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The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03
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ing very rich carbonate ore from it's
Calumet claim. The drill Is now down
about 165 feet. The dacite Gaping
had been penetrated and when I was
on the ground the drill was In the con-
glometrate which usually lies between
the dacite and the schist. The schist
is the principal ore bearing rock Of the
district. The Calumet workings are
practically due north Of the drill-rig
Of the Arizona Ray, and the ore-bear-
ing schist northwest and southeast.
Throughout this section is in blanket
formation, extending north and south,
and dipping downward toward the east,
generally speaking. The drill hole is
in a practically direct line with the
Calumet slopes to the north, and the
northern drill holes put down by the
Ray Hercules. It's central block of
ground Is surrounded on three sides by
the proved territory Of the Ray Her
cules and Ray Consolidated, the Drill
AAS 10 OpCA1CiAA6 AACoA tAC OAIlCAAc WSSt-
ern end and as the dip Of the bedding
plane Of the schist is toward the east,
and pay ore has been developed still
to the east Of the Ray Consolidated,
it appears as though the company has
splendid prospect of developing pay
copper underneath this entire block Of
lob
claims. The total acreage of its hold
ings Is ITO. Another crnra drill out.
fit will soon be in operation. In the
meantime, directly south of it's ground
the Ray Hercules is steadily operating
four churn drills.
From Geronimo to Superior
There is much activity along this
entire range from near Geronimo, some
sixty miles to the southeast, to Superior
on the northwest, and many large hold
ings upon which much work has been
done are being quietly taken under op-
tion by outside interests The recent
strike in the Magma, at Superior, has
electrified the entire section. On it's
1400 foot level the Magma has opened
vein 40 feet in width, filled with bor-
mite ore, which averages from 40 per
/ cent to SO per cent copper. This is
one of the most noab1e copper finds
made in the recent history Of Arizona
copper mines
"Other minerals than copper are be-
ing found in this zone, and present ac-
| tivities seem to promise to result in
development Of a number of important
new copper, lead silver and gold mines
This entire section seems due for i'm
mense activity"
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

that their usually loquacious money
is silent, as far as obtaining a house
Is concerned.
few days ago an electrician motor
ed over from Los Angeles, with his
family, to go to work at one of the
Jerome mines. He had made no ar
rangements for house. supposing
that if the mining company did not
supply him with quarters he could get
furnished rooms in the town without
any trouble. But the company houses
were all full and the town is always
morethan full. The Angelenos camp
ed out a few nights in their car and
then one of the shift bosses at the
mine cleaned out his rabbit house for
them. The bunnies were turned out
in the cold and the electrician, Mrs.
Electrician and the children moved in.
To live in a rented house Is far from
safe. Rents are raised almost every
month and one never knows when his
landlord will succumb to the impor-
tunities of some would be- purchaser
and accept price which would have
seemed unreasonable, exorbitant and
impossible a few months ago.
The local newspaper has adopted a
rule not to accept any advertising from
persons seeking houses or rooms. for
under the circumstances it is impos-
sible to bring any result. Newcomers
relief by advertising but to advertise
for something that is not to be had is
useless
The manager Of the local opera
house" has bought 40 cots, with few
quilts and blankets, and placed them
in his auditorium. Every few nights
there is show Then the cots are
moved into the property room and the
dodgers have to wait till after the show
to go to bed.
In the fall the town band stand was
full Of sleepers every night, most of
them with no covering except news
papers 1t is a little too chilly now to
sleep with nothing but newspapers
over one, but now and then some des-
perate soul buys quilt or blanket at
one of the stores and hunks in the
stand.
To be a "curbstoner' is no disgrace
in Jerome. Office room is simply NOT
sible people in the camp are without
even desk space. New mining COM
panies are offering present occupants
of offices almost fabulous prices to
move out
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03
INTEREST Of
BIC RAILROAD
IN POLITICS

In the November 1st issue Of the
Southern Pacific Bulletin has the fol-
lowing to say regarding the railroads
interest in politics:
1T has been suggested that the
Southern Pacific should take an in
terest in the various elections during
the present campaign in the states
it traverses. 1t does. But the COM
pany is not in politics. 1t is not TAX
ing sides with one party or another
Like any other individual or citizen
1t is interested only in politics that
are being offered affecting it's well
fare.
longer be considered separate from
that Of the public. This ract became
evident when there was talk of a
transportation strike. The farmer
and the merchant, fearing that they
could not get their perishable to mar
ket, suddenly realized what the rail-
ance always existed, only they were
not aware of it.
terminal is to be moved or a re-
trenchment ordered and the butcher
er grocer has visions of his sales
dropping off and his collections get
ting poor. A railroad, as an employer
and a purchaser, is one of the big
supports of a community. The Pa
has over fifty thousand men on it's
payroll, and it buys millions of dol
lars worth of material and supplies
each year.
Communities without railroads
know their value. There are great
sections of fertile land and valuable
mineral deposits on the Pacific coast
undeveloped because they are too far
from market and need a railway.
railroads. This need can only be sup
piled by wise laws and fair adminis-
tration Of them.
Railroads are interested in the
coming elections to this extent: First,
they want a government that is eff
cient second, they want one that is
economical and fully protects the
rights of property. This desire is
shared by every citizen, and rail-
roads needs are no different from
those of an Individual Every citizen
is entitled to value received for each
dollar Of taxes he pays. The South
ern Pacific pays one-fifth of the
state taxes in California, and is one
Of the biggest taxpayers in the West
The protection of property rights
forms the basis Of our success in life
Money in the savings bank, the title
to a bungalow, a partnership in q
grocery store, the small savings put
away in a railroad bond or share are
private property as well as the larger
holdings Of a big corporation In
justice all private property rights
should have the same protection. II
| is un-American to safeguard one
kind and not the other. The rail-
roads desire for security under the
law is no different from the work
ingmans anxiety that his roof shall
not be taken off his head
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03
JEROME JAMMED AND
CLARKDALE CONCES7ED

JEROME, Ariz. Nov. 2.-HoW peo-
pie sleep in Jerome is one of the eter-
nal mysteries. Sometimes they don't.
Almost every night people put in
their sleeping hours tramping over the
road between Jerome and Clarkdale,
five miles away down in the Verde
valley, just to keep warm.
For both Jerome and Clarkdale are
jammed, crammed, congested, over
flowing with people brought here by
mining boom at least equal to any
ever enjoyed by any other copper camp.
Every train that comes in has several
extra coaches attached, and the pas
sengers even stand up in box cars. The
buses that meet the trains at the sta
tions are wholly inadequate. In Clark
dale this does not mean so much but
the Jerome station Is half a mile from
town over steep, serpentine mountain
trails that often astound and alarm
the newcomer. Many a future Verde
in truth that he walked into Jerome.
If he tells the whole truth he will add
that it was because he was unable to
get a seat in q bus.
Arrived in the town, the new arrivals
make for the hotels first of all.
Every hotel has it's halls and corridors
filled with cots-the regulation price
of cot Is 81 a night-but every hotel
clerk turns away scores every evening.
Then they scatter over the town.
begging piteously at every door to be
taken in. Many of the fortunate and
superior beings who own or rent
houses have put up signs announcing
that they have no rooms for rent. but
often these are ineffective in keeping
away the supplicants.
There is one woman with house
away at the south end of town who
rents room at $3.50 night. exclusive
ly to transients. She never advertises,
never hangs out room for rent" sign,
but every night her room is taken. She
knows that some searcher for accom-
modations will find her place and ask
for room, even if it is practically out
Of town and not on public road.
1t is hard for outsiders to realize the
conditions in Jerome. They may read,
or be told, that it is impossible to
buy to buy or rent a house in Jerome
but they come blithely on, confident
that such statements are merely harm
less exaggerations and that they can
find the accommodations they seek as
soon as they show the color of their
coin. But when they arrive they find
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03
LIVE STOCK
CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Hogs receipts
$4,000; slow cents above yesterday s
$1,000; heavy $9.40@1025; pigs $3.50
$50.
Cattle receipts 1000; strong. Native
beef cattle $6.75@11.75; western steers
$6.4O@9.50; stockers $465m7.85; cows
$3.50@9.50; calves $7.00@11.00.
Sheep receipts 1900; firm. Wethers
$7.60@8.S0; lambs $8.50@11.25.
Denver
DENVER Nov. 2.-Cattle receipts
5000; market steady; beef steers $500
@7.50; cows $5.25@6.5O: feeders 5000
$50; calves $7.50@8.50.
Hog receipts 1400; market 1000
15c higher; top $9.S5; bulk $9.50@9.SO.
Sheep receipts 10000; strong; lambs
$10.00@10.65; feeders lambs $9.75@9.90;
ewes $6.40@6.9O.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Through the Copper Camp the Club
Committee desires to gratefully thank
the following young ladies for their
kind assistance in having served on the
Decoration Committee, and their splen-
did suggestions and work which was
brought out to those who noted the
artistic manner in which the ball room
was Illuminated with decorations:
Misses Mabel Wilson, Laura Jensen,
Coral Redwine, Schooler, Moore. Sund-
berg, Carsen, Zillar.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03


wild Fire. Black says his intentions
were good this week to respond to
wrong accusations made against him
in last weeks Copper Camp, but that
his overwork on the Halloween Prog
ram at the club, has so consumed his
time, his energy became depleted, but
states next week he will tell you who
instigated the joke as well as the party
who composed it and submitted it to
the editor Of the paper. He states that
he realizes procrastination sometimes
causes regret, but that his pep. was ex-
hausted, but for RID, jim and ETC to
look out in the next edition of the
paper.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

u. S. government the first of the week
to report at once to the quartermasters
&C rps at Naco Arizona. From there he
will be sent to Honolulu, his station
from where he was furloughed to the
reserve list last December. Mr.. Fellows
has been in the camp for six months
and has many friends here
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

squads, $500 per dozen.
BUTTER: Receipts, $4,000 pounds;
extras, 33c; firsts, SIC.
EGGS: Receipts 108 cases; selected,
ACC; case count, 44c; candled 45c.
ALFALFA HAY: $14.00@16.0O.
SONORA WHEAT: $2.55 bid; $2.65
asked
BARLEY: Bright feed, $500 bio
$2i15 asked. Dark feed. $1,42k bic
81 47h asked
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03
LOS ANGELES MARKET

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31.-Prices
quoted are for livestock WEIGHED and
delivered off the car without food and
water
CATTLE: con foot and cross
weighD. No l steers weighing 900 to
1900 pounds, $7.25@7.5O; seconds, $6.12
@6.75; common thin, $6.00@6.25.
COWS AND 1EIFERS: No. /, $500
@6.25; seconds, $5.50@575; thin, $3.50
$500
SHEEP: CPer head desirable woo)
wethers, $650@700; ewes $6.50@675;
sucking lambs, $6.00@6.25.
HOGS: (Hard grain fed $50 to 25O
pounds, 9A @9Ac; $50 to $50 pounds
81 @9Ac; 800 pounds and up, sAc@
SIC.
POULTRY: Broilers, 22c; fryers, Csc;
.roasters, zoe; old cocks, 19c; light hens
|nic; heavy hens 18c; light turkeys. 1Sc;
heavy turkeys, 22c; old ducks, 12c;
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Mr.. 0. F. Davis, a resident of Los An
geles, is now making his home in Ray
Tor the winter, stopping in Mr.. Chap
elka's home on Zachery HILL He says
that the fog in Southern California this
year is something that ought to drive
the people to Arizona, as the climate so
far, is unexcelled.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

The new Marine engine has arrived
and been installed at No. shaft on
the Ray Hercules property. This shaft
| is now down about 300 feet while the
No. 1 shaft is down over 600 feet
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Mrs Ben Stewart who died in Mesa
last week taught in the Ray schools for
two years Mr.. Stewart is a brother of
Mrs. Rex Anderson.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

S. F. Purdie of Miami has moved to
Ray where he will be employed in the
Gila Valley Bank and Trust Co.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

DR.. Lamotte, a prominent physician
of San Bernardino, Cal, and DR.. Knop-
snyder of Cotton, made flying trip to
Ray last Sunday. They are interested
in the Arizona Ray properties and spent
most of their time examining the prop
erty. Both of them were pleased with
what they saw and were delighted with
the camp.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Frank H. Swenson stands right on
the legislative issues. He is trained
attorney of wide experience and is ac-
quainted with the rights and needs OF
people in eevry walk in life Vote
for him for State Senator at the Nov.
Election. Odv. IT,
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

County Attorney Richardson while
campaigning in Ray this week, took
a hand in several criminal prosecutions
was given a preliminary hearing and
held to answer to the Superior Court
under bail of $4,000. Lipe is alleged
to have given a worthless check on a
fictitious bank a practice that has be-
come rather prevalent in Ray the past
few weeks. A felony warrant was or
dered issued for the arrest Of one A
Valencia, resident of Tempe, who is
accused of obtaining some $350.00 un-
der false pretenses.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Charlie Gorham's training and
business experience admirably quail
fies him for the office of County
Treasurer. Vote for him Nov. 7th.
(adv.) 1t
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Billie Lent had added a seventy
five horsepower Winton Six to his
line of jitneys.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03
LOCAL NOTES

Walter Barshaw made a business
trip to Hayden Sunday.
Graham was d Superior visitor
the first of the week.
L. P. Jones, garage man. was in
Tucson on business this week.
Billie Lent had added seventy
five horsepower Winton Six to his
line of jitneys.
William Coleman, Jack Davis and
Carl Rogers motored to Phoenix Sun
day.
Jacob Miller of the Miller Brothers
Mercantile company is visiting home
folks in Tucson.
R. v. Johnson purchased the Ed.
Erickson property on American town
site this week.
Chas. Mac Million says he may en-
ter the war. He wears Paris garters
and no metal can touch him.
Cheer up. If you don't get what
you want you will never get tired of it.
Sunshine.
We are all victims of circumstances
and the more we squawk the less we
are heard. From the Reflections of
w. Gregg.
That guys always trying to tell me
something, but I figure many a man
mistakes a stuffed memory for col
lege education Fat" Barham.
Dell Shields went to Phoenix Sat
urday and returned Sunday with a
new Kissel car which he will put in
delivery service.
Jimmie Nelson and Lloyd Parker two
popular members Of the Nelson, Park
er, Johnson trio left Saturday for a
trip back east. They will visit in
Denver and Kansas City.
Hunters are bringing in lots of quail
and report them still plentiful despite
the large number bagged since the sea-
son opened.
And Jimmie Huston said "Wise peo-
pie, where they have not been killed
have always prospered at the expense
of fighting FOOLS"
Charlie Rabbit Garrity was over
from Hayden the first of the week par
taking of the Mineral Creek water.
Harry Scanlon, Nick Demaggio, Al
Beaumiller, Herbert Hester and Franz
Hosp returned Monday from a weeks
duck hunt at Reservoir Lake near
Florence. They bagged $50 ducks on
the trip and report them plentiful
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

William Coleman, Jack Davis and
Carl Rogers motored to Phoenix Sun
day.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

L. P. Jones, garage man, was il
Tucson on business this week.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Jacob Miller of the Miller Brothers
Mercantile company is visiting home
folks in Tucson.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

R. V. Johnson purchased the Ed.
Erickson property on American town
site this week
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Mrs. H. E. Heller left for Seattle the
first of the week, being called there by
the serious illness of sister,
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Harry Scanlon, Nick Demaggio, Al
Beaumiller, Herbert Hester and Franz
Hosp returned Monday from a weeks
duck hunt at Reservoir Lake near
Florence. They bagged $50 ducks on
the trip and report them plentiful.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03
MARKETS

Coppers compiled for the Arizona
Copper Camp by r. Allyn Lewis. Phoe-
nix, Arizona.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Subscribe for the Copper Camp.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Efficiency" means Charlie Gorham
Adv It.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Copper Camp ads. bring results. Try
one and be convinced.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Chas. Mac Million says he may en-
ter the war. He wears Paris garters
and no metal can touch him.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

H. G. Richardson, candidate to sue
ceed himself as county attorney, has
been campaigning in Ray and Superior,
the past week. "Rich" reports that
the big mining camps are stronger for
him than even at last election, and
that he confidently expects to poll one
of the biggest majorities in Pinal
County.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Several young people from Hayden
were over to attend the Halloween ball.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Charlie Rabbit Garrity was over
from Hayden the first of the week par
taking of the Mineral Creek water
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

A Graham was Superior visitor
the first of the week.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

had departed from earth the other night
at the Halloween ball, and was pre-
pairing for his trip to heaven. He sure
was up in the air and soaring high in
his attempt to join the angels.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Cheer up. If you don't get what
you want you will never get tired of it.
Sunshine.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Dell Shields went to Phoenix Sat
urday and returned Sunday with a
new Kissel car which he will put in
delivery service.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Jimmie Nelson and Lloyd Parker two
popular members of the Nelson, Park
er, Johnson trio left Saturday for a
trip back east. They will visit in
Denver and Kansas City.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

And Jimmie Huston said "Wise peo-
pie, where they have not been killed
have always prospered at the expense
of fighting fools.''
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Walter Barshaw made a business
trip to Hayden Sunday.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

The candidates for the office Of
County Attorney, are having friendly
fight. Bogard says that Richardson is
too young man for this important
position, and Richardson replies back
that Bogard is too old. Erich" is thirty
one years of age, and Bogard isxty-
seven. It's now up to the voters
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

That guys always trying to tell me
something, but I figure many man
mistakes a stuffed memory for a col
lege education Fat Barham.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

Hunters are bringing in lots of quail
and report them still plentiful despite
the large number bagged since the sea-
son opened
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-11-03

We are all victims of circumstances
and the more we squawk the less we
are heard. From the Reflections of
w. Gregg.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-03
CUTTLE FISH DEMOCRACY
The Democracy of Montana is try

The Democracy of Montana is try
ing to trick the voters in this cam
paign. They cannot defend the rank
failures, delinquency in office, lavish
and useless expenditures of public
funds and gross official misconduct of
the Stewart administration They
are afraid of the issues. They are
afraid of the facts. They are afraid
of the truth.
So they seek to avoid the issues.
They seek to distract and draw away
the attention of the voters from their
own maladministration and bad rec
ord. They know the facts and their
own record damn them to certain de-
feat. They have practically given up
hope of carrying the state for any
one but Governor Stewart. He is by
far their weakest candidate, but they
don't seem to know it. He is their
weakest candidate because he, as the
responsible head, has most offended
Not so much probably in acts OF COM
mission as in acts of commission OF
duty, negligence, complacency in the
The Glasgow courier., 1916-11-03
CAR SHORTAGE PROBLEM

PUZZLlNG IL. Il. MEN
Railroads are now suffering the
most serious freight car shortage in
history, according to J. C. Woodwork
vice president in charge of traffic Of
the Northern Pacific Railway. He
asks the cooperation Of shippers in
overcoming the difficulty.
"There would be no car shortage"
Mr.. Hoodworth declared, "were the
railroads not obliged to carry, in ad-
dition to their own traffic, the enorm-
Gus coats-to-coast tonnage which was
carried through the Panama Canal by
ships which have wholly deserted this
trade to seek greater profits else
where. Ships owners of course can
not be blamed for doing this, and they
might have made some increases in
rates and kept their vessels in this
trade had it not been for transcontin-
, entail railroad rates which cannot be
raised without approval Of the Fed
eral authorities. '
"We have more than sufficient equipS
ment to meet all ordinary require
ments. In the year ending June 80,
1916, the Northern Pacific, showed an
increase of 20 per cent in freight busi-
ness and there was no suggestion of
car shortage or congestion at any
time in the whole year. Business now
I in sight does not exceed last years
volume, but an increasing proportion
! is going to points along eastern and
southern lines.
"Wheat, -four, lumber and other
commodities are being exported thru
New York, Baltimore and other east
ern seaports instead of going direct
in ships, as heretofore. We cannot
get foreign line cars to handle this
business and when we furnish our
own cars they are usually lost for
years.
1--WE can do nothing more than we
are now doing, but shippers can do
much to improve the situation. Rec
cords show that SO per cent of the
total car days are consumed in load
ing and unloading. Therefore, if
shippers could load and unload cars
in half the time now taken, it would
be equivalent to adding 25 per cent to
our freight car equipment"