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Mohave County miner., 1914-02-14
Gold Excitement at
 Ray Continues.

A Ray. Arizona, dispatch says:- Gold ore assaying as high as lO,0OOS ton was found yesterday five miles northeast of Ray, on a direct line be- tween that camp and Globe. The strike was made by Arthur Higgins, the same man who made a big gold discovery in that district a few days ago. Yesterdays strike is believed by the people of Ray to be a continuation of the same gold ledge and is taken as an indication that vast deposit of the yellow metal has been found
 A quantity of high grade ore has been found already. A ledge twenty feet wide had been traced for con- siderable distance and a ton of ore taken from it milled l,OOOS in gold In spots the ledge ran to much higher values and some of it assayed as high as lO,000s.
 That there is gold in the district where Higgins has made his strikes has been known for years by old resi- dents of this section of the country. The formation is said to be in pockets, however, and it is possible that this is the nature of the finds made there at this time.
 Reports of the strikes have created great deal of excitement. both in Globe and in Ray and prospectors ale
Mohave County miner., 1914-02-14
Heating Mines Rich in Copper.

Authentic information reaching Cliff ton this week is that an important find of copper veins has been made at the mines. located near Metcalf, of the Ksating Copper Syndicate, the head offices of which are in London. A vein of copper bearing ores eighteen feet, and at which depth the perms- nent copper bearing ores are found to the extent of more than five per cent, has lately been uncovered And this is in addition to many smaller and richer veins that are found in nun bers that justify the belief that these prop critics are soon to become among the most productive of all the copper mines in the Copper Mountain district.
 The large vein was uncovered at a depth of about two hundred and fifty feet, and at which depth the perma- nent copper bearing ores is found to be. Two shafts, each of the distance of slightly more than two hundred and lIIy le6U nave D6tH Sunk, anu IFOu these shafts laterals are run at differ ent points. Also the shafts are con- nected at different points in the op- erations which have for their object the blocking of ores. At present the aim of the management is ore block ing, in preparation for excavation and reduction.
 H. k. Bennett, of London. England, , and one of the directors of the syndi cate. will arrive in Clifton next week, upon an inspection tour, and his con- ferences with the forces of the syndi- cate here are expected to result in the , forming of plans looking toward the extraction of ores.
 The Heating people own seven claims all of which are adjoining. The mines are adjacent to the Coronado mines of the Arizona Copper company and are about two miles from the town of MetcaIf.-Clifton Copper Era.
Mohave County miner., 1914-02-14
A Winter Cough.

A stubborn. annoying, depressing cough hangs on, racks the body. weak ems the lungs, and ofteh leads to seri. ous results. The first dose of Dr. Kings New Discovery gives relief Henry D. Sanders, of Cavendish, Vt,. was threatened with consumption. after having pneumonia. He writes: "Dr Kings New Discovery ought to be in every family: it is certainly the best of all medicines for coughs, colds coughs. Money back if not satisfied. Price soc and l.O0S At all druggists. H. E Bucklen x Co. Philadelphia or
 St. Louis.
Mohave County miner., 1914-02-14
Deal Completed for
 Cotton Lands.

J. l.. Redondo yesterday received ln- formation officially that the Long Con- pany of Imperial Valley has purchased l5,OOO acres of land in Lower Califor- nia, twenty miles from Yuma, in the district irrigated by the Imperial canal, and has leased 10000 acres ad- joining the tract purchased with the intention of putting all of the 25.OOO acres, excepting what will be needed to grow feed and supplies for the labor to be employed, into cotton. What price was paid we were not able to learn. but the rental of the lh,00O acre tract is said to be IS per acre.
 The company has made application to the Mexican government for per- init to import 800 mule teams and equipment duty free for the term of six months, permit allowable under the Mexican customs laws for the pro- motion of tho development of the country, for the purpose of putting the land in cultivation immediately.
 This certainly sounds good for Yuma and Yuma valley, for if the land is only twenty miles from here while It is thirty to forty miles to Calex'co, the Valley can supply the company and its employees with country produce. of which large quantities will be needed, while our merchants can find opp0r- tunity to extend their trade territory to that district.
 What is needed, and tbat right away is first class ferry near Andrade and good road from the ferry to town. Our authorities, business men and farmers should at once begin a move, ment to secure these cOnveniences and not rest until that trade co,les this way. A good ferry and good road will bring the trade and if either the one or the other is lacking we cannot expect it.-Yuma Sun.
Mohave County miner., 1914-02-14

hocking into the district. Claims have been staked for great distance around the places where the finds were made and there are indications of a big gold excitement unless more careful examination proves the prop. erty to be of less value than is now be- lisved.
 The message from Ray said that high officials of the Magma, Ray Con- solidated and Hercules mines went to the scene as soon as the strike was re- ported yesterday and their report is awaited with the keenest interest.
Mohave County miner., 1914-02-14
BisuIphite Zinc Process.

The metals Extraction of Corpora tion. Lld., has been conducting exper- iments with process designed to treat mixed pulphide and tin ores. A 25.ton plant has been in operation at Swansea, and experimental work has also been under way in Wales, Tasmania, and Sweden. At the com pany meeting held in London. Decem- Der 29, H, T. Durant gave the follow ing particulars.
 If one traces from it's inception the bisulphite process, we find that its evolution has been strikingly similar to, and by no means slower than that of other metallurgical discoveries. The bisulphite process has always appealed strongly to all metallurgists after the brefest explanation of it's claims and objects, for the reason that nothing but water and power is required for it's operation, and its chemistry is sim pie and does not admit of discussion. Briefly, the process consists in roast ing ores containing, among other val uable metals, zinc. During the actual roasting there is given off certain im- pure acid gases; these latter are dis solved in water, and the acid water thus produced Is used to dissolve the zinc out of some of the already roasted ore, producing. on tine one hand, ore free from zinc and, therefore. now of value for it's other contents tor ex. ample, leaa and silver), aod, on the other hand, solution containing zinc. which zinc is recovered as zinc oxide by the agency of heat. The work nat urally divides itself into three distinct sections, namely: (a) roasting the ore: (b) dissolving the zinc out of the roast ed ore by means of the acid gases giv- en off during the roasting, and thereby producing ore free from zinc and also zinc solulion and (c) recovering zinc oxide from the above mentioned so- iution.
 "None of the standard types of furnaces met our requirements until we had succeeded in evolving fur mace of our own, simpler than any of the standard roasting furnaces and free from royalties or other encum. brances. We had to provide for roast ing complex ores under certain well los litin nlo (because, toa great extent, drug in the market) has not previously been com mercially roasted. The first means employed was to obtain the pure acid out of the acid gases given off during the roasting of the ore. then to stir the ore in closed vessels with water, and pump the acid into it. thereby dissolving the zinc. This procedure was abandoned for several reasons; it is sufficient to state one, namely, that up to the present it is not pos- sible to make pump which will pump the acid gas. The next method tried was an improvement in that no pumps for acid gas were required: this meth cd succeeded metallurgically. but We had to abandon it because the smell of the acid solutions was such that it was impossible for men to work on the plant. Here we succeeded metallur- gically, but failed from humane point of view. Now, by certain plant odiications, involving none of the previous disabilities, we have succeed
 ed in putting the process to work or commercial scale "-M. X $. Pres,
Mohave County miner., 1914-02-14
Safe for Babies, Effective for Grown-Ups

That's Foley's Honey and Tar Con- pound. It has the confidence of your druggist, who knows it will give you satisfaction. w. w. Nessmith. States boro, Ga says: ''I have used Foley's Honey and Tar Compound in ny family and have sold it in my store and it never fails to cure" And Bob Fergu- son. 3l9 Pine St., Green Bay, Wis, says: II had bad cough that kept me awake nights and two small bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar cured me. " H. H. Watkins, Druggist.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-21
Britain Greatly Interested
in the Mexican Situation

London, April 20.--Mexico over.
shadowed all other matters in public
interest here today. Throughout the
British isles local and imperial poll.
tics although of great Importance, had
to give way to what had been consid-
cred here for long time, the newt.
able Intervention by the United States
to restore order in Mexico.
The Westminster Gazette, the lead
ing government organ, in expressing
the view that nothing now can avert
war, "or il not war what the late
William E. Gladstone would have call
ed military operations says:
"One cannot pretend to be surprised
that this should be the end OF the
refusal of the United States to recog.
nize General Huerta. There are a
great many other nations which in
other circumstances might have at.
tackled the hornets nest but this case
is one In which the Monroe doctrine
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saddles the United States with heavy
obligations from which there is no
escape"
The Pail Mall Gazette, an opposition
newspaper, says:
Our sympathy with the Americans
does not blind US to the perils OF the
course to which they seem about to
commit themselves"
Upon the United States will be laid
the extremely difficult duty Of protect
ing both its own citizens and foreign
ers, exposed to Mexican barbarity. In
all probability an eventual reorganiza-
ton Of the whole country OF Mexico
will be necessary. Undoubtedly Gen.
eral Hureta's action is counsel OF
desperation adopted in the hope that
all factions In Mexico will unite with
him to repel the "gnngo" attacks.
Many observers are Of the opinion
shat this may prove correct. In that
case the United States has before Il.
a gigantic task. ~, sassss s vi 4.
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icAn flag, which had not been insulted
he proposed to show his GOOD will
toward the American people though he
did not think that snch ! request was
fjust,s DEUp1oing that tho sflaxs 81 the
two nations be hpisted ana sa1uted
reciprocally and simultaneously.
"The American government did not
agree with that idea but insisted upon
Rear Admiral Mayo's request, giving
assurance that according to fnterna.
tional practice the salute would be re.
turned by American cannon after the
salute to the American flag
This was not accepted by Presi.
dent Huerta. who insisted upon his
proposition.
The Mexican government believ-
ing that the salute In question Was OF
no importance unless formally agreed
upon by both parties. proposed the
signing Of protocol and tho minister
OF foreign affairs presented last night
draft OF such protocol to the Amer.
lean charge d'anairs. O.Shaughnessy.
"O'Shaughnessy answered that Ne
must consult his government and this
afternoon he communicated to the
minister that his government did not
accept the idea OF the protocol but
wanted an unconditional salute OF the
American flag.
"This the Mexican government re-
fused, feeling 1t had done ali possible
and believing the acceptance OF such
an imposition would be equivalent to
yielding by Mexico to humiliation"
Huerta Uneoncsrnsd.
The formal reply by the Mexican
government to the demands OF tho.
United States was handed to Nelson
O'Shaughnessy, the American charxe
d'affaires at exactly o'clock last even
ing at the foreign ONCE, the charge
however, had been made aware pre-.
viously Of the nature of the document,
Mr.. O'Shaughnessy had seen Senior
Portillo y Rojas, late in the afternoon
in the suburbs Of Coyoacan where he
had gone to dine with some friends.
Provisional President Huerta displayed
comparative indifference to the crisis
and passed several hours last evening
listening to the military band playing
in Chapultepec park.
Several hundred American residents
spent the evening at the American
club, where dinner and entertain
ment we're given, f
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-21
ARMY GETS READY
FOR QUICK MOVE

Houston, Texas, April 2O.-The sec.
ond division Of the United States army
here on practice march began hur-
ried movement back to Texas City and
Galveston today, on orders received
from. Washington at 8 o'clock this
morning. The fifth brigade Of the di-
vision was rushed aboard troop trains
but the remainder Of the big army unit.
which brought nearly 10000 men here,
was ordered to make the sixty mile
hike" back to the coast on foot.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-21

| Mexico City, April 20.-The Mexican
capital awaited with intense interest
| today the next word from Washington
in reply to the refusal of Provisional
President Huerta to comply with the
demand of the United States. All the
morning papers published lengthy
statement by the Mexican foreign min
lister, Senior Portillo Rojas, outlining
the reasons for the position General
Huerta has taken-namely, that the
American flag was not flying on the
boat when the bluejackets were ar
rested on shore at Tampico, that there
fore the flag had not been insulted,
and that compliance with the demand
for an unconditional salute would be
humiliating to Mexico.
This statement was followed by a
statement from President Huerta ad-
vising Mexicans to refrain from demo
strations which might embarrass pos
sible future negotiations. Many Amer
lean residents have made preparations
to stay In the Mexican capital what
ever the outcome of the present crisis,
unless they are ordered to leave by the
Mexican authorities. They express
belief that they will not be harmed ia
any eventuality. Others are going to
! Vera Cruz or arc making preparations
to iAaKS II necessary. T7'F '7s;'7'
7 Il Rojas Explains.
Portillo y Rojas, minister Of foreign
/ TN kot !,
impossible to agree to the demand of
the United States that the flag of that
country be Internationally saluted,
gave out the following statement:
"On the ninth Of the present month
between II and noon, a boat without
an American flag and with nine ma
rines and one offlcer landed at q point
called the Beach of Iturbid in lamp
leo. Col. Raymond Hinojosay who has
charge of defending that point, de-
tanned the marines and officers and
conducted them to the presence of the
general who had command of the fort,
lgancio Morelos Zaragosa.
1T should be remembered that at
this time the port not only was under
military control but was withstanding
an attack by rebels.
General ZaragOsa Immediately and
without even investigating the case
put the marines and the officers at
liberty, placed Hinojosa in prison and
sent an apology to Rear Admiral Mayo
the commander Of the American fleet.
"We thought the incident was closed
but unfortunately this was not so be-
cause Mayo sent to him some time
afterward an ultimatum in which he
asked that second apology be pre-
|sented to him by the staff OF the chief
Of the fort. General Zaragosa: that the
American flag be hoisted at public
place in Tampico and saluted by
twenty-one guns. and besides the
severe punishment Of Hinojosa, stipu-
lating that all this be done within
twenty-four hours. The time was
later extended.
"The president OF Mexico when in
formed Of the case ordered another in
vestigation of the facts. and the pun
ishment of the guilty officer IL 1t were
proved he was blameworthy. He also
authorized the minister Of foreign az
fairs to express regret on account of
the incident. When he became aware
that the American government sup
ported the request of Rear Admiral
Mayo relative to salute of the Amer
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-04-21

ing to have war with Mexico. He point
! ed out that under no circumstances,
would the United States fight the Mex-
lean people; that it was their friend.
Mr.. Wilson said he was going to cor
gress to tell of special situation and
to ask approval of plans to meet a
special situation. He declared the is.
sue was only one between the United
States and man whoc alls himself
president of Mexico but whom the
United States had never recognized as
entitled to that right.
The president said the intention of
the United States was to help the
people of Mexico and that he had got
ten a feeling Of uneasiness when hs
found the newspapers fired with en-
thusiasm for war. Mr.. Wilson declared
he did not want war, but justice, and
that he did not consider such acts of
reprisal as are planned, acts of war,
but measures short of var. sustained,
by the Greytown precedent, for one
The president said that in reality he
was going to congress on an occasion
for which, strictly speaking, it was not
necessary to obtain authority, but that
it was his desire to have the full CO.
operation and thought and purpose OF
congress.
MIR. Wilson said that the executive
could take steps which would fall snort
of declaration of war.
The president emphasized that he
had not lost his patience with Mexico,
for to lose patience seemed to him
an act of weakness, but that he felt
,,,n inc io1, cyo
from bad to worse and eventually bring
about state of conflict. 4
Must Stop offenses.
The president added that he thought
it was wise in the interests of peace
to cut off those repeated offenses at |
an early stage.
Events Of the day, such as a final ac-
ceptance from Huerta, the president
indicated might alter his plans and he
added that even the course of action
by the navy was dependent on circum-l
stances.
When the president was asked the |
direct question il the purpose of' his |
action was to secure the elimination
of Huerta, he replied that the Tampico
incident did not involve that question. |
He replied that the United States |
merely wanted full recognition OF its |
dignity and such recognition as |
would constitute guarantee that such |
incidents as the one at Tampico would ]
not occur again.
The president announced that his |
message was ready, that it was about |
a thousand words long, and would take |
about ten minutes to read
Fle declined to give out copies of it !
in advance, as has been the custom,
saying he wanted to keep it under adj /
visement to the last minute He ar
ranged however, to have copies given |
out at the capital simultaneously with |
his delivery.
The President returned to Wash l
ington from White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va, at 7:54 o'clock and went at
once to the white house for a con-
ference with Secretary Bryan. This
preceded special cabinet meeting
called for 10:30 o'clock.
President Wilson had outlined his
message last night while travelling and
after going over a first draft with the
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President Wilson's Address to Congress


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TORPEDO. ,,.FLQT|LLA
0R0I'RE'''D''TD SEA

Pensacola, Fla, April 20.-Orders
were received early today directing the
fotilla of twenty torpedo boat destroy
ers here to put to sea this afternoon,
meeting Rear Admiral Badgers fleet
In the gulf and accompanying it to
Tampico Omcers said the destroyers
with two tenders were ready to depart.
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ARMY and NAVY
WILL COOPERATE

Washington, d. c., April 20.-The
joint army and navy board, headed by
Admiral Dewey, today had its first ses-
sion in many months. 1t discussed
plans for cooperation of the army and
navy in case it becomes necessary to
adopt measures in Mexico. Gen Wood
and Gen. Wotherspoon were present.
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Clear For Action

Vera Cruz, April 2o.--Com-
mander Charles #. Hughes,
chief of star Of the United
States Atlantic fleet today
called on General 0ustav0
Mas, commander Of the fed
eral troops at Vera Cruz. and
on the commander Of tho port,
and instructed them to order all
merchant vessels ont Of the
harbor.
All American and other for
eign women have been asked by
Consul Canada to take refuge
vessels now In the harbor p0r-
ferably on board the Mexico, or
the Ward line and the Esper-
ANA, which have been char
tered by ~ united States
navy
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Wars of the u S.

]. + + + i + + + + +
War of the Revolution. -. :
........... April 19, 1875 :
Northwest Indian wars -.
Sept. 19, 1890
War with France July 9, 1898 ;
War with Tripoli ........... :
............. June 10, 1901 :
War of 1912 -. June 1S, 1912 :
Creek Indian war ....... :
July q, 1913
Seminole Indian war ........
Nov. 20, 1917 :
Blackhawk Indian war ......
April 81, 1881
Florida Indian war .......
Dec. %, 1885 "
Creek Indian war May 5, 1886 +"
First war with Mexico .... !
April "a, 1846 :
Fort Sumter fred on ....... :
April 12, 1851 :
War with Spain April 21, 1898 !
Philippine war Feb. 4, 1899