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The Parker post., 1912-02-03
ANCIENT CANAL in
MOHAWK VALLEY
Enterprising Yuma County Farmer
Discovers Route of Canal Used BY
Aztecs and Has Same Cleaned at
Little Cost to Water 10000 Acres.

About a year George w. Norton,
prominent rancher i'm the Mohawk
valley, this county, discovered an old
Aztec canal bed leading out from the
Gila river into the valley He had
this canal bed cleaned of brush and
made careful survey of lit. He
found that it was beyond all doub
the bed of AN old canal built by the
prehistoric people The cuttings, the
grade, the banks, and levels were ITO
his mind proof positive that it had
been hewn out by the hands of men
and that at one time it had watered
all of that part of the Mohawk valley
in which his ranch lies.
He decided ito rebuild the old canal
with his own force of men and team;
and set to work ON the job more than
two months ago. The work lis now
nearly finished In all he has moved
10000 cubic yards of earth and with
in thirty days he will be ready ito
turn the waoers of the Gi,a into the
Mohawk valley.
At this point On the Gila river tn
water comes to the surface all Of
The year around There was rlunnfng
water all of last year and Mr.. Nor
ton thinks there need be no appre-
hension about there being an abund-
ance of water at all times to irri-
gate the Mohawk valley
He expects to have sufficient water
to irrigate twenty thousand acres of
land and he says that it lis as fine
land as amy to be found i'm Yuma
county
Norton says that the old canal
represented construction work of the
value of $4,000 in building his new
canal, and that without it he could
not have put in the irrigation system
BEING an excellent engineer himself
he lis more than astonished aj the ex-
cellence of the work of these Aztec
Indians who did this ancient work.
Most of the land in the Mohawk
valley which will be under the ditch
has been homesteaded i'm the days
gone by, but some of it i1s govern
ment land and there is a good chance
for the location of a few desirable
homesteads under the Norton ditch.
The Parker post., 1912-02-03
STATEHOOD FEB. f2.

PHOENIX, Feb. If plans made
by Governor Sloan, are carried out,
Arizona will be admitted to the I'M
ion and its first set of state officers
assume the oath on Lincoln's birth
day. February IL.
Friday night, Governor Sloan will
send to Washington, D. C. by special
messenger, the complete returns of
the canvass that is now being com
pleted. The returns will be in Pres
ident Taft's hands on February T.,
and will be turned over by him to
Secretary of State Knox, who will
examine the record and prepare the
proclamation. Governor Sloan figures
that these details will about take the
matter up to February 12
While not yet officially fixed it is
safe for those interested in the ad-
mission and Inauguration to begin
to make their plans for February ~.
The Parker post., 1912-02-03
OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED.

Officially verifying the information
published in these columns a few
weeks ago, comes the following cir
clllar letter, from the office of E. P.
Ripley, president of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railway system, and
signed by that official:
Chicago, Jan. 20, 1912.
''The properties of the Santa Fe,
Prescott & Phoenix Railway com.
pany, the Prescott & Eastern Rail.
road company and the Bradshaw
Mountain Railroad company, hereto
fore operated by the Santa Fe Pres
colt & Phoenix Railway company
have been sold to the California, Ari
IONA & Santa Fe Railway company
and leased to the Atchison company
for operation, effective noon, January
%, 1912 The officials under the for.
mer management will be retained
with the same titles and duties. Thes
lines will be designated "Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Santa
Fe, Prescott & Phoenix lines" The
headquarters will remain at Prescott
Arizona"
The Parker post., 1912-02-03
RECEIVER NAMED
FOR CLARA CONS.
After Months of Litigation Clara Con.
solidated Is Declared Bankrupt
Judge Campbell Appoints John
Nets Of Tucson Receiver.

The Clara Consolidated Mining &
Smelling Company was declared
bankrupt at Tuscon last Saturday.
Judge Campbell appointed John Nets
of that city as receiver for the big
Yuma county concern. Before the
order becomes effective, Nets must
put up $4,000 bond and the petit
tioning creditors bond for $4,000.
Attorneys representing a number
OF the laboring men have been en-
deavoring for months to have a re-
ceiver appointed, but the court has
held that they have not shown cause
for such action Thursday another
hearing was held and Attorney Ingles
of Phoenix presented additional ar
guments. Saturday Judge Campbell
decided in favor of the petitioners.
The labor claims against the Clara
company total 100000, while the en-
tire Indebtedness of the concern lis
i'm the neighborhood of 100000.
1t lis not likely that there will be
an adjudication soon, as the com
pany will delay by amy means pos
sible the sale of its property. Pres
ident George Mitchell lis now i'm
Paris, endeavoring to interest French
capitalists I'm the venture, and If he
is successful a settlement may be
effected without a sale.
The Clara company OWNS the
Swansea smeNer now idle, and sew
eral sections of mineral land in that
vicinity
The Parker post., 1912-02-03
EXPECTS MINING BOOM.

Supervisor w. e. Marvin came In
last night from the Big Eye mining
country. He reports a great deal of
activity in the Castle Dome noun
talns. At the Big Eye mine J. C..
Anderson, representing the North
Star people, is preparing to work a
large force of men in development
work. Ten men are now at work.
Mr.. Marvin says the Big Eye prop
erty looks just as good as it ever
did and he thinks it will make a great
mine. He has some very valuable
claims adjoining. There are a good
many men in the hills doing assess
ment work and prospecting. Mr.. Mar
vim says he looks for a big boom
in the mining business in Yuma coun-
ty within the next ninety days.
Yuma Sun.
The Parker post., 1912-02-03
SPRING RATES ON SOON.

Spring colonist rates from east
ern points to the Pacific coast, in
Guiding Arizona, were announced the
past week by the Southern Pacific
and Santa Fe. The rates will be the
same as they were last year, but
they will be on sale fifteen days long
err than ever before. March l is the
date when the tickets will go on sale
and the sale will close on April 15
Some idea Of the rates which will
be in effect all over the east can
be gained from the following exam
pies: Chicago, $33; Minneapolis and
st. Paul, $31.75; Missouri river
points. Kansas City and Omaha,
$25; Fort Worth, Houston and San
Antonio, $25; st. Louis, Memphis,
Cairo and New Orleans, $32.
The Parker post., 1912-02-03
STATE NEWS.

Within a few days the territory o.,
Arizona will complete the purchase O.
the fair grounds by making the las
payment of the purchase price of $780,
900 to the Arizona Fair association
According to Washington reports
the Secretary of War purposes &c
have Fort Whipple, the four company
army post at Prescott, abandoned
The whole state has entered pro-
test against the proposed action, and
every effort will be made against
Fort Whirple's abandonment.
The first petition to be circulated
in Arizona asking that Roosevelt az
cept the Republican nomination for
president was signed by more than
200 voters at Globe las! Monday. WIZ
liam s. arks, former sergeant of Ari
zona Rangers, who served in Cuba
and the Philippines and is now a
livestock inspector, circulated the
paper.
Twelve full companies of Arizona
National Guardsmen will take part
in the capture, or attempt to capture
San Frarcisco next summer. Nation
al Guardsmen from Arizona, ,Califor-
MIA ard Utah and several regiments
of the regular army will be divided
into "red" army and a ''blue" army
Bat leships and cruisers CT the Uni
ted States navy will cooperate with
the troops
After a short and stormy career
the Farmers & Merchants Bank of
The Parker post., 1912-02-03
SHELTER TO RESUME.

Reports are in circulation that
Humboldt blows in next month, the
intention Is to resume on a perunan-
ent basis, Notwithstanding that the
additions being made ito the plant are
intended for only temporary uses, and
to treat the residue of former con-
signments received. 1t is also stated
that the company will be in the mar
ket for custom ores, and that Wig
orous system will be maintained to
secure as large a tonnage as possible
from this field.
The Parker post., 1912-02-03
RENEWED REPORT
OF ANOTHER ROAD
E. p. & s. w. Has Men in the Field
Purchasing Right-of-Way For Ex-
meet With Santa Fe Via Parker.

/ PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 1.-Instruc-
tions to resume the purchase of land
for right-of-way for The El Paso and
Southwestern, leading northwest
from Tuscon toward Phoenix, were
received by James E. Bergen, land
agent for the Ell Paso and Southwes-
tern, and N. E. Plumer, who assisted
! the Southwestern before in Its work
of buying land outside the corporate
limits of Tucson.
These instructions to buy right-of
way are considered indubiatable proof
that the Southwestern intends to con-
tinue its extension on to Phoenix to
establish a connection with the Ari-
zona and Califol MIA branch of the
Santa Fe. No limit is drawn on the
land to be purchased except that it
presumably ends with connection
with the SilverbelI railroad.
Maps of preliminary surveys Of the
Ell Paso and Southwestern proposed
line out northwest of Tucson have
just been received in Tucson The
map shows division of tracks near
the Southern Pacific rightsof<%ay. l
One branch passes near the old smell
ter and leads around the mountains
toward the scene of the Phelps-Dodge
copper strike at Giesman claims on
the north side of Catalina mountains.
The other, crossing the Santa Cruz
river on the steel bridge, Leads off
to the northwest, over right of way,
some of which has already been ac-
quired and the remainder of which
Is still to be secured.
The purchase of this right Of way
was comm enced some months ago but
was soon terminated under instruc.
tions from Ell Paso.
The recent grouping of the vari.
Gus Santa Fe lines, subsidiary to the
main line of be system, je said to
be one of the preliminary steps in
bringing about the realization of tho
proposed transcontinental line for
Phoenix via the Parker cutoff
1t will be recalled that within a.
month Ell Paso & Southwestern Off
cials visited Phoenix and went out
into the Gila river country, spending
several days in looking over ground
and apparently Investigating the
feasibility of coming into this Sec
tion. AT the same time, Frank M.
Murphy and several of his associate
officers Of the Santa Fe, Prescott &
Phoenix were also on the ground and
conferred with the visiting officials
of the e. P. & S. w.
No definite announcement could be
secured from either party of Off
cials, although Mr.. Murphy gave out
sufficient information in an inter
view that such project might be
contemplated, as to give color to the
Relief that railroad construction was
contemplated
The Parker post., 1912-02-03
TUSCARORA HAS
7FEET OF $50 ORE
After Tracing Rich Stringers for Two
Years Superintendent John Jarvis
UncoVers Mammoth Vein Hidden
Under Loose Gravel Wash.

From all reports the Tuscarora M.
& NJ Company, through its efficient
superintendent, John Jarvis, has made
one of the best gold strikes encount-
cred in a long time in the foothills
of the Whipple mountains, about ten
miles west of Parker. "The Tale c.
the Stringer" is an oft repeated yarn
among prospectors in the Whipples,
but up to the present the opening up
of real ore bodies with some degree
of permanency have been few and far
between.
The Tuscarora has many rich
stringers so characteristic of the ia
nous old range of mountains, bu.
after persevering prospecting and
careful study of the ground Jarvis has
run them all home to heir fissure ori
gin, and what fissure! Two shat 5
1000 feet apart, on the same vein.
have exposed the ore to a depth Of
80. feet In shaft No. l the ore body
measures seven feet in width, and
averages from $25 to $50 in gold per
ton. In shaft No. a sufficient depth
has not been attained to cut the main
ore body, but the vein filling runs
good in gold values. Besides its gold
content the ore shows considerable
copper glance in both shafts.
,,oi,, f;I1;nn ic oouonoood of
tale or soft gangue and pans free golt
1t is covered by a loose gravel wash
for about five feet from the surface,
and sufficient work has been done or
the surface to indicate its continuity
for at least 1000 feet. Since strik-
ing the ore the values steadily in
creased as depth was attained, nnti1
at the present depth of 80 feet 1t /.
conservatively estimated to run T.
tween $25 and $50.
J. H. Thompson of Riverside, onc
of the largest stockholders in thl
company, was in Parker Thursday,
after visiting the property and max
ing an examination. When fully con
vinced that he had made a mammctl
gold strike Mr.. Jarvis wired his prin
cipals,, and as Mr.. Thompson is 6
practical mining man his associate
sent him here to report on the strike
He was very enthusiastic over IT,
property and returned home Thursda
night to confer with the officials
the company for the purpose of deter
mining upon future development
work.
The company will no doubt con
tinue developments and equip th'-
property with machinery, as 1t i
known that Mr.. Thompson will Sc
recommend. Among others who are
associated with Mr.. Thompson in the
Tuscarora company are w. M. Bar
tee of Alhanbra, w. S. Collins G
Los Angeles and David Ormund G.
Riverside.
Thompson is wealthy orange
grower now, having made a fortune
2 few years ago In the mines of Brit
ish Columbia. However, it Is likel!
that he will again get into the game
now that what he has always consid
cred a fair prospect has turned out
apparently, to be veritable bonanza
The Parker post., 1912-02-03

Phoenix is no more Its accounts are
being liquidated by the Valley Bank.
The bank was opened last spring by
Frank s. and j. B. Westfall. Later
the Westfalls had trouble and Frank
was taken back to Oklahoma to ans
wer to a charge of embezzling the
funds of Sapulpa institution, with
which he was formerly connected.
The Parker post., 1912-02-03
WOULD PROLONG THE TREAT
MENT

What ye taking for your cold,
Hiram?'
Rock and Rye"
Don't your wife object to the use
of likker?''
"Not for medicinal purposes"
"Well, Is it going to cure your
cold?"
"Yes; I'm afeerd it's going to cure
it too darn quick"
The Parker post., 1912-02-03
ANOTHER BIG STRIKE.

1t was reported yesterday that an
other big strike has been made In
the Whipple mountains, presumably
in the Copper Basin section. 1t if
claimed that a five-foot body of sill
ver-lead ore has been uncovered by
Walt Humphrey, but on what prop.
perty could not be learned.
The Parker post., 1912-02-03

1t is said that when the thirty mile
gap at Winkleman is completed, the
Parker cut off will have the lowest
grade for the greatest distance of
any transcontineital railway line. 1t
Is said that the S. P. freight bound
for San Francisco ard the north will
come over this line. 1t is also tn
supply point for northern Yuma coun-
ty, southern Mohave county, south
eastern San Bernardino county and
eastern Riverside county.
Why Is It?
At the request of a number of
citizens the U. S. Government seeing
the necessity of a supply point al
this location opened it for settlement
and sold lots May 10th, 1910.
Pertinent Facts.
Only eleven hours by Pullman car
over the Santa Fe railway from Los
Angeles, from which point it draws
its supplies.
Elevation, 500 feet.
The town is located on level
mesa, about 60 feet above the Colo
rado river and in that particular it
has decided advantage over any
other town on the Colorado river
From the fact of its being located
60 feet above the river there is little
moisture in the air and this fact
makes it a most delightful climate
Mild winds in the summer temper
the heat and the dry air In winter
makes them among the most desir-
able to be found in the world.
Parker's Advantages.
Parker should be the distributing
point of one of the greatest agricul-
tural districts in the Southwest In
addition to the thousands of acre.,
Of rich land adjoining it, it should
be made the jobbing supply point for
lltc dCISS III I1IC
great Blythe and Palo Verde valleys
which are now being put under cul-
tivation as result of a great irri-
cation system. Adjacent to Parker
on the north and west are deposits
of gold, silver and copper which are
now being developed.
Parker's Future.
One of the finest winter climates In
the world and Parker's strategic pos
ition as a mining supply and Rail
road division point, located in one OF
the richest agricultural sections in
the Southwest, together with the min
eral resources surrounding 1t assures
its future as one of Arizona"s larg-
est cities.
The Parker post., 1912-02-03

Eight carloads of cattle were ship
ped from here last night to Los An
geles by Oscar Roberts.
The Parker post., 1912-02-03
What Is It2

The division point of the new Park
er cut off of the Santa Fe Railway
The Parker post., 1912-02-03
Parker, Arizona.

Parker Is the only outlet for this
great valley, and Is located on the
banks of the Colorado river, north
ern part of Yuma County, Arizona.
The only town on the great Colorado
River Indian reservation.
whaA 10
The Parker post., 1912-02-03
Congress Acts.

A bill passed Congress and was
signed by the President granting to
the Greeley-Arizona Irrigation Com
pany permission to construct diver
sion dam across the Colorado River
about two miles above the great mil
lion dollar Santa Fe bridge at Parker
for the purpose of diverting the wa
ters to irrdgate this great valley.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-27

Read the Classified AIS. on page 8.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-27
The Best Preparation.

The best preparation for the future
is the present we'll seen to, the last
duty well donP-Gcorge Macdonald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-27
Your Waiuht In Gold.

You often hear Of man or woman
or an object of some sort that Is pro-
claiming to be worth his ther or its)
weight In gold" Did you ever stop to
figure out what your weight In gold
would be? Or your sweetheartsl Or
your baby's? Or your favorlte pipe'sl
You can do 1t. approximately. The
value Of gold fluctuates. Usually 1t
runs In price somewhere between $40
and $40 an ounce. Let's take the lat
ter amount. It's easier to figure with.
Gold Is weighed by troy weight. twelve
ounces to the pound. In other words
tat 500 an ounce $240 pound. Do
you weigh $50 poundsi Then your
weight In gold is about $4,000, The
capitalization" Of man who gets an
$500 year sslary) Is your girls
weight ITO pounds7 She Is worth only
about S20.4O0. Nearly $4,000 less
than yourself. though you probably
won't acknowledge ito her. II your
pipo weighs two ounces its weight In
gold Is $40. Your ten pound baby is
worth only $2,4OO in gold. So you see
worth its weight in gold" is not such
c1orbItant praise after all.-St. Louis
Dispatch.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-27
Wit of Philip of Macsdon.

Plutarch tells the following stories,
good in their way, Of Philip of Mace
don:
In passing sentence on two rogues
he ordered one to leave Macedonia
with all possible speed. and the other
to try to catch him.
No less astute was his query as to
strong position he wished to occupy,
which was reported by the scouts to
be almost impregnable.
rs there not" he asked, "even a
pathway to It wide enough for an ass
laden with goldT'
Philip, too, according to Plutarch, is
entitled to the fatherhood of an adage
which retains It's ancient fame about
calling a spade spade"
Another story tells how Philip re-
moved Judge, because he discovered
that the mans hair and beard were
dyed.
II could not believe" Plutnrch re-
ports the kng as saying. that one who
was false in his hatr could be honest
In his judgments"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-27
Tennyson and Tobacco.

Tennyson's devotion to his pipe is
we'll known, but the following story
Of 1t will probably be fresh to most
readers. A friend had driven him
from Plymouth to visit an old lady
who stood in no awe of the poet. The
visitors were invited to remain for the
night, but on Mr.. Tennyson's stipulat-
ing that II he did he should be allowed
to smoke In his bedroom the old lady
bridled up. That she could not allow
Bedroom smoking was not only objec-
tionable. but dangerous, and for no
one would she relax her prohibition
rule. Mr. Tennyson proving equally
obdurate the hostess own carriage was
ordered out. and he was sent In 1t
back to his hotel at Plymouth. whence,
however. he returned the next morn
ing TO breakfast-From Mrs. Walford' S
Recollections.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-27
General Markets.

New York. Dec. n.
BUTTER-Top grade steady; receipts.
s1H packages; creamery. extras. lb ala
37isc.; frsts. 32a33c: seconds. 29aslc:
thirds. 27a2sc.: held. extras, 32tsa33iac:
frsts. s0a3lhc.: seconds. Sa2sc.; state
dairy. tubs. finest. S2aS4e; good to prime.
2Sa SllS,-;-- -coplsaefT 10 fair 2Sa27c. process.
extras, 26lha27iAc; hrsts. 25laa2Sc.: seconds.
23a24c.. imitation creamery. firsts. f1sa
2Mc.: factory. June make, 231sa41ac: cur
rent make. frsts. 23a24c.; seconds. 22a
221kc thirds 19a21c. packing stock. cur
rent make, No 2. 2ia2lhc.: No. 8. lsa2oc.
CHEESE-Quiet; receipts. 2l+4 boxes:
state whole milk. specials. white. fresh.
held. h., lSc.: colored. fresh held iSc.;
average fancy, white. fresh. held. INA
17Ac,; colored, fresh. held. l7halIAc.; un-
dergrades. HI1albKc; daisies, fresh. 1Sc.:
state skins. held specials, 14al4Ac.: fresh.
specials, l3tsc.; fair to choice. sal3c: un-
dergrades Sasc.
EGGS-Fresh. lower and weak: receipts,
7.065 cases: fresh gathered. extras. doz,.
81a32c.; extra tirsts. 29a3oc: f1rsts, 2ia2Sc.:
second. and lower grades. 22a2sc.; held
fresh. 16a2 23c, dirties, lGaisc.; checks. l4a
16c; refrigera tor. special marks. fancy
2Oc.: firsts. lsl@al9ihc.: lower gradea, l4a
lSc.: state. Pennsylvania and nearby. hem
merry whites. fancy, large. 42a4ac.: common
to good 35a40c.: hennery browns. &c.
gathered brown and mixed colors. 27a3sc
POTATOES-Weak: Bermuda, new. bbl.
$450a6: Maine. bag. Sl.s0a2: Long Island.
$250aS; state. S75a2; western. 81 36a1 CO.
sweets. Jersey. basket. 75c. all 40: south
ern, bbl., si5Ga2.
DRESSED POULTRY-Fresh killed.
dry packed, firm; western milk fed broii
ers IL to box, "a lbs to dozen and under
2S to 80 lbs. 26c.; fryers. 81 to IS lbs, and
over to Dozen l7al1Ac.: roasters iS lbs
and over to dozen. lSalSlsc.; corn fed broii-
ers. "A lbs. to dozen and under 2la22c
rs to 80 lbs to dozen. lSa20c.: fryers 81
to As lbs to dozen. l5c.: roasters. IS lbs
and over to dozen. lie: chickens bbls.
Philadelphia and other nearby. sQunb
brollers. pair. 65a7oc. broiers. h., 25a2dc.
roasting. 22a23c,: average. lSa20c.. Penn
sylvania broilers 22a23c.: roasting ISaIsc.:
average chickens. l5al6c; Virginia milk
fed broilers. 22a23c. average chickens. Ice.
western milk fed lbs and over. I7Is
also: mixed weights, lsal6c.: corn fed
broilers. lsal9c.; lbs. and over. i6hc.
medium 14a141ac.; fowls. western. boxes.
l2ika164c.: bbls.. 12al6c.; old roosters ilh
a1zc.: spring ducks nearby. lsa20c. spring
geese. Maryland, 17alSc. western. l3al7c.;
SQUADS white. dozen. 2.25a450; dark. 81 Is;
spring turkeys nearby. fancy. 24aGc.:
western. 20a23c.