was something unusual about it and
since then an investigation has been
quietly carried on
The story is that there was a
sick woman in the house aud that
lighted candles were placed around
her cot To- drive evil spirits away
and that during the subsequent ser
vices of an ancient Indian tribal
ritual the candles were Knocked over
and fired the bed. from which the
fire is believed To have started. IN
usual as the story is members of
the department are inclined to cred
it it in the absence OF any other
credible explanation.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-02
GLOBE.
Pishon After the Elks.

Throughout Arizona the idea or
iginated by DR.. Looney, state health
officer to bring 30 head of Elk into
Arizona from the Yellowstone Park
IS receiving the attention of the B.
+. O. L. Charles X. Pishon. a well
known travelling salesman who is al
the Dominion is sounding the Elks
OF the state on the proposition and
he finds that every member Is hear
t'ly in favor OF the plan.
Mr. Pishon. who is superintendent,
OF amusements at the state fair.
and one of the few members of the
old administration who survive. bav.
ing held the position for four wears
has an eye open for anything tend.
ing toward the betterment of condi,-
ions in the state and he has been
making observations as to what the
benefits would be to Arizona. No,
only would the state receive much
valuable advertising but the animal
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-02
WICKENBURG.
Looking for Sulphide Ores.

w. II. Seamon. representing the
Swansea Consolidated smelter. was
visitor in Wickenburg early this
week. his mission being TO ascer-
tain the character and quantity of
the ores procurable in this district.
The Swansea smelter has been
running continuously between six
and seven weeks, treating an aver
age OF four hundred and fifty tons
OF ore per day. As the capacity
OF the smelter is seven hundred
and fifty tons. the Swansea people
are naturally anxious to increase
their output to somewhere near
that maximum; bu, while they
have abundance OF ore from their
own mine. they have not as yet
succeeded in obtaining a sufficient
quantity of the special ores requir-
ed for huxing to enable them to
handle more than the $50 ton
daily average so far maintained.
Mr. Seamon was hopeful that
the Wickenburg district might fur
n'sh an important percentage of the
sulphide ores needed, and instituted
thorough inquiry as to the present
production of that character OF
ores. Nothing but sulphides are
now acceptable at Swansea.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-02
RETURNS TO CAMP.

w. L. Johnson returned yesterday
to his mining camp in Cataract Can.
yon, north OF Ash Fork, to begin
shipping ores from his lead and
silver properties. A test run of zen
tons will be sent to FL Paso. which
viii require heavy expense in
packing to the railroad station a,
Supai,. Mr.. Johnson has performed
considerable development on his
Observation-Disclosures .s.s-a.t-t.i.t
which is rapidly disappearing from
the continent would be saved from
extinction. Mr.. Pishon is FIRST vice
president of the state order, and he
states that the question will. be tax.
en- up by the grand lodge and the
raising OF funds and the passage oil
laws to protect the herd after Il
is brought here will be given at
tention.
He will report to Governor Hunt
rs soon as he arrives in Phoenix
and he hopsS 10 have the plan con.
summated before the end of IN.
year. gSA4k4ls 49,
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-02
city News
....In Brief
(From Saturdays Daily
Visiting the Capital.

WISHING the SdpttaI
Senator II. +. Ashurst left yes
terday for Phoenix. to return to-
morrow He is called to the capital
city on legal business.
Realty Transaction.
Marcus Fannie has sold TO John
Morris lot in Whpple Heights adj
dition To- this city, the deed being
field for record yesterday for 500.
Return Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie NARROW and
children after months visit with
friends in the city, left yesterday
for Springfield. Illinois. their home.
Visiting Family.
ID. Campbell. in charge of the
Haynes Copper Company interests
at Jerome, arrived in the city YES
terday to visit with his wife and
other relatives for few days.
From the Mines.
Joe T.. Swigert. who is operating
his group OF mines near Walker.
was in the citv yesterday. and gives
a good repor; of the condition of
the property. He is taking out ore
and will ship later.
FOtIuCr NCoioCut NCtuIuS.
Lewis wainwright. formerly a re-
sident of this county. returned Fri
day from Socorro. \. NJ. after an
absence OF five years, and will To-
cate permanently His wife and
family will join him early mex,
month.
Many Miners Working.
w. J. Casey. OF Walker. was in
the city yesterday. and stated that
the principal mining work of tina,
district is confined to leasing, with
more miners employed than in many
months. Several mines are making
good returns. and the future seems
encouraging.
Coming to the Front.
Henry f. Adams. Jr. son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. ID. Adams. OF this citv
has gone to Clifton. where he has
accepted the position of assistant en-
gineer in the construction depart
mcnt OF the Arizona Consolidated
Mining Company. He graduated re-
Gently from the Rolla School oi
Mines in Missouri. passing very
creditable examination.
Visiting Miner.
Robert Halpin. one OF the best
known miners in the county, was
in the city yesterday from McCabe
and reports the McCabe and Glad
stone mines under development and
production as satisfactory. Other
leasers are at work and the general
situation is indicative of a lively
winter.
To Fair Oaks.
i. +. Stewart returned yesterday
from Phoenix and left during the
day for his orchard interests at
Fair Oaks. to supervise the picking
OF fruit The new auto truck. ar
rives tomorrow and will be placed
on the road Immediately between the
ranch and the railroad station at
Skull Valley.
Leaves for Verde.
IL. J. Benson, a recent arrival from
Napa county. Cal, left yesterday
for the Verde Valley. where he will
visit with relatives for few DAYS.
He is en- route home after a trip 10
the Grand Canyon. and travels via
the Southern Pacific to Yuma. where
he will investigate that citrus belt.
with view of becoming interested.
He was visitor to this section
about eight years ago.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-02
FLAGSTAFF.
kold Has Narrow Escape.

DIR. L. S. Miller received let
ter from Emery Kolb. one OF the
photographing Kolb brothers at the
Grand Canyon, in which he de-
scribes how closely he came to ad-
ding his name to the long list of
those who lost their lives in the
treacherous Colorado river. He
says:
j received your invitation TO
come in on the 18th and am sorry
1t did not come sooner to save A
world OF misery At that time I
accepted an invitation that nearly
prevented me from ever coming in.
was fishing with two companions
at the end OF the Bright Angel
trail' ran a small rapid while the
other two waited on the north
side. After passing the rapid in
safety, boat and all was drawn down
IN suck-hole, when we lost Our
hsh. Having on too many clothes
and heavy boot. I was afraid to at
tempt swimming to the shore and
exhausted myself trying to cling TO
the boat which was rolling over and
over | was soon carried into the
rapids below and luckily ran against
rock but the boat aattened me
against it. The boat broke in two
and went on. ! remained on the
rock nine hours, 1t was after dark
when rope reached me.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-02
ARIZONA STATE NEWS CONDENSED FOR
THE BENEFIT Of JOURNAL MINER READERS

" bankers such as has never be
fore been seen at the annual gath
cring. Tempe. Mesa and Glendale
will Join with the Phoenix bankers
in whatever movements may be in
auguated either for the election OF
an executive or in the disposition
OF such legislative matters as may
be brought up
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-02
ORDERED TO MOVE.

Catalina Perez, of dissolute fame
residing in Humboldt. was arrested
Thursday by Deputy Sheriff Blake
Baker on the complaint of several
residents. for residing within the
limits of a public school house pro-
hibited under the statute. The &C
cused was ordered to vacate the
premises which are owned by her.
inside OF three days, otherwise she
would be prosecuted.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-02
DOUGLAS.
Billy Swan Murdered.

William Z. Swan. better known
throughout Arizona as "Billy"a for
mer resident OF Douglas and Bisbee,
was shot and fatally wounded on the
night OF Tuesday September "a, by
Charles w. Frickey in a Denver sa-
loon. This news was received here
in letter from w. Z. Stonehouse.
which enclosed clipping from the
Denver Post, describing the affair.
According to this statement Swan
had done nothing to merit his death
save to refuse to sell the already
intoxicated man anything more to
drink. Swan died a, noon on the
following day.
Billy Swan was known to practi-
eally every old-timer in Arizona hav-
ing been employed as bartender in
most OF the older towns during his
long residence in the territory.
Coronado "Mugged."
Jesus Corondo. arrested few
days since on account of his sus-
picious actions and found to be
armed with huge knife and small
calibre revolver, has been "mugged"
by a local photographer. The pic
ture will be sent to Phoenix for
identification, as he is believed to
be one of the men taking part in
the cutting ARRAY of September 10,
IN which one man was killed. the
chief of police and another officer
wounded.
Coronado, who is serving out n
fine of 500 in the Jail here. has paid
SOD OF the amount, and his friends
are apparently making desperate ef.
forts to secure the rest of the mon.
ey. II is the belief OF the officers
that they are aware OF the fact that
the prisoner is wanted" for an Of
Tense somewhere else, and are try
ing to get him out OF Jail before
the officials have chance to inves-
tigate
Coronado Is unable to give sat
isiaetory account OF his movements
during the time in question, His
friends admitted, although, they now
deny having done so. that he was
not in Douglas on the sixteenth, nor
for several days af,erward. They
now aver that he was working in
the Copper Queen smelter here. This
will be Investigated before the pic
ture is sent away. -4s.... ....,..
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-10-02
FROM BIG DITCH.

Fred NJ. Dennison. for many years
resident of this county up to two
years ago. and a millwright by &C.
cupation, returned last Monday from
the Panama Canal. and will remain
during the winter to recuperate.
Among the Arizonans he met were
{. {. Collins, of Mojave county. Al.
Jackson. OF Globe, and G. II. Petit.
bone. who worked in the United
Verde mines.