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Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
Shattuck- Arizona

Since the adjournment of the an- nual meetings of the Shattuck- Ari- zona and the Denn-A Arizona, there has been some selling on fear that the deal may not go through. The ownership of the two properties is much the same and it has been felt that the natural future of the Denn would be through development by the Shattuck and also that it would add considerably to the importance of the Shattuck as a producer. So far as can ,be learned there has been no change in plans but for some req sen the directors of the companies have postponed action.
 The last annual report of the Shattuck showed a treasury surplus of s1,100.000. which is much larger than the company needs unless it is to take over the Denn which will need funds for development Hence. there is a feeling that, if the con- solldation of the two properties does not take place, the stockholders of
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
Mining of Antiquity
Continued from Last Week.

(Continued from Last Week.
 A single wooden countershafting extended for some distance above the ground and the pumps were op- erated from this, separate shafts being dug in row to reach the various levels so that there was a one level. the second down two lev els and so on. Four centuries ago in German and Spanish mines water was pumped by treadmill. Chain pumps operated by hand appeared in the sixteenth century. When 1t was possible to drain a mine by means of a tunnel water from a surface stream was guided into the shaft, and as it fell from wheel to wheel underground it operated numerous crude mechanical devices on the var ious levels. In some instances the water wheel was displaced by a wheel with rungs instead of buckets and as men climbed the rungs their weight slowly turned the very cum bersome machinery. Everything that went out Of the mine was carried on S attempt to invent machinery, for machinery had to be operated by man power where water power could not be had, and brought little relief.
 Georgius Agrcola, in 1856, in his De Re Metallica, tells of a windlass affair for raising ore from the mine. This started deep mining. (Agrico- las book, 1856, on mining has re- gently been translated by MT. Hoo- yer and his talented wife. It is really a wonderful translation and history of mining)
 The deepest colliery in the world is said to be at Lambert, Belgium, $500 feet deep. There are other mining shafts deeper than this at the present time. Mining never prog ressed, never became anything but slavery and human torture, until the age of steam
 No fluxes were used until several centuries E. C., when metal workers began to use lead and desert salts in refining gold. The old-time bel lows was extremely crude-there were two of them, a man standing with one under each foot! By shifting from one foot to the other, pulling up the collapsed bellows with a cord, he managed to keep the blower going.
 Yes, they had strikes in those days. There is an authentic record of mine strike in ancient Egypt, but the miners returned to work when the mine managers promised them the favor and protection of Hathor, the goddess of that region. The most ancient mining methods are repeated today among primitive tribes. Nardenskiold found Green land natives with spear heads ham mered out from meteoric iron.
 In the Khanate of Bokhara, in Central Asia. gold is washed from sands in the most primitive way and that in pebbles is lost because the natives do not know how to crush the pebbles into dust.
 The explorer, Mungo Park, writing
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
Ancient Egyptian Metal

In a paper read at the recent meeting of the (British) Institute of Metals in Ghent, Belgium, the writer described his investigations into the crystal structure of Egyp- tian metal objects, all more than 2000 years old, made either of bronze or copper.
 An interesting photograph repro duced in the paper is of a Roman coin which still shows cores.
 The writer described the case of bronze knife, $500 years old, in which the original cored structure has endured until the present day and is still perfectly stable at at mospheric temperatures. The view is held that the knife was hammered cold and so the best cutting edge was obtained. The crystal grains are very small. there having been ap- parently no crystal growth during the ages that have passed since the metal was first worked. This shows either that e-crystallization does not take place at ordinary tempera- lures or, if it does, then many times $500 years is required to effect the chang nge-Engineering.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17

1h.s . broad claim to make. but the echon Foot. Eazer' cases feet, provides absolute means of foot con- 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 ls 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 . rest
 THE aCHoLL "FooT-EAZER" supports the arch or instep and takes away all muscular strain, equalizinR the weight and bearing.
 Made of German Silver springn. leather covered. self-adjustihg to any foot. Can be changed from ono pair of shoes to another and can be won with comfort by anyone.
 Women who do housework, or clerk, In stores or offices, or anyone whose occupation requires them to do much standing or walking should buy . pair r "Foot- Eazers" today.
 You cannot have restfuI feet until YOU do wear them.
 All sizes. for men and women. Price t3 nn per pair
 Endorsed by Phyztciana--hy raopls .yho wear them For saIe t-
 ehiRIEY q sHIRLE,' Q east A6sMe O.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
M ax Delt,

The main shaft on this property nine miles south of town has reached a depth of 300 feet with stump fifteen feet deep. A station already has been cut on the 800 level, ready for cross cutting to the vein.
 The cost of the work as far as gone has been SIS per foot This is evidently a low cost for sinking.
 Very little water is encountered, the shaft only making about twenty gallons per hour.
 A carload of ore was recently shipped for test purposes and the values proved very satisfactory About sixteen men are now employed with W. s. Jennings in charge
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
American Radium

Although, until recently. the manu- facture of radium has been carried on almost wholly in France and Ger many, there appears to be no good reason why our American carnotite should not be treated at home Car hottie is much more easily treated than pitchblende and the essential features of methods for it's chemical treatment are well known, although much of the mechanical detail of operation has been kept secret. As the mechanical requirements, how ever, are those which any we'll grounded chemical engineer should be able to solve. there seems to be no good reason why any of our car hottie ores should be shipped abroad even at two or three times the pres ent market price of the material Science
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
ARIZONA COMMERCIAL
Vein on Thirteenth Level Exposed
 Seventeen Feet

Advices from the Arizona Com mercial property state that the vein recently encountered on the 18th level is now shown to have a width of ore of twenty feet. The cross cut exposed ore averaging 6.9fo cop per, and with the showing on the whole better than anything had on the 12th level. A third crosscut has been started on the 18th level
 The 12th level has been complete ly freed of water and operations can be resumed there in a very short time. Superintendent Boyd consid- CTS developments on the 18th level very encouraging.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17

This department is under the di rection of Mir. w. E. Deity, tho well known mining engineer, who will carefully scrutirize all mat ters relating to mining in order that only reliable information re- garding legitimate enterprises shall find . place here.
 The Republican would be pleas cd to receive information from any part of the state regarding the development of the mining ln- dustry. All communications should be addressed: Mining De- partment, Arizona Republican.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
An Old Urn

A very old charcoal urn used by the Spaniards centuries ago is on exhibition at Nealrs assay office. It is the property of Dr. Boido, who Vouches for it being in the posses sion of Mexican families for one hundred years. The urn is surely a curiosity. It is about eighteen inches
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
Old Silver Kim

We are authoritatively informed that this property in Pinal county has been bonded to an English com pany and that active operations will be commenced on or before October l. This property has been sold and bonded so much within the last two years that it almost caused a shrink age in the stopes of the old mine But it is stated that the deal this time is real bona fide transaction At any rate, we will wait until the eirst of October to see
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
Vulture

This old property is again to the front with a new discovery outside of the big vein which is now being worked. A thin vein of ore about IS inches wide has been encountered which carries high values. The pres
 ent management appears to be nos ing out everything that is in the ground. Notwithstanding the diff culties nothing seems to be missed.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
April Copper Statement

The statement of the copper pro- ducers association for April shows an increase in stocks on hand of 5,127,6S2 pounds compared with the the previous month Production for April increased 5,S4S,549 pounds.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
M LAM

No Interruptions to Miami's Produc-
 ton as Result of Cananea
 Shut down
 Because of the fact that Miami's concentrates are treated at the Greene Cananea plant. some anxiety has been felt by stockholders of that company lest the shutting down O. the Cananea smelter would interfere with the company's production.
 For the past month a portion of
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
Green Consolidated

This company has declared a divi- dend of fifty cents a share, payable May II.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
Old Dominion

April output for this property was 2,119,000 pounds of blister copper
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
Ray Consolidated

Production of this property for April was e,30O,00O pounds of copper.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
Calumet and Arizopa

The total smelter output of this company for April was 6,S46,000 pounds of copper.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
Old CIip Mine

This old property near the Colo rado river, it is stated, has been sold to Julian P. Jones and his associates, of Los An geles. The property is an old one and was closed down about thirty years ago. Whilst in operation is was worked by MT. Hubbard, the owner of the Fleming block in this city. The mill was on the banks of the river where there is a large ac- cumulation of tailings. A few years after closing down, the tailings were retreated by MT. Day, of San Fran cisco. Since that time the old pro- perty has lain dormant. IL is stat ed that there is ore the mine that Was of too low grade to work in early days but constitutes commer- cial ore at the present time
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
Magma

This property at Superior is now operating with two shifts and get ting ready for the starting of it's cOncentrator. The electric power line has now reached the company's works and is about ready to switch on the machinery. The town of Superior will also be lighted by this electric power generated at the Roosevelt dam. The mill is expect ed to be in operation by July.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17

Miami's concentrates have been shipped to Douglas and treated in the Copper Queen shelter, and with in the past week or ten days all concentrates have been sent to that plant. It is expected that the Cop per Queen smelter will be able 10 handle this output during the trou- ble at Cananea, but the belief is held that the Greene plant will not be shut down for any great length of time In one of the former revo- lutions, when the railway line to Cananea was cut and the plant was forced to shut down it will be re- called that Miami's concentrates were shipped to the International Smelling plant at Tooele; consequently even if the shutdown were of long dura- tion and the Copper Queen plant un- able to take the concentrates for any great length of time, there is little doubt but that some means would be found to handle Miami's produc- tion.
 The output of this company for April was 3,227,60O pounds of copper.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
Red Rover

This property has temporarily closed down pending some rear engagement of financial affairs for the purpose of installing a much larger and efficient power plant. The latest additions appears to be made quate for the work demanded. It is stated that the property will not remain long inactive, and it is not necessary as there is lot of rich shipping ore in the workings that can be recovered by little effort We hope the property will be handled with the importance it deserves.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17

the Shattuck can reasonably look for distribution of part of the trea- sury surplus.
 Although Shattuck is now ship ping regularly to the new Calumet & Arizona smelter the production has not been increased as rapidly as it would otherwise have been, Ow- ing to the low prices for the metal. The output for the first three months of the current year has averaged close to 100000 pounds of copper per month, however and at that rate and figuring copper at market prices it is thought that the company is earning at the rate of about $3.50 per annum. which will be added to as the output is increased or the price ofs the metal advances. The stock has remained inactive and does not show signs of any impending deal, but it has been noticeably well bought on account of the earning power, the prospects of improve rnent, the strong financial position of the treasury and the splendid con Gitions underground at the property.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
THE MINES OF ARIZONA

in diameter and is hand hammered. It has a rolled edge, twisted handles and three legs, all hammered out by hand. At the bottom are a few holes for air. The urn was discovered in the workings of an old Antigua Spanish mine about SiXty-five miles from Mazatlan in Mexico, and how long it remained there before being discovered no one can conjecture. At any rate 1t fully looks it's age. In addition to this is a recently made constitutionalist dollar, which it ap- pears is now at a premium on ac count of its containing gold values and which they were not aware of at the time of coining.
 Ajax
 This property near the Reymert las been taken over by Mr Bierce who, it is stated, represents Seeley W. Mudd. The consideration is said to be s50.000.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
Phelps Dodue

The Phelps-Dodge company made an output of 1200S625 pounds of copper in April, making a total of 4S,357, ,994 pounds for the four months since January 1.
Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
Shannon

The output of the shannon Copper pounds of copper. The company also produced 122 ounces of gold and 6,010 ounces of silver during April.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-28
Eye-Strain.

From the Baltimore News.
Measurements of human eyes DEM
onstrate that there is probably no such
thing in the world as an absolutely
perfect eye. That would be a miracle
which nature with all her infinite in
genuity has never performed. NO hu-
man fac among all the worlds 49,
600, 900, 900 may be held to be perfect
artistically or physiologically.
To the owner of the face, this is
relatively an unimportant matter, but
to the owner of the pair of eyes an
error of one three-hundredth of an inch
in the curvature or dimensions of the
eyeballs may make their all-important
strain with it's attendant physical ills.
The eye responds to the slightest
physical force in the world, that is,
light waves which are hundreds of
millions of times more infinitesimal
than sound waves. The eyes are the
hardest worked of all organs, and the
safety and existence of human lives fire.
quently depend directly on their ac-
curate working. The harmful results
of eye-strain. never wholly absent
throughput life, may begin very early
in childhood, even in the second year.
are constantly tearing their clothes,
hurting their feet n legs, stumbling
and falling, because their eyes are SD
faulty that their estimates Of the size,
location and nature of objects are not
correctly made Adults who have been
blind and are suddenly given good Wis
ion. require years to learn to see with
accuracy or safety in action.
Probably 6 per cent. of children are
left handed. left eyedness causing left
handedness. From 6 to 10 years of age
many children show an Incompetent
sible nervousness" twitching of the
hands and face. tickle appetite and var
ious disorders, all usually due to eye
strain.
Yet almost all of these cases of eye
strain can be relieved. and should be
relieved in early childhood. The inn
portance of correcting this condition
early in the child's school years, and
the influence of such n condition in
the education and development of the
child must be apparent to every parent
and teacher.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-28

lar stage of their toilet. But perhaps
Mr.. Garvice uses a safety razor.
A great many people think best in
bed. and many writer's sleep with a
pad and pencil beside them. Nothing
is more annoying than to think of
some gorgeous situation just before 60
ing to sleep and then find in the morn
ing that the brilliant idea has faded
like a dream during the night.
J II G.. Wells is n of those FORUM
ate men who brim with ideas. He is
said to have a collection of plots which
no pen could possibly hope to work
into stories within a lifetime. He brings
his ideas down at breakfast time and
dictates them to his secretary. They
have come to him during the night.
Another lucky novelist is Cutcliffe
Hine, for ideas come to him when
travelling and, as most writer's know,
n railway journey usually drives any
power of original thought out OF their
heads. Mr.. Hine has the additional adj
vantage of being able to work any
where or at any time and no amount
of noise distracts him.
Another very famous novelist. the
late F. Marion Crawford. always got his
ideas while on foot. To hin out a
novel he took a long tramp, sometimes
covering 40 miles at a stretch.
The oldest method of collecting
ideas belongs to Jerome X. Jerome He
likes to wander from room to room and
generally takes up his stand in front of
the clock. which he regards intently,
though with absolutely unseeing eyes.
Running water proves an inspiration
to some men. Stanley Weyman has
confessed that he inds a houseboat a
capital place for working out plots, es-
pec1ally In the early morning. With
him a swim is not essential to the pro-
cess. but the mention of water brings
to mind the fact that Arthur B%ourchler
declares that he reads plays in his oath
n believes that he can then do bet
ter work in selecting than at any other
hour of the day or night.
Hall Caine is another writer who de-
lights in the morning, and SAYS that
ideas flow more rapidly in the earliest
hours of the day. II summer he is
often up and out at ). and the little hut
on the hillside near Greeba Castle is
pointed out to trippers as the spot
where the popular novelist composes
his chapter for the day.
Some men never seem to think unit,
they actually sit down to their desk.
Robert Hichens is IN example in point.
His thoughts do not begin to flow until
he has his pen in his hand.
There are writer's who seem able to
think under any circumstances. others
who must be far from the throng. or
the former Walt Whitman was an ex-
ample. Of the latter Rudyard Kiplinr
is one.
But the average author probably will
tell you that the evening is the best
time for thinking. When the house is
still. When the curtains are drawn and
the fire has died to a mass of red Goals
then ts the hour of inspiration. anal
With most The difficulty is to lay down
the PEN.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-28
: HOW NovELlsTs GET IDEAS.

FROM the New York Press

From the New York Press.
Writing is an art hat almost any
educated person may learn-that is, If
they have enough industry in their
make up. But it is of little use to
learn composition If you have not ideas.
You must have a plot before you can
write a story, and plots are the great
stumbling block Of the average writer.
Charles Garvice. the novelist, says
that it is while shaving that most Of
his plots come to him. Lucky man!
Most people are too intent on seeing
that they do not cash their chins to
think Of anything else at that parucu-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-12-25
LA REINA DE HOLANDA
SUBSCRIBE IN EMPIRES
TITO.

Ell Gobierno de los Paises
Baio5 ACADIA de lamar un en-
prestito de ciento diez milo
mes de pesos para atenciones
del ej6rcito que Sc encuentra
actualmente en- pie de guerra
en- vista de las circunstancias
por que atraviezan los paises
vecinos Y que ha obligado 4
Holanda a custodian sus from
teras Y a refOr2ar las guarni-
clones de algunas plazas.
La reina Guillermina ha en-
cabezado Ia lista de suscritores
del emprestito con IN million
de pesos que pagara de 81
peculio particular.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-12-25

En- tres parties dOnde tienen
asiento los poderosos ejercitos
combatientes del tremendo con
fiicto europeo, estan luchandO
desesperadamente Y sin inte-
rrupci6n.
Los aliados en- ell Occidente,
los alemanes en- la Polonia
Rusa Y los ruSos en- la Prussia
' en- Gaicia, han aSumido una
CfenSiya eH6rgica : pOr prime
"a vez. las tres srandes cam
paHas de que puede decirse
eSta pendiente e; resultado de
la guerra, han entTado en- ac-
tiyidad al mismO tempo, 10
cual viene 4 revelar ell deSeO
de los paIses beligerantes de
llegar 10 mas prontO possible
a IN resultadO, s;nO decisive,
al menos parcial que Gamble
la Situaci6n ell que han perma-
necido hace tempo Sus ej6rci-
tos.
A pesar del recrudecimien-
to de la lucha en- PoloHia, e.
campo ocupado pOr los eier-
citos de Russia, Alemania y
Austria. es cast el miSmo dc
los dias anterioreS, : Ell Gnico
cambio de que puede darSe
cuenta, es Ia captura pOr los
alemaneS de Skierniewice, una
poblaci6n que Sc encuentra 9
cuarenta millas de NarSOvia.
Fl intento de los alemanes
de romper la Inca de los ru-
SOS. he encOntrado una inQue
brantable re~Sistencia en- el enc
migo que a TODD trance quierC
impedirles Ell paso hacia la ca
pital de Ia Polor:a RuSa, peri
clio ha obligado a los rusos {
reforzar suS cOlumnaS trayen-
do tropas de CracOvia, Y ESQ
segln la opinion de los tacti.
cos militareS, conStituye VI
triunfO de los alemanes.
En- Galicia, dJnde han asu
mido la ofenSiva los moscow
tas contra los ejercitOS ALA
dos de alemanes y autriacOs
6stos Sc han vistO precisadOs {
retirarse hacia el Oeste cru
zando ell paso de los Carpatos
El Ultimo despacho prOce-
dente de Detrograd, que ha
ola de eSta campana, dice gus
eI enemigo ha sufrido terri
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-12-25
LOS SOLDADOS TENDRAN
TAMBIEN SUS CHRISTMAS

Todos los ei6rcitos cue Sc
encuentran en- los campos de
batalla estan preparandose
para Tecibir Gel mejOr mOdo
possible ell dia de Christmas.
Infinidad de regalos consis-
tenteS en- cajas de dulces y chu
cherias eStan siendo repartidas
eli las trincheras, en- los hOspi-
tales y en- los campos.
Cientos de miles de tarietas
postales Sc han distribuido a
los soldados y marineros del
rey Jorge y de la reina Maria.