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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14
Steps Necessary to Secure
Title to Mineral Land Are
Outlined at Length.

Douglas. Ariz., Feb. IA mining
decree issued by the "Constitutionalist"
Government. affecting all states in
Mexico under rebel control, has been
issued For the information OF mining
men tbe decree has been translated. 1t
reads as follows;
Circular No. I.
Freouentlv injuries are made of this
soeretarv's office BY claimants to min
eral ground, situated in territory under
the rule of the "COnstltutlonahst0 gov
eminent. in which the requirements Of
fLe mining agents have been fulfilled.
Including the sending Of copies of the
files to the secretary OF mines IN the
capital of the republic, asking what
steps ought to be taken in order that
the corresponding titles may be issued.
Having reported these inquiries to the
first chief of the "COnstltutlOnalist
army. he has seen fit to decide that IN
structions be issued to the mining
agencies, that they Immediately give no
tice to those who have papers IN this
stage of procedure, IN order thaJs within
a month from the date of such notice
procedure viii be started to make new
copies and forward them to this secre-
tarv's office for revision, with the IN
Outstanding that those who fail to take
such action VIII be declared guilty OF
an inexcusable delay in asserting a right.
Upon receipt of this circular, the
mining agents viii forward to this sec
retarT's office q list of the mining claims
before mentioned, stating their num-
bers, name, name Of owner, number OF
heetaras surveyed, location Of the mining
claim and date Of sending copies.
HermosillO, Sonora. Dec. 10, 1913.
Permission to Work Is Granted.
The following communication has been
received BY this secTetarY's office from
the mining agent for the district OF
ATizpe:
During the time that Ignacio L. Pes
quiera was acting governor of the state
he authorized me as mining agent to
grant to owners of mining claims, to
which title had not been issued, permits
sion to work said mines and dispose OF
their ores, in view OF the abnormal
circumstances throughout the state anC
the scarcity of work.
Since applications Tor such permission
have continued to be presented to me
by Door people who need such permits
/ respectfully request that you give
me new authority that I may be able
to grant the above mentioned permits
they being likewise a benefit and Just
The foregoing l have the honor tx
place before you in order to proceed ac
cording to your instructions.
@. DuTazo.
Must Pay Tax in Advance.
This having been reported to the first
chief of the COnstitutionalist" army
with the above written official letter
he has seen fit to decree that in eael
case this secretarv's office be consulted
for a decision. with the opinion that in
terested parties who are permitted K
work and dispose of ores from mines
without titles, should paw in advanc,
the mining tax for the first four months
during which they work the mine. a:
also the other taxes specified by the tar
laws.
HermOsillo. Sonora, Dec. IT, 1913.
OFFICIAL in Charge of the Secretarvshi1
OF Mines. Y. BoniIlas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14
MIAMI CAMP IS
BUSY NOWADAYS
Equipment For Operating
Mines Is Received; De7el-
opment Work Starts.

Miami. Ariz.. Feb. 14-The b. h
Porter company has shipped from rus
burg another locomotive for the IN
spiration Consolidated Copper company
while the Pullman company has on tne
road from Chicago 80 of the sutton
gondola ore cars, all Of which shouiu
reach their destination within anotner
week.
The Central Electric company, IS now
shipping the large $4,000 pound Ia! E5fli9
formers, which viii arrive mere "lIiilH
few days.
When the above equipment and ma ma
terial is received it IS pro3aDle ~ 9OI In
around the Inspiration works VII az Us
rushed to completion, as aIreauY In5
construction department has increases
the carpenter force and it IS stated sey-
eral more gangs will be put on WIGniH
the next 80 days.
Three Shifts Are at Work.
The test mill continues to operate
three shifts Der day and apparently IS
consuming the ore about as rapidly as
the mining department is able to MOIST
it. During the past week four carloads
Of concentrates have been shipped TO JHS
smelter at Cananea, making a IoIal u
nine carloads since the mill has been
in operation. Apparently the Oliver M
ter press is working to perfection since
it has been rewired, although the trent
filter is being installed and will be gwen
a thorough test. Work continues on
the retaining walls at the cOncentratoI
site, together with other minor JOBS, ana
all foundations VIII soon be IN shape
for the steel work.
Shelter Is Assuming Shape.
The Kansas City Structural Steel com
pany is making rapid progress with. the
steel work at the smelter, the machine
shop building now being well under way
The American Bridge company continues
to make very slow progress on account
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14
LINCOLN MINE is
TO BE UNWATERED
F1ouiuulent for Property ut MOsoilOn
SOcorrO Sims $4,000 In Bullion.

SOcorro sbips $4,000 in Bullion.
7roooIIon. N NJ, Feb. 14.-At the
nrouerty of the Lincoln Mining d De-
va1onment company, the recently pur-
chased equipment, including 70 n p
C-aeoIi1e engine, compressor ana ma
cbina drills has been recelFSu anu N
e+aI1ed and the smart IS DSlnS III
catered. after which sinking Will De
re- The Alberta Development company,
= a. reDorteu is preparing 10 90 an
av+ensfve line of development on Ine
61berta group, the several hundred rect
If work done to date having Demon
Grated the lode to be one OF the Va1u-
able ones of the district GOou MA
ore is exposed in numerous places
At the oaks company. WORK w.
started driving tunnel "A OF the sasL
on this prOnerty. The last mohLn s
mining in the upper levels Of this group
have disclosed a fine body OF mil ore
assaying from SIS to so ton
At the Pacific Mines company on Lne
lowest level one of the best ore SnOOIs
yet discovered in the district mas DeS9
opened The stope is from 10 TO 10
feet in width and the ore from Il MINIS
better than $50 per ton 1nGiVI ,!
SAMPLES run as high as $50. Sinking
Of the shaft below the ZoO-IooL 1eFel
IS in progress. .-,,.,-
The Precious Metals Mining company
after over a years dead WoIh IN uI -,
ine an 11OO-foot crOsscut tunnel, mas
encountered a fine body Of milling ore
and started drifting on It inc sn q06
feet in length. A crew of II to Is men
has lust been added to the payroH, ana Il
vines and raises will be driven as the
heading advances. ,r,,7s--
coro1anv IL bars of gold and silver
bullion were produced during the last las
half of January, valued at about S5O, O00,
Several tons of concentrate, worth 9O
cents a pound, were also snlppeo TO
snelter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14
MINING COMPANY
IN LITIGATION
Property at La CObriza, Sonora Is Tied
In by Injunction secured by Chi
cspo Woman StOckhOIder.
Phoenix, Ariz, FEB L4.-Ohee nc

Phoenix, Ariz., Feb A4.-Ohce more
La Cobriza Mining company is in lit
igation. Fred C. Emery, Of Ell Paso;
g ". TonBin, E. B. Sharp and John
= Bentley. of La Cobriza, Sonora are
restrained from doing anything at all
with the property or from interfering
in anv way with the funds they have
deposited in the First National Bank
Of NogaIes and several other banks.
Mrs Christine Simanek, of Chicago,
has brought suit in the federal court
for the Arizona district; The defend
ants are La Cobriza Mining company
an Arizona corporation, La Cobriza
Mining company, S. A, Mexican cor
poratfon, Emery, TOnkin, Bentley and
Mrs. simanek is the owner Of zoo
shares of stock in the Arizona cOrpo-
ration She alleges that Emery, Ton
Kin and Sharp formed the Mexican
company and transferred the property
OF the Arizona corporation to it. She
further alleges that they sent all the
stockholders circulars leading them to
believe that the formation of the Mex
lean corporation was Of no Importance
and that all was progressing as be-
fore.
the Temporary order prayed for, re-
turnable at Tucson, February II.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14
COMMONWEALTR MINING
COMPANY IS RuOBCa--

Pearce, Ariz, Feb. 14.-There has
been a reorganization of the manage
ment Of the Commonwealth Extension
Mining company and at a meeting OF
the board Of directors the following di-
rectors retired: V. G. Mellgren. John
J. Pearce, c. L. Cummings and A. Fl
Gardner. They were succeeded by NJ
J. Brophy, c. l. Jones, L. A. Brown
and August Hickey, all Of Bisbee. It is
said Mr.. Gardner, who is now secretary.
and who has been ever since the or
ganizatiOn OF the company. will retire
shortly in favor Of p. H. Fitzpatrick.
c. ". Hicks remains as president Of the
company and as soon as some detail
matters have been perfected, the re-
sumption Of work on the property will
begin.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14
SUBSIDIARIES ORGANIZED
FOR COMPLIANCE WITH

Jerome. Ariz., Feb. Lowing to the
provision Of the Arizona law which
prohibits a mining company owning
property not directly used in mining,
the interests behind the United Verde
Copper company have organized the
following subsidiary corporations:
Verde Tunnel & Shelter railroad,
with a capital Of S45O,000 for the pur-
pose Of constructing and operating a
road from Jerome to the new smelter
at CIarkdaIe: Clarkdale Improvement
company, S1,500,OO0, to own land IN and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14

of +ba slow arrival of steel. However.
ae material continues to arrive both
fo. fba trpstIe and the main shaft head
frame IT, Is hoped within a short time
+bev will be able further to increase the
force and continue operation without de-
Law. During the past week no men have
been employed except the regular force
which has been doing some erection work
of tbe main shafts on the head frame in
conjunction with the coarse crushing
plant building.
To Rush Work on New Plant.
Tnasmuch as work is to begin on the
smelter buildings by the American Bridge
,o7onanv within about go DAYS. suDeTin-
fondent Webster states that it IS his
Intention to put as MANY gangs to work
as Dossible as soon as he has sufficient
material and rush all work around the
shafts site to completion and thus. have
his force punched as much as possible.
Storage Bins for Ore Nearing COMPLETION
CarDenters have resumed work. on the
incline cOnvevOr from the Scorpion
crushing plant to the ore bins and prae-
tiealIy al of the iron gates have been
hung under the bins. Therefore 1t IS
probable the Commandment at the easT
end of the bins viii be in use very soon,
partment room to store ore for the test
mill. =
Work Underground Continues.
Work underground continues along the
same lines. About 1000 feet remain to
be driven in the drift on the 500 level
between the Incline shaft and the Colo
RADIO. This drift is being worked at
the rate of about 300 feet per month, SO
connection should be made about the
first of May. The old Colorado drift
on the sixth level has now been repaired
and connected and waste IS being taken
out through this shaft
At the Miami Mine.
At the Miami Copper company's mine
and mill the copper concentrate out
put during January amounted 10 1.O6l,-
$50 for the first ten days, 1,O44,5OO the
next ten, and 1,176,700 for the third
ten days, or a total of 3,25S,65O for the
month.
There were mined during the month
1O2,522 tons Of ore, and 102,497 were
miIled. At present the mines daily
production is $500 tons daily.
The company has installed pump
| on the flat eastward from the mill
where the tailinss are now flowing
| and all the overflow is being pumped
/ back to the mill, thus obviating all
possibility Of tailings flowing down
! the creek and interfering with trlga-
| ton.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14
MONTANA NINE INSPECTOR
To TOUR ARIE0Na CAMPS

Phoenix, Ariz, Feb. 14-W. B. Orem,
mine inspector for the state OF Mon
tana, is in Phoenix and viii join G. H
BOlin, the Arizona inspector, on a tour
Of the Bisbee, Clifton and Globe dis
tricts. Several weeks viii be spent in
going through the big mines Of those
sections. Mr.. Orem has come to ARR
iona especially to study safety first
methods
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14
LOsEs MINE sUIT.

Tucson, Ariz, Feb. 14.-Hal W. Hard
inge, who sued the Empire Zinc COM
pany for a one-twentieth interest in
the property Of the Arizona Parral
Mining company, whose properties the
zinc company recently purchased with
out his knowledge or consent, Hard
inge alleged, failed to recover, the jury
returning a verdict in favor Of the
defendant
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14

about the new town; Upper Verde Farm
& Orchard company, $4,000, to hold
certain ranch and orchard lands:
United Verde Public Utilities company,
to operate the electric service, water
system and sewers Of Jerome and
Clarkdale.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14

The farmers here have option lands and sell through
their own association, that you can be Of
square deal IN every way This association is o. K.d
by Uncle Sam. and is ready to do everything to help
you succeed The State College of Agriculture is right
here with men, expert In irrigation methods ready to
give you any aid you need free of charge-syen coming
to your FARM to advise you.
You will find here advantages of the kind you'd only
expect old settled sechons-ne schools and churches.
good local markets, fine towns with every modern inn
prOvements; associations for distant shipment Of fruit
truck, hay etc.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-12-12
POPE URGES TRUCE
IN NAME OF CHRIST
Hopes Kaiser May Concede to Xmas
neutrality-suspicious. Rights
for Bishops.

LONDON, Dec. 9.-The Chronicle S
lillian correspondent says that Pope
Benedict XIV, in approaching belliger-
ent states with a view to mutual sus-
pension Of hostilities during Christ
maStide beseeches them in the name
of the Divinity whose patronage they
so frequently invoked or claimed, to
cease the clang Of arms while Chris
tendon celebrates the feast Of the
worlds redemption.
1t is stated that when the Pope Iii
rected that particulars Of his appeal
be made to the Kaiser and Austria j
Emperor, he was not without the
prospect Of favorable cOnsiderat on
Seeing, however, that Christmas
has no m Gaming for Islam and that
the belligerent countries of the Ortho
dox Greek church observe Christmas
thirteen days later than the western
churches, the Papal initiative can
meet with only partial success.
Another interesting Vatican com,
III "hlCdIiou dHHoulceS thdl Ine AUS
tro-Hungaria,n, British and Canadian
governments. in response to a request
made by the Pope through Cardinal
Casparri, Pontitical Secretary of
State, have granted all their subject
Roman Catholic Bishops full diplo-
matte privileges in respect to their
private correspondence with the Holy
See, including free postage and the
right Of using cipher kilograms.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-12-12
NOAMER!C(;|AA|N|| SHIPS;
CAUGHT S(1'|'UG|G:3I.
But Britain Asserts Cases Have Bee
Found Involving Goods From
United States.

LONDON, Dec. 9.--It is imposib!
- ascertain precisely how far tn.
system OF eEdeavoring to run tn
British blockade and smuggling G..
raband has gone, but further invest
s2tOn yesterday revealed that til
government has found numero
asses. In one instance silk such as il
used for airships was found in q be
cotton. The ballast tanks Of on
ship are being searched for cont"
band.
The British government IS aware :
the names of some firms in Amer;c
engaged in this work 1t is unde''
stood that these are paid in 'adyanc.
;Or the illegal shipments, hoping tina
they may slip thrCv Oh. The direct =:
suit is that Brtiain's idea OF searching
q vessel is to take her to port al
unload her completely. SO far n,
Americas ship has been caught, al
being other neutral ships carryin?
American cargo. 1t is expected tina
some Of the governments eviIen""
which has been transmitted to Wash
!ngtOn, will be brought out before
the Prize Court when the cases come
up. The government recently inves
tigated the commercial statistics 0
neutiralc Ountries adjacent to I'll,
enemy, the countries being Holland
Denmark, Sweden and Norway, t rs
certain their normal needs Of article
now declared contraband by Brjfa in
and has determined to permit SHIP
ments to those countries only to t!t
extent Of their actual needs as shown
by previous consumption. ss,iminE
that anything in excess thereof i:
destined for the enemy.
The Grand View farm, near Ocono,
mowoc, Wis, has q haystack contain
ing $50 loads Of hay, Or 175 tons Tho
stack is 34x36x115 feet.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-12-12
NATIONAL BANKS
DID NOT DO WORK
Accountant Dreamed of Getting $50
From Each $500 to Defeat Pro-
posed Law.

WASHINGTON, d. G., Dec. An
attempt to collect $50 from each o!
the 900 national banks CT the coun.
try to be used in defeating a propos
ed amendment TO the natiora! bank.
Ing act and incidentally in enrichin"
a modest private accountant Of thi
city has been revealed when Their
was found a copy Of 4 circular letta
which had been br0adcasted to the
national banks
George r. Mayo, the accountan
who originated the scheme, allmittc;
that he had hoped to collect fror
$4,000 to $4,000 from the banks I,
which has plan was submitted. II
intended to retain about half cf hi
collections as a reward for his ingen
uity in devising the scheme and las
night he sighed at the recollected pic
ture OF himself as a man OF wealth
which he has been forced TO abandon
by the hardhearted refusal OF the
banking authorities to come in On his
scheme.
The amendment with Mayo thought
the banks ought to pay him SO well
for defeating was introduced by Rep
resenative Howard, OF Georgia, on
October Is, in the closing days Of the
last session Of congress. It would re
quire the national banks to publish
annually a list Of. their deposits
which have been held unclaimed fol
five years or more. There is a wide
spread belief, which experienced bank
ers declare is unfOunded, that mil
lions Of unclaimed deposits are bidder
away in the vaults OF banks through
out the country, waiting to be checke;
against by vanished depositors. Mayo
shared this belief with other credul
Gus citizens and when he saw tht
Howard measure he thought too
chance for making his fortune hat
come.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-12-12

zone OF the meanest men on earth 10
the fellow who subscri bes for your pa.
per, gets it from the Post Office for sew.
eral years. and then has the postmaster
to stamp on it "Ie! used. The Pioneer
Press
Right you are Bro Chfforl and such
person desei yes ali you y # him and
more too 1t is shame that ,hrre are
80 many Of this class. Any honest man
should pay what he owes ard Then or.
der the paper discontIru,d No pub
Usher objects TO this but II ~ ttverely
grinding when you have mt the paper
upon specific order to rave "A patron
to attempt to evade paym It ~ this
mean way Louisville, \y J American
Bspti I.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-12-12
AMBASSADOR BACK
TO UNITED STATES
Upon Reaching New York-Boom-
ed for President.

NEW Work, Dec. 9.-Myron IT.
HerHck, former ambassador to
France, returned to the United States
today ON the liner Roychambeau as
private citizen, but figuratively
wearing a gold cross Of the French
Legion of Honor awarded him by wire
less for his services in France since
the inception of the war He refused
to discuss the matter, saying he
didn't wish to talk about himself"
He was met by 400 people from
Cleveland and large delegation from
the Ohio Society in New York and
scores of French-Americans. headed
by the French consul general. His
friends have started "Ohio's favorite
sons" boom for the Republican pres
idential nomination in 1916.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-12-12
4 SHORT COURSE.
IN AGRIC(|yL. TIRE:

For the benefit of the formers Of
the Eastern Panhandle. short course
in agriculture has been arranged for
at Shepherd College. This course Is
outlined SO as to cover the subjects
Ci most local interest. This course
viii cover a period Of three weeks,
February 5th, 1915. The two first
weeks will be devoted to class room
work, lectures, demonstrations and
discussions along lines Of interest;
also during these two weeks we will
have lectures by government officials
and experiment station men. The last
week will be devoted to extension
school work, at which time we will
have the combined assistance Of the
Experiment Station Of Morgantown
The expense Of this course will be
very small and farmers will de we'll
to take advantage Of this opportunity.
It is open to men and women as we'll
the boys and girls
Information concerning this course
may be had by writing to or calling
On Shepherd College State Normal
School, epherdstown, West Vir-
ginia, or J. V. Shipman, County Agent
Charles Town, West Virginia.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-12-12
I;P5 FRO... STEAMER,
LEAVING suicide NJ.
cosswc. ashinoton Cafe Pro
tor, appears From ChesS-
Eeake Boat

NORFOLK. Va. Dec. 9.--LeaJ
4 his clothing no;e to hi. wife |
nS Il was the best way to end
his troubles, w. E. Cogswell, Of w;
ogton, d. c., leaped from the ID
lie steamer Newport News Of
--@-E and Washington S:eamb|
Gmpany INTO Chesapeake bay, MI
!ay night.
GCgsW els coat was found In
INK and - the pockets we're t
.otes, one to his wife and the oil
. his mother. In each he indica
hat hesintended ending his life q
is tired OF living.
ngsWell condu, I'd the Emp
SIC at No. 1870 u street, n.
Washington. He is bel ovei to h:
';M.ed oveGbc card after the boG.
alexandria.
He was not in his room when
iIsC" made his round 20 coll
'cEets. Tho Washingtln police II
'ed the local authorities before
steamer arrived here that CogsY
had toll is father he intended
end his life. He was twenty-six We
old.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-12-12

Our sympathy is with Cbamo Clark.
Fine man. lie didn't 90 there to do it,
but his friends are to blame For years
he has let it alone, while no doubt his
seductive friends have kept tab on it.
Aside from that. worse things occur in
churches and out of them every day.
In our opinion he is above corruption.
and the tricks Of politicians should not
give Bryan a club to defeat him. Our
mantle Of peaceful protection covers
him. Go in peace ard sin no more
FOL sin could only I've done Ivy intention.