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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-15
MCCONNELL MINE
IN SHIPPING CLASS

Development work on the McCon-
nell property is being pushed right
along by Manager Some, and the old
mine is making quite production.
The compressor is running under the
management of Johnny Dixon, fur
nishing air for the drills at the Mala-
chite as well as at the Mcconnell.
About sixty tons of ore day are
being shipped from the Mcconnell,
and it is of fine commercial grade
This production has been made for
several months past and from the
looks of things. it will not only be
continued indefinitely, but greatly in
creased in the near future Most of
the ore is being glory holed." very
Inexpensive way of mining it. About
Is men constitute the working force
This property is also one of the old
ones in this district, from which ore
was hauled to the Carson River acid
works years ago by the original To-
Gator, Jack Mcconnell 1t is now
promising to make one of the best
properties in the district and also
make its present owners wealthy.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-15

! merous outcroppings of the best kind
of shipping ore The lower tunnel
spoken of will eventually cross-cut
this mineralized zone Douglas Hill
is shipping $50 tons of ore daily.
The Ludwig is looking the best
ever. A good tonnage of excellent
ore is being hoisted daily. The south
face on the seventh level was driven
40 feet last week, most of the dis
tance in ore above the average grade.
The 6l9 winze, at the extreme south
end of the sixth level. in the winze
40 feet below the level this week
opened up body of chalcocite ore
that will average 20 per cent copper
| This Wine is 200 feet ahead. or to
the south, of the extreme face on the
seventh level. The seventh level is
being pushed south as fast as posi-
bic and when it reaches a point under
the W ME now going down from the
be expected.
The mine shipped zoos tons of ore
last week over 400 tons day Supt
Arentz and Foreman Burbridge have
everything we'll in hand and produc
ton can be maintained without any
exertion. A record production can
be made now at any time it is called
for
The new addition to the hotel is
about completed and this caravansary
will have the largest dining room in
Lyon county. The new store build
ing is fine brick structure, well
lighted. and large enough to accom-
modate a big stock of goods All OF
the surface improvements are of the
most substantial character
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-15
McKay-Davis.

Last Monday evening, at the Meth
odist church in Yerington, Joseph
Mckay and Mrs Elizabeth Davis
were joined in wedlock by the Rev.
r. l.. Waggoner The church was
prettily decorated for the occasion
and number of friends of the con
pie were present on invitation. Clark
Guild acted as best man and Miss Nc
Kay as bridesmaid After the cere-
mony at the church crowd of friends
repaired to Leavitt hall, where re-
freshments were served. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mckay have the good wishes
of host of friends As Mrs Davis
Mrs Mckay had been the teacher in
the Yerington schools for many years
past and the school children all
thought much of her The couple
will make Yerington their home for
the timebeing and later take mp their
residence on ranch they own on
the west side of the valley May the
Lord be with them
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-15
Nevada-DougIas
Proving Big One

Everything is moving along very
smoothly at the Nevada Douglas and
every move is rounding out the
word prosperity" The shaft on the
Casting Copper portion of the es-
tate is now down to depth of $50
feet and the bottom is in garnet lime
impregnated with sulphides. Sinking
will continue to the $50 level, at which
point prosecuting and drifting will
be done
On the Douglas Hill, in all work
ings. the showing is improving with
every shifts work, adding large re
serves OF ore TO the property. On the
Douglas tunnel level the workings are
being driven to get under the big ore
bodies shown in the surface workings
Raises will be made so that all ore
can be dropped to the tunnel level
and run to the upper terminal of the
tramway which takes the ore to the
railroad cars for shipment
A doube-track tunnel is to be
pushed into Douglas Hill on the west
side, starting $50 feet below the pres
cnt tunnel. the objective point being
under the groupings east OF the Sun
light shaft. Notices are posted. ask
ing for bids on 800 feet of this tunnel
In the next few weeks excavating
for the new ore nocket on tbe tram
way will begin and this work will be
pushed rapidly 1t will have ca
pacity of $50 tone
Developments on the Douglas Hill
give no disappointments The work
shows the ore zone to conform in
area very closely to what is shown
on the surface, approximately 90 acres
being highly mineralized with nu-
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-15
Activity on Smith Lease.

The Smith brothers. who have a
lease on the Empire Nevada ground.
shipped two more carloads OF ore this
week making eleven cars that have
so far gone to the Thompson smell
ter. The boys have just installed a
whim on the new shaft they are sink
ing about a half mile to the west of
the old Boston smelter site The
shaft is now down about 90 feet.
Ten men are employed on the lease
and regular shipments of ore are
being made.
Advertise in the Times. II paYs
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-15
K. of P. Officers.

At a regular meeting of Greenfield
Lodge No 80. X OF F., held in Leav-
lit Hall on June Is. the following off
GERS were elected to serve for the
ensuing term:
S l.. Horner. c. c.; NJ. f. Mcleod
" c.: w H. Meyers, p; John Sand
mann, NJ OF w: H. 'Hironymous, NJ.
of f.: Geo f. Willis. NJ. of f.. A.
S Phips, NJ of A.; Neil Mcleod, X.
OF r. and s: H. G. Bubar, / G.; A.
+. Blanchard, O. c..
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All Ores to Thompson.

Despite the fact that little publicity
panies operating in the Luning dis
trict, that section is fast forging to
the front, and shipments of copper
ore to the Thompson smelter are now
OF daily occurrence, says the Tono-
pah Bonanza
Ernest Rackliff, one of the promin
ent leasers OF the Luning section,
with associates. is working the Vaca-
ton mine. Mr. Rackliff stated that
II properties were now under lease,
and excellent showings were being
made in the different properties. The
ore runs about 8 per cent copper and
the operators are more than satisfied
with the returns from the smelter.
Frank Everett is opening up good
body of copper ore and the rock that
is being extracted while the develop
ment work is in progress is being
sent To the smelter for treatment As
yet he has made no determined effort
to mine the ore body, contenting him
self at the present time with develop
ing the ore.
Nat Boyd, who is operating another
copper property will make his first
shipment today The shipment will
consist OF a carload OF copper ore that
has been billed to the Thompson
numbered among the list OF shippers.
smclter Anderson and Stokes are also
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-15
Memorial Services.

Greenfield Lodge No 80. X. of p,
will hold memorial services in the
Leavitt building on Sunday afternoon
at two o clock on June % The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-06-15
Copper Stocks.

Coppers are showing considerable
strength and activity, a tendency be
ing for the better. based on the con
tinucd strength OF the metal
Arizona republican., 1912-10-06
CHAPTER II
General Powers, Rights and Liabilities

0eHSI al TONNCi iA' S''NS N''N
 Section l. The said corporation, the City of Phoenix,
 (a) Shall succeed to. own, possess and control all of the books, records documents and all of the property real. personal and mixed, and all of the rights, privileges, franchises. pow CTS and immunities, now belonging to possessed or enjoyed by the municipal corporation known as the Common Council of the City of Phoenix and is hereby declared to be tEe successor of the same;
 (b) It shall be subject to and li- able for all of the legal debts, liabili- ties. judgments, bonds and all other legal obligations for which the present corporation is now or may hereafter become legally bound;
 Co It may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in all courts of law or equity, in all actions whatsoever; contract and be contracted with, ac- quire and hold real, personal or mixed property for the purposes for which it is incorporated and do all such acts and things necessary or proper for a municipal corporation to do to carry out the purposes for which it is incorporated, subject to the Con stitution and the general laws of the State of Arizona and to the provisions of this charter.
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CHAPTER VII
Elections

Section | There shall be a general municipal election held in the City of Phoenix every year, on the first Tuesday in April, beginning in the year 1914, and the manner of giving notice and the holding and conduct ing of such election, the counting of the ballots, the canvassing of the votes cast and the method of an nouncing and declaring the results of such election, shall, as far as ap- plicable, be the same as is or may hereafter be provided for holding state or county elections, subject however to the provisions of this charter The form of ballot shall be that prescribed in Chapter V, Section g. of this charter.
 The mayor and commissioners shall be the canvassing board. which shall meet on the first Tuesday after the election and canvass the votes and announce and declare the results of such election; and
 Provided further that the first pri- mary and general elections held after the adoption of this charter shall be held within one hundred and twenty days after the official notification of it's approval by the Governor has been received by the City Council, and the manner of giving notice and holding and conducting said cleo tions, the canvassing of the votes and declaring the results shall be as pro- vided for in Chapter XXI of this charter.
 Section 9 After the said first gen. eral election under this charter, and prior to the holding of any subse- quent city election as herein pro vided for the mayor and commits siOners shall designate the necessary polling places and appoint the neces- sary judges and inspectors of election and provide for the making up ana printing and distribution of the bal lots and provide the necessary booths and paraphernalia for the holding of such elections.
 Section 3. There shall be at least two polling places designated in the City of Phoenix, for the casting of votes. and such polling places shall be kept open, on the day of election, from a. m. until o'clock p. m. of said day.
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For the ordinance
Against the ordinance

If a majority of the qualified elec- tors vote in favor thereof such ordi- nance shall become a valid and bind ing ordinance of the city and take effect on the day following the day on which the result of such election shall have been legally declared.
 Section '. Any number of proposed ordinances may be voted upon at the same election, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
 Section 6. There shall not be held under this chapter more than one special election in any period of six months.
 Section g. The commission may submit a proposition for the repeal of any such ordinance, or for amend ments thereto, to be voted upon at any succeeding general municipal election, and should such proposition, 50 submitted, receive majority of the vote cast thereon at such cleo tiOn, such ordinance shall be repealed or amended accordingly; an ordinance proposed by petition and adopted by a vote of the people cannot be re- pealed or amended except by a vote of the people.
 Section 10. Tn commission may, by ordinance, make such further regu- lations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
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Section g. The ballots shall in all respects comply with the provisions of law respecting ballots to be used at general county or state elections, so far as applicable, except th0 the name of the mayor shall be endorsed thereon in place of the name of any other officer designated for ballots used in such county or state cleo tions. A column may be provided on the right hand side or at the bot tom of the ballot for charter amend ments or other questions to be voted upon at the municipal elections, as provided for under this charter. The names of the candidates for each of flee shall be arranged as provided by law and nothing on the ballot shall
 be indicative of the source of the candidacy or of the support of any candidate.
 Section 10. The name or no candi- date who has been duly and regular ly nominated, and who has not with drawn his name as herein provided shall be omitted from the ballot. A half-inch square shall be provided at the right of the name of each candi- date, and at the right of each prOpo- sition to be voted for two squares shall be provided, wherein to mark l the cross.
 Section IL Half-inch spaces shall | be left below the printed names of candidates for each office equal ir
 number to the number to be voted for, wherein the voter may write the
 name of any person or persons fol
 whom he may wish to vote.
 Section 12 The provisions of law
 as the same exist or as the same
 may hereafter be amended or chang i ed, relating to the printing and dis tribution of sample ballots in con
 nection with general municipal cleo tions, shall apply to all primary ant | special municipal elections.
 Section 13 After the holding O
 such primary election it shall be th'
Arizona republican., 1912-10-06

duty of the city clerk, after the re- suit thereof shall have been duly and legally declared, to cause the canvass and result of such election to be duly noted in his records, and there after and within the time provided by law to cause the necessary ballots to be printed and distributed for use at the second or general election here matter referred to. The names of only such candidates who were not elected at such first election shall, if proper and necessary, be printed on the ballots to be used in said second election
 Section 14 The aforesaid primary election shall be held not less than thirty days prior to the holding of the general election herein provided for, and the provisions for holding, conducting and carrying on such gen. eral elections, and the qualifications of electors and voters thereat, shall apply, so far as applicable, to the holding and conducting of said pri- mary elections and the qualifications of electors and voters thereat
 Section 15 At said primary cleo ton any candidate who shall receive a majority of all the votes cast at such election shall be declared elect ed to the office for which he is can didate, and no further election shall be held as to said candidate.
 Section 16. If at any election held as above provided, there be any office to which the required number of per sons were not elected, then as tc such offices, the first election shall be considered to have been a primary election for the nomination of candi- dates and a second or general muni- cipal election shall be held to fiji
 such office. The candidates not elect
 ed at such first election, equal il
 number to twice the number to bt elected to any given office, or less i so there be, and who received the highest number of votes for the re
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VOL. XXIII. NO. 134

and the submission of proposed or dinance
 | Section 4. If the petition accom- panying the proposed ordinance be signed by electors equal in number to | fifteen per cent of the entire vote cast for all candidates for mayor or com missioner at the last preceding gen. eral municipal election at which the mayor or commissioner was elected,
 and contain a request that said or dinance be submitted forthwith to the
 vote of the people at the special cleo tion, then the commission shall either: (a) Pass said ordinance without alteration within twenty days after the attachment of the city clerks cer- tificate to the sufficiency of the ac- companying petition Subject to ref erendary vote, under the provisions of Chapter K of this Charter), or (b) Within twenty-five days after the city clerk shall have attached to the petition accompanying such ordi-
 nance his certificate of sufficiency, the commission shall proceed to call special election at which said or dinance without alteration shall be
 submitted to the vote of the people. SecIlOn 9. w non0V0T ally OTUl-
 nance or proposition is required by this Charter to be submitted to the voters of the city at any election, either (a) the commission shall cause the ordinance or proposition to be
 printed, and it shall be the duty of the city clerk to enclose printed copy thereof in an envelope with sample
 ballot and mail the same to every registered voter, at least five days
 prior to the election, or (b) the com
 mission may order such ordinance or
 proposition to be printed in the of ficial newspaper of the city and pub lished in like manner as ordinances
 adopted by the commission are re-
 Quired to be published, and may order
 that such publication shall take the
 place of the printing and mailing of
 the ordinance or proposition and of
 the sample ballots as first above pro-
 vided
 Section 6. The ballots used in vot-
 ing upon such proposed ordinance shall contain a complete copy of
 such proposed ordinance and shall
 further have below such copy the following:
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CHAPTER V. Nominations Of Officers and Primary Elections

Section l. (a) The mode of nom- ination of elective officers of the city to be voted for at any municipal elec- tion shall be as follows, and not other wise:
 (b) The name of candidate shall be printed upon the ballot when a petition of nomination shall have been filed in his behalf in the manner and form and under the conditions here matter set forth.
 Co The petition of nomination shall consist of a printed or written statement or certificate, substantially in the following form, with the blanks properly filled in:
 PETITION FOR NOMINATION State of Arizona, County of Maricopa-ss. City of Phoenix We, the undersigned, do hereby cer- tify that we do hereby join in a peti- tion for the nomination of ............. whose residence is at No. ..................
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CHAPTER VIII.
The Initiative

Section l. Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the commission by a petition signed by fifteen per cent of the qualified electors of the city, computed on the vote for the candidates for mayor or commissioner last elected.
 Section 2 Any proposed ordinance, desired to be submitted to the com mission, shall be presented upon a petition substantially in the following form:
 Phoenix, Arizona, .......... To the Commission of the City of
 Phoenix:
 We, the undersigned, residents of the City of Phoenix Arizona, and duly qualified electors therein, do hereby submit and propose to you, for adoption by you, the following or dinance and request that action be taken by you relative to the adoption or rejection of such proposed ordi- nance, at the earliest possible mo- ment, and that the same be forth with submitted to vote of the peo- pie, tO-Wit:
 (here insert proposed ordinance in
 fulD
 Name of Signer Address .................... ..........,....... State of Arizona,
 County of Maricopa: ss. being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that he is a resident and a duly qualified elector of the City of Phoe- nix, Arizona; that the signatures appearing hereinabove are the genuine signatures of the per sons whose names they bear and that each and all of them are residents and duly qualified elec- | tors of the City of Phoenix, that the names of the persons procuring the said petition and who should be no tified of all proceedings and action taken in reference to such petition are (here insert the names of three persons and their addresses). |
 Subscribed and sworn to before m' this ...... day of ........., 19. -.
 Notary Public, Maricopa County Arizona.
 My commission expires .......... 19.......
 Section 8. The provisions of Chap ter X. of this Charter, in so far a they relate to the method of filinl with, examination and certification by the City Clerk, reference of petition to the commission and notification O presenters of said petition, by tn city clerk, as therein set out relativ to petitions for the recall of officers shall apply to petitions for initiativ
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CNW A) of said Section five (5) to it's intersection with a prOlOnga- ton of the West line of Simms Addi- ton to the City of Phoenix a plat of which is of record in the office of the County Recorder of MaricOpa County Arizona, in book of Maps, page 27; thence South on a straight line to the Northwest corner of said Simm's Addition; thence East along the North line of said Simm's Addi- tion to it's intersection with the West line of the Northeast Quarter (NE A) of said Section five (5); thence North along the West line of the Northeast
 Quarter (NE A) of said Section five C5); to the Northwest corner of the
 Northeast Quarter (NE IA of
 said Section five (5): thence East
 along the North line of said
 Section five (5) to the North
 west corner of Section four (4;
 Township one CD North. Range three
 (3) East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian; thence East along the North line of said Section four
 (4 to the Northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter CNW IA of said Section four (D; thence South along the East line of the West half (W 12) of said Section four (4) to the North
 west corner of the Northeast Quar- ter CNE A) of Section nine (9), Township one CD North, Range three
 (3) East of tn Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian; thence East along the North line of said Section nine
 (9) to the point of beginning, all situate lying and being within the County of Maricopa, State of Ari-
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spective offices at such first election shall be the only candidates at said second election; provided, that if there be any person. who under the provisions of this subdivision would have been entitled to become a candi- date for any office, except for the fact that some other candidate re- ceived an equal number of votes therefor, then all such persons re- ceiving said equal number of votes shall likewise become candidates for such office.
 Section F. The candidates equal in number to the persons to be elect ed who shall receive the highest num- Der of votes at said second election shall be declared elected to such of flee.