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Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
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Blue chrysocolla is a hydrous sili- cate of copper which ranges in color from green to turquois- blue. In its rure state it is too soft for cutting hut when silicified or intermixed with quartz it becomes available as semi precious stone. Blue speci- mems may be confused with turquois. hut the criteiia given for copper stained chalcedony hold also for their distinction. Chrysocolla from the Ural mountains has been cut to some extent, but only recently and then only slightly has the mineral been so utilized in this country.
 Odontolite, which was often con fused in the middle ages with true turquois is fossil bone or ivory i'm iregnated by phosphate of iron. and possesses a blue or green color re- sembling that of mineral turquois in daylight, but appearing a dull gray by artificial light. Close examination reveals an organic structure which
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
I'm provement in Color

From time to time turquoises come into the trade which have had their color deepened or otherwise improved by artificial means. As such stones are apt to revert to their original shade upon continued wear. they are Tot sold except in attempts to de- fraud. Grease and moisture tempOr- arly heightens the color of pale stones but such eXpediencies do not produce sufficiently lasting effects to be of importance
 The principal procedure to be an ticipated is the use of d prussian blue dye. Stones so treated may be detected by washing in alcohol. wip- ing and soaking in ammonia, where by the dye is dissolved; or by scrap ing the superficial coloration from the back of the stone with a steel knife If the turquois is valuable, it is preferable to build a small wall of wax on it's back and partly fill the depression with ammonia, as the solvent effect can thus be noted at one point only without harm to the specimen. stained stone is duller by artificial light and more inclined tc show grayish aspect than a stone whose color is original.
 The turquois requires constant care UContinued on Page SixO
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
Mineral and Veuetable.

Periodically. it is the link that completes the chain between the min eral and vegetable kingdoms. possess ing the curious properties of both It is at once fibrous and crystalline elastic and brittle and heavy as a rock in it's crude state, yet light as thistledown when treated mechanic ally.
 The worlds supply of asbestos is not extensive. most of it coming from quarry about 75 miles from Que bee. There are mines in South Caro- lima, but the fiber there is soft, woody and yellowish. Some of the substance is also mined in South Africa and some in Italy. The Can adian fiber has heretofore been con- sidered the best, but as it has gener- ally sold for $200 a ton the price paid to the Vests here indicates that this is the best deposit in the world
 The immense value of asbestos is shown by the fact that although only from $200 to $500 ton is paid for it in it's crude state, it is worth more than $500 ton after it has been carded.
 Whilst in Globe I secured a sample of the above mentioned asbestos and 1t can be seen at NealTs assay office It is of very fine, clean and silkN fiber of three inches in length, ani is certainly very pure. There is als. an excellent grade of asbestos ob- tained from the w. w. Bass clain in the Grand Canyon.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01

that chiefly on account of legislation in Arizona, which prohibits the com pany from owning properties acquired incident to its chief business of min ing, but not directly used in mining operations, separate corporations have been formed for the ownership and operation of subsidiary proper ties.
 The new companies are: The Verde Tunnel and Shelter railroad, with $450, 900 capital which will construct and operate a railroad from the new shelter site of the United Verde to the mine at Jerome; Clarksdale Inn prOvement company, with $1,5O000 capital which will take over land in the vicinity of the new smelter upon which the town of Clarkdale, Arizona is situated; Upper Verde Farm and Orchard company, with capital of $175OO0 which is to purchase from the United Verde company ranch lands, orchards, farms. etc, near the new shelter; United Verde Public Utilities company, with $250,00O capi- tai, which will take over from the
 United Verde the electric service, water distribution and sewer systems of Jerome and Clarkdale, Arizona. offered pro rata participation in the stocks of the new companies, at par, $l00 per share.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01

at once distinguishes it from tur- quois. 1t is seldom encountered now adays and has small value.
 Cope! stained chalcedony, some times known as blue chrysoprase, at times resembles turquois and may be mistaken for it. Its greater trans lucence, superior hardness and Vitre ous appearance serve to distinguish it, however, and fragment, unlike turquOis, will withstand q high tenn
 Dcrature.
 Blue dyes have recently been found
 for chalcedony and agate, by means
 of which the delicate shades of tur-
 quois may be reproduced, and in
 1900 the English and French mar
 kets were plentifully supplied with
 stones of this character. Good imi-
 tatiOns of this kind are difficult to
 distinguish without careful eXamina-
 ton; they are harder, however, and
 show greater tlanslucence about the girdle than the opaque turquois, and give none of the chemical tests of . the later. A fragment will also with stand d high temperature without flying into pieces. When the color ing is not skilfully done, the speci- men presents a crudeness that at once dscloses its spuriousness. Lapis ldZul and aZurite, in rare instances, might be confused with turquois, but in general the blues of the fO. mer are SD intense and en- tirelY different from those of tur- quOis ats to obviate deception. Ii green turquois were prized by civil ized peoples. it would be open tu malachite, green chrysocolla, varis- i cite and green chalcedony, in some i instances, resemble it closely. but its slight value renders such replace 1 ments without purpose.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
Turouois M atrix

The stones introduced to the trade are either pure turquois, that is, un- accompanied by foreign matter. or turquois matriX, in which the min eral is cut with attached country rock, quartz, limonite, or other inn purities. Attractive patterns and color contrasts are often yielded by the latter, but matriX never com mands the price of the pure turquois. Much material unfitted for pure gems is suitable and used for matrX. Cobweb matriX is a term used to distinguish blue ground with markings of cobweb pattern. Mot tied matrix is turquois matrix show ing two shades of blue or green. limitations of turquois are of three kinds blue glass or enamel. artificial compounds closely resembling tur- quois in composition. and other min erals either resembling turquois nat Hrally or made to do so by stains
 or dyes
 Glass limitations are the most ire
 quent commercials of turquois and
 are commonly seen in cheap jewelry Some are crude and obvious, but ] others are skilfully made and re Qui.e careful scrutiny to distinguish. i Invariably, however they have a Slassy look, are slightly harder than
 the real mineral, and differ from it
 in specific gravity. The margin is
 usually minutely splintered from the 1 grinding, and the small, broken sur faces have a shell-like shape, charac-
 teiistic of glass. The stone, more
 ever, is apt to contain air bubbles
 or faint flaw lines, indicating that
 the mass was once molten; and q l fragment heated in a hot flame melts
 tc an enamel, while turQuois flies
 into pieces.
 Synthetic turquois, the most sue ! Cessful substitute for turquois. is
 prepared by mixing precipitated hy- drated phosphate of aluminium with | copper phosphate and subjecting the
 mass while damp to hydraulic pres i sure. The product closely resembles the mineral in all it's properties and is consequently difficult to detect. The best test is to heat a small fragment in the tip of a hot flame or in covered crucible: the substitute fuses to a slag. whereas the genuine will fly to pieces. During the past twenty-five years. stones made in the manner described have come upon the market in considerable
 numbers. particularly in Europe.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
Reported to Government,

Discovery of the deposit was re- ported to the government recently and J. R. billiard, an expert from Washington, was sent out to exam inc the claims. He stated, according to the Vests, that it is the highest grade deposit in the United States
 More extensive operations are to be undertaken by the Vests at once They have contracted for a train of sixty burros and in a day or so will return to their claims with the ami mals, which will be kept on the go hereafter in bringing the output of the claims into Globe
 Asbestos is considered one of the most remarkable substances found in nature. It is peculiar species of the horneblende family of minerals and it's composition is chiefly silica, magnesia, alumnia and ferrous oxide It is practically indestructible. Its fibers are different from all other known fibers in that they are per fectly smooth
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
Cutting

Turquois comes from the mines in rough pieces or modules, and must he cut and polished before it is adapted for ornamental use. This is rarely done at the mine; the selected material is usually shipped to some trade center. where the work is done by lapidaries The most character istic cut for turquois, as for opaque stones in general, is the cabochon consisting of flat bottom and pol ished convex top. Recently, some stones have been prepared with a dull, so-called satin finish" with good effect. The shapes of cabochon stones range from elongated oval to circular, and the convexity or arch varies from nearly flat to dome shape. The turquois is fashioned into other forms also, such as the | pendant. heart. table. keystone, 1 truncated cone etc, and is some times elaborately carved.
 | The mineral is comparatively soft,
 and is readily worked In the l United States the customary pro-
 cedure is as follows. A suitable
 piece, either selected or sawn from a
 larger mass by means of a revolving
 metal disk dressed with an abrasive
 is cemented to the end of a slender
 wooden or ivory holder, and this is pressed against rapidly rotating
 wheel or lap of lead or tin or
 which emery or carborundum pow der is spread. The abrading ma
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
From Arizona Record

4 mountain of the finest asbestos in the United States is situated 8 miles northeast of Globe in the Ash Creek district, according to a report brought to Globe yesterday by Mir. West and his sons, Tom and Albert who brought in a quantity of the re- markable substance for shipment to New Jersey. They have already a contract with manufacturing firm in that state to buy the product of their mine at the price of $275 ton f. O. b. Globe.
 Specimens of the asbestos given to friends here yesterday by the Vests created great deal of excitement throughout the city, particularly in view of the statement of the men that they have located mountain of the substance giving them d prac- tically limitless supply. The asbestos runs from to inches in length and is very easily mined. One of the West boys said that he could take it out by himself fast enough to keep his father and brother busy Sacking it.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
Here Is Foot Comfort

This is . broad claim to make, but the SchoiI Foot -Eazer" eases feet, provides absolute means of foot com fort.
 When the arch of the foot Is not properly supported-and the modern shoe does not give this required sup port-the feet tire and ache and pain and become feverish and then there Is twitching and seeming strain on the limbs. and frequently a feeling of fatigue over the whole body.
 The arch of the foot, where the body's weight is carried. needs a rest
 THE sCHOLL "FOOT-EAZER" supports the arch or instep and takes away all muscular strain. eQualiztng the weight and bearing.
 Made of German Silver springs, leather covered. Self adjusting to any foot Can be changed from one pair of shoes to another and can be worn with comfort by anyone.
 Women who do housework, or clerks In stores or offices. or anyone whose occupation requires them to do much standing or walking should buy . pair of Foot -Eazers" today.
 You cannot have restful feet until you do wear them.
 All sizes, for men and women. Price s2.00 per pair.
 Endorsed by Physicians--by People xho wear them For sale tv
 SHtRlEY & eHIRI.E-'.
 30 East A6as:aA 1t.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
SELLS A GOLD MINE
Property to Arizonans for Respectable Fortune

FULLERTON. Cal.-Nate Hartman of Garden Grove, Cal. reports the sale of his gold mine in San Ber- nardino county to Arizona parties for $66,000. The new company will eX- pend $20,000 for development work on the property at once.
 The property adjoins the gold mine of the Fullerton Mining and Milling company, which has just purchased a stamp mill that will have an out put of forty tons daily. The Fuller ton company hopes to have it's mill in operation in six weeks and will employ between fifteen and twenty men at the start. The stock in the Fullerton company is owned by resi- dents of Los Angeles. Fullerton, Ana helm and Pasadena.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
Montana's Mine Inspector

w. B. Arem of Butte, Montana, and mine inspector for that state, has been paying visits to all the inn portant mines in Arizona. IL was revelation to MT. Orem to find such varied character of mines and the different manner of working each individual property. He visited prospect in Pinal county called Arizona Kate which greatly impressed him and expressed his will ingness to develop it if he could only stay in Arizona.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
iAHElfED
Quicksilver

Quicksilver production in the United States in 1913 showed a de- crease of 5,3S3 flasks compared with 1912. when the output was 35,O64 flasks, according to the United produced 15,396 flasks and Arizona, Nevada and Texas a total of 4,2S5 flasks. The average price at San Francisco in 1913 was $39.33 per flask, against $42.05 in 1912.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01

terial works it's way into the metal surface, which then readily bites the turquois as a file does steel. The wheel is adjustable to a lathe head and is rotated by foot power or small motor The turquois is kept moving until the desired shape is given the specimen The cutting wheel is then replaced by one of wool flannel. leather or silk, against which the gem receives it's final finish and polish.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
The Copper Handbook

This publication for 1912-1913 has just come to hand. The volume is now edited by Dr. Walter Harvey Weed The new edition has been rewritten by him. HNM
 The most important innovation is the geographical index, which gives, at glance, the names of all min- irg companies operating in or near
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
Boston, Superior

This property at Globe was inspect ed last week by T. H. Leggett of New York and J. Kruttschnitt. w. E. Rice, the general manager spent several days with them going through the property.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
ASBESTOS DEPOSITS
Congressm an kahn's Bill Places Pub lie Lands Containing the Mineral
 Under the Placer Mninq Laws,

Representative Kahn today intro- duced bill in the house providing that all public lands containing asbestos deposits are to be subject to location and entry under the placer mining laws. Where such lands have already been located, titles may be perfected under the lode mining claim. The bill has ap- proval of the bureau of mines Washington dispatch to the Los An geles Times.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
Irene

The old Irene property. little over mile from the old Dominion, and under option from the original own CTS to J. A. Fleming, was examined last week by a mining engineer for New York parties. These parties, it is reported. have now acquired the option.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01

any town in America, or any foreign country This is especially handy, for if you forget the name of the com pany, but remember the locality, the list enables you to find it. All the dead companies are grouped in dead list" in which brief references are given.
 The body of the book carries, as formerly, description of the cop per mines of the world, amount of profit and loss, costs, output, na- ture of ore. geology, methods of mrn- ing, milling and smelting, with description of plants and probable future.
 In the front is a picture of Horace Jared Stevens the founder and pub- fisher of the work and also a short biographical sketch. The volume is invaluable as a reference and we are pleased to see the new edition, but We do miss thes bright and tart re- marks of Mir. Stevns that he applied to any company or concern of a doubtful or shady nature. They were always original and invariably fit tingly hit the nail right on the head The Technology of Turquos
 Turquois or turquoise. is from the French, meaning Turkish stone. It is generally supposed to have been so called because the mineral origi- nally came to Europe through Turkey. It is more probable, however, that the important locality near Nishapur, in Persia. was once regarded as within the limits of vaguely defined Turkey and the term had reference to the source of supply
 Turquois is mineral of superficial origin and is never found in quan- l tity at depths exceeding 100 feet. In consequence, it's mining is compara- lively simple and inexpensive, for ] deep shafts and extended tunnels are unnecessary Deposits, however, are
 usually confined to arid or desert i regions, and many difficulties are encountered in mining them, due to excessive heat. lack of water and
 timber. and distance from supplies.
 Before the advent of gunpowder the mineral was mined by crude tools and in some instances it's extraction
 was probably effected by suddenly
 cooling the heated rock with water : Modernly, however, the material is
 obtained with the aid of blasting
 Where the workings are restricted, a
 trench or shallow pit usually suffices but with more extensive operations q
 shaft is sunk and drifts are driven
 along the vein. The loOsened rock
 is broken into portable shape and carried to the surface in buckets lhoisted by rope and windlass After further crushing, it is hand picked
 with the rejection of all unsuitable material.
 Turquois mines, as rule, are not fitted with modern mining appi- ances. due in part to the isolated regions in which many deposits oc- eur, and in part to the frequently temporary nature of the enterprise.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
Superior

Last week the Magma company concluded negotiations for Whitton X Browns group of five claims, called the "Topnotch" The amount of the bond is s20,0O0. payable in two years. The claims are close to the old Silver King and are very promising group. There was some old work, and last year some new develop
 ments were commenced, and a ledge of good appearance was exposed, The company taking hold are thor oughly practical people and undoubt- edlY the property will be developed to the best advantage. MT. Whitlow,
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
THE MINES OF ARIZONA

one of the owners, is a relative of the original discoverer of the Silver King.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01

The production of copper from cer- tain properties for the month of Jan nary was as follows:
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
This department is under the di

This department is under the di rection of MT. w. E. Deity, tho we'll known mining engineer, who will carefully scrutinize all mat ters relating to mining in order that only reliable information re- esrding legitimate enterprises shall find . place nere.
 The Republican would be pleas ed to receive infor nation from any part of the state regarding the development Of the mining in- dustry. All oonmunications should be addressed: Mining De- partment, Arizona Republican.
Arizona republican., 1914-03-01
Water Rights of Mining Claim
 ocators

Ownership of a mining claim, the exterior boundaries of which embrace spring. gives the locator no right to water flowing from the spring into natural channel as against persons who may have previously appropriat- ed the water for mining, domestic or irrigation purposes.
 In reaching this decision in the case Of Campbell vs. Goldfield Con- solidated Water Co, 136 Pacific Re- porter. 976, the Navada supreme court holds that where the waters of 6 stream flow in a natural course they are subject of a beneficial ap- prOpriation.
 United Verde Organizes Several Sub
 sidiaries to Comply With New
 Laws
 W. A. Clark, president of United Verde Copper company, announces
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Continued on Page Six.)
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
Insurance Men Spend
Day Seeing Washington

Delegates to the field club of the
Southern division of the Mutual Lie
Insurance Company of New York went
sightseeing this morning, in lieu of DIS
cussing insurance problems. After tour
ing the city in automobiles, they re-
turned with a high opinion of their
National Capital
This afternoons session began at the
New Ebbitt at 2:30 o'clock, when the
delegates got down to business cnce
more. The banquet will be held to-
night.
When it was learned that Washington
was to battle with the Detroit Tigers"
yesterday, motion was voiced for all
members to witness the contest. upon
which the affirmative was unanimously
voted. Last night the delegates visited
the theaters.
George T. Dexter. first vice president,
presided at yesterdays session. Those
who participated in the discussions
were: Prof. ]. A Jackson. George X.
Sargent, Frederick G. Dexter. officials
of the company from New York. and
Thomas P. Morgan, of the Washington
offices. r. r. Trabue, of the New
Orleans agency, is the new president.
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
SUFFRAGE TOPIC FOR
OUTDOOR MEETINGS
Mrs. Booth and Mrs. Funk viii
Speak Tuesday Evening on
Brighton Roof.

The Washington woman suffrage
council next Tuesday evening Will
hold the first of a series of outdoor
meetings on the Brighton roof. The
object of the meetings is to inform
suffragists on the laws anectlns
women in States which have not
granted the suffrage to them.
Mrs: Sherman Booth, of the Com
brief history of the suffrage move
ment in America. Mrs. Antoinette
Funk will analyze the constitutions OF
the various States.
The second open-air meeting Will pc
held at the residence Of Mrs. l. A.
Rogers. s7ss oliver street. Chevy Chase.
on June IA. At this meeting Miss mary
O'Toole, secretary Of the College Eaual
Suffrage League, and practicins
lawyer, will tell of the results In the
States which have won equal suffrage.
and Miss Virginia Watrous will speak
on the question Of CONSTITUTIONS
amendment.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick, chairman OF
the Congressional committee. has re-
turned to Chicago to look after the
organization work in the West.
Mrs. Florence Terry Shaw. an active
suffragist of San Antonio, Tex, and
secretary of tie San Antonio brancn
of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association, was a visitor
at national headquarters this week.
She was accorded a personal inter
yiew on the suffrage amendment by
Chairman Henry Of the Rules Com
mittee. who advised her that the only
way to bring 1t before the House
was to petition for new caucus.
in suffrage on the part of the men
of San Antonio. %
The Washington times., 1914-05-27
Memorial Service for -,
First Church Organist

A memorial service in honor OF the
late DR.. John w. Bischoff will be held
at Rock Creek Cemetery next Saturday
at 10 a. m. The services will be opened
by an invocation by Rev. l. E. Purdum,
assistant pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church of which DR.. Bischoff was
the organist. There will be an intro
ductory address by ]. Walter Hum
phrey. president of the Bischoff Me-
mortal Association and an address by
President S. NJ. Newman. of Howard
University, on the life, work and ideals
OF the late organist.
The choir Of the First Congregational
Church will sing during the services,
several hymns composed by DIR. Bis
choff and the services will close with
a benediction by Dr.. s. NJ. Newman.