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Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
MINING STOCKS ARE s
 THE BEST INVESTMENTS
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

In statement recently made by Chester R. Lawrence, prominent n nancier of Boston. the claim is madC that of the average returns from the capital invested in various industries. mining leads all others. says the Ari- zona State Bureau of Mines.
 His statement in part follows:
 "The National Banker. in a recent issue. makes the unequivocal state ment that the combined dividends paid by the gold and silver companies of the United States are greater than the combined dividends paid by all the banking institutions of the United States.
 That the combined dividends paid by the copper companies of the Unit ed States are greater than the com bined dividends paid by all the rail roads in the United States, and that g per cent of the freight handled by these same railroads Is either ore or some commodity connected with the mining and milling of ore.
 "To this somewhat astounding and not generally known fact, Bradstreet's and Dunn's commercial agencies sup ply the somewhat startling addenda that but 36 per cent of all legitimate mining investments fail. as against 54 per cent in commercial lines.
 "Seventy-six mines of the United States have paid in dividends in 1914 up to October l, over S75,000,OO0.
 During 1907. S300.000.000 was lost in gilt-edge securities and about as much during the past two years, which was more than was ever lost in min ing.
 Government figures show the fol lowing returns on capital invested.
 Railroad. 3 per cent; national banks 6H per cent. insurance. II per cent; numbering IA per cent. manufacturing IA per cent, mining lS2 per cent.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
LURE OF MINING
 EXTENDS TO FAIR SEX

SPOKANE. Feb. 2-The lure of mining has induced Miss Cecile M. Brown and Miss Jeanette B. Brown, members of an old Huguenot family in the United States to venture from their home in New York to mining camp in the Spokane country in the middle of Winter, and they are en- toying the experience.
 More than ten years ago the Misses Brown became interested i1 the Gold en Eagle Mining Company, wlich has four claims at Republic. Wash, north of Spokane. Since then they have in- vested about S1O0,0OO in the enter prise. Since the recent revival in mining, they have decided to prove the property and pu: 1t on produc- ing basis, and their trip is to investi- gate the situation more thoroughly and outline operating plans.
 That they have given considerable study to mining is evident from their conversation. They discuss the differ ent phases of the subject with all the glibness of experienced metallurgists and mining engineers, and concentra- ton, cyanide treatments, cuts, drifts, tunnels and raises apparently have no terrors for them. They are sufficient ly confident in the future of the camp that they are willing to invest still more money there, and in addition have secured promises from wealthy Eastern friends that they will become associated with them.
 "A number of years ago my sister and I decided that we would engage in some business that was clean and honorable, and at the same time promised satisfactory profits" said Miss Jeanette Brown, while in Spo- kane recently. "We are convinced that we nave an exceptionally valu- able property, and are planning to in- augurate an extensive plan of opera tions soon. We have found that there are millions of dollars of Eastern cap ital seeking investment in legitimate Northwestern mining enterprises and we intend to aid in enlisting this capital"
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
ANOTHER STRIKE
 OF TUNGSTEN IS MADE (From Thursdays Daiiy.)
(From Thu.

E. J. Treverrow and ]. C. Mcdonald two Denver mining men who located on Tule creek, Tiptop district, have made what is stated to be big strike n tungsten. that is occasioning con siderable excitement.
 George Thompson, who arrived from that field yesterday, stated this discovery IS of exceptional interest, for the reason that the fve-inch vein is absolutely pure mineral and several hundred pounds are on the dump ready to sack and snip. The shaft showing this high grade is only ten feet deep. but the vein has widened as sinking has gone ahead.
 Mir. Thompson also stated that Tule creek is an attractive tungsten field, and scores of prospectors and miners are making locations, and getting ready to operate. It is his belief that a boom would have been on had not the country been marooned on ac- count of the big storms of the past month. He is sacking ore from his Black Diamond, and will make sec ond shipment to Pittsburg as soon as roads are opened to freignting. A mill to treat the ore and produce concentrate is being talked of, and which will have heavy patronage from the number of mines operating and ready to produce. Mir. Thompson will have on exhibition i-l a Prescott store in a few days l50 pounds of tungsten from his mines, to substanti- ate what his property is producing and later this shipment goes East, to be marketed at S60 unit, or for this weight, the sum of $40.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
PLEADS GUILTY
 TO SELLING LIQUOR
(Prom Thursdays Daily.)

Julius Jacoby after telling the story of how J. w. Reiff and J. s. Sykes came to him and induced nim to ob- tain whiskey for them by complaining of having severe colds. meanwhile shaking and shivering as if afflicted with ague, entered a plea of guilty to the charge of having violated the pro hibition amendment and placed him self on the mercy of the court yester- day. He is to be sentenced March 2. About three weeks ago Jacoby plead ed not guilty and his trial had been set for yesterday.
 One of the men. Jacoby said, told him that he thought he would die if ne did not get a drink before morn ing. During October the two men were regular customers at Jacoby's barber shop. One night after having showed symptoms of a severe cold by coughing and shaking, one of tine "spotters" asked Jacoby if he could not get some whiskey for him. The defendants sympathy getting the best of him he said that he would see if he could get some whiskey for the two men. That evening Jacoby said that he went out and rustled the whiskey, turning 1t over to the "spotter" with out any pecu1iary benefit to himself. On two occasions after that Jacoby testified that he got whiskey for the "spotter."
 Deputy County J. II. Morgan asked Jacoby if it was not fact that he asked for the bottle of whiskey be- cause his wife was sick. The defend ant denied it, claiming that he got the booze for the two men because they had said they were sick. Judge Smith stated that he was satisfied that Ja- coby was not bootlegeing because he had not made anything out of the transactions and because he was not in the bootlegging business. Jacoby testified that he has been in the bar Der business in Prescott for the past 26 years.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
GOOD OUT OF EVIL

TUCSON, Feb. 4.-Avery Shearer. the Bisbee miner who brought suit in the Tucson Federal court for SlO,OOO damages, alleging the loss of five teeth in an accident in the Copper Queen mines, has notified his former employers that bad advice prompted him to undertake the legal action which resulted in jury verdict against him. Shearer's voluntary statement made an appeal to the mine officials, who told him to go to dentist for whatever treatment was necessary and send the bill to them. He was also instructed to report for work, it being recognized that his marriage since the accident placed him in need of employment.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
SPOKANE TO PUT ON
 AIRS WITH A LADY COP

SPOKANE. Feb. 2.-She must be not less than 25 nor more than 5 years old, not under five feet nor more than five feet ten inches tall, not less than 1l5 nor over 200 pounds in weight
 These are not specifications for someone's prospective bride, but for the new lady cop" who is to adorn Spokane's official life for the first time in the history of the public safe ty department. The civil service com mission pondered long and earnestly before announcing the foregoing limi- tations for candidates.
 "Must she be good iooking?" Mayor Charles Fleming was asked.
 "Well, we are not going to feature beauty, but its possession will not be counted against applicants he re piled, adding: q have been told that a woman of 5 does rot know enough to do police duty. In my judgment, the average woman O. 5 knows more than a man ten years older.
 "We shall select one with good disposition and temperament for such work. We do not want 'grouch.' and she must be neat in per sonal appearance. She must not gos- sip about what the police are doing
 The civil service commissioners agree that married women should nave the same right to enter the ex- animation as single women, but that women with children dependent upon them might be under handicap. Married women with husbands sup porting the family will not have as good chance as widows, or women who have been married and now de pend on their own resources for sup port Under the city charter married men are given the preference and the civil service commission believes this rule should likewise apply to women where they are earning their own living.
 Mayor Fleming already has score of applications for the job.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
OLD HYDRAULIC MINES
 SOON TO BE ACTIVE
(From Thursdays Daily.l

The reviving of the old hydraulic mines on Lower Lynx creek, and the installing of powerful dredging plant as the method of operating, was announced yesterday as settled by Bud Fitzmaurice. who was in the city from the camp. He stated that Cap tain A. E. Farney will arrive in Pres colt next week, and all arrangements nave been concluded by which a plant of sufficient strength to with stand the heavy work will soon be on the ground
 The dredge first used was too frail for the heavy work, but the values re- covered far exceeded expectations. It is due to the satisfactory returns that the new movement has been decided upon, and which from a mechanical standpoint is authorized by engineers who have made an extended inspec- ten of aurifer6us conditions. The machinery is on the road and is built to order for this special undertaking.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
War Eagle Gladiator.

The Gladiator group, of the War Eagle Gladiator estate, owned by T.. c. Norris and Lester Jackson of Pres colt, and associates. has a production record of S2O0,000 worth of gold bull lion and concentrates. Mir. Jackson has for several years been in charge of development work. Under his SUI pervision the ore bodies have been opened to depth of 500 feet. They have a general average breadth of three feet and a general average value of S30 in gold per ton. Ore is being mined with daily regularity and re- duccd in the company's l0-stamp mill A tunnel is being run from site near the mill on Gladiator ground to tap the. ore bodies on the War Eagle group. The present length of this tunnel is 1000 feet, with the endlinc of the War Eagle holdings about 30 feet ahead.
 After tapping several small shoots of pay ore. the tunnel passed through an extended area in which the forma. tio1 is badly shattered and. at point 1900 feet from its portal, ensered what is known as the Hargrave ore shoot The latter has a width of three feet and an average value of $50 per ton. Above the tunnel level at this point there are 600 feet of backs, or stoping ground. Under the apex oi the hill the tunnel will afford 900 feet of stoping ground in the War Eagle ore body. The vein loing developed parallels the Nelso1-Fairview vein the latter lying about 800 feet to the east, and passing through both the Nelson and Fairview properties.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
LARGE OPERATIONS
 TO START ON RUTH

w. s. Wilhelm, manager of the Ruth mines o1 Indian creek. was an arrival yesterday and stated that a full crew of twelve miners is to be employed at once. This decision is the result of the success achieved in treating the output at the new mill, which has reached in a very snort time to nearly l50 tons of a nigh grade concentrate. The mine will be given every opportunity to reach a high stage Of production, and the force is to he increased as rapidly as development progresses. A force of men was placed at work yesterday m repairing the wagon road to the camp six miles south of this city. so that the freighting out of cohcentrates may begin as soon as conditions will warrant.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
CONGRESS STRANGLES
 MINE LEGISLATION
(From Saturdays Daily)

The Arizona Chapter of the Ameri- can Mining Congress was advised in letter received yesterday from Con gressman Carl Hayden at Washing ton that the house committee on min ing, had declined to iavorably report on Senator Shoots bill that passed the senate which provides for com mission to be appointed to codify and suggest amendments to the general mining laws. All Western members were a unit in favor of this bill, while on the other hand all Eastern mem bers of the committee were opposed, and they were in the majority. A subcommittee is to be appointed to take up the measure, when final ac- tio1 will be had.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
PITTSBURG MINES
 ARE AGAIN ACTIVE
(From Saturdays Daily.0

C. F. Champie. who revived the old Pittsburg group of copper mines last month, situated in Castle creek dis trict, stated yesterday that shipping will begin at once of two carloads to Hayden. and the loading point will be Hot Springs Junction, on the s. F., P. & P In cleaning out the ole workings al depth of lS0 feet, and opening up new ground, Champie stated large tonnage had been ex- posed of the best grade of copper orc in the history of the property.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
TEN YEARS TO LIFE
 FOR DANIEL M'CARTY
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

Not less than ten years and not more than life in the State peniten- tiary was the sentence pronounced yesterday by Judge Smith upon Daniel McCarty. convicted of murder in the second degree by jury last week.
 Before performing the duty, how ever. the jurist gave McCarty per mission to make any statement to the court that he cared 10 and the de fendant took advantage of the chance and apparently released a flood of long stored rage and hate on County Attorney P. w. O'Sullivan..
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
CHARGE LINDELL
 VIOLATED THE DRY LAW
(From Thursdays Daily.)

Declaring that Pells Eclipse non alcoholic beer contains alcohol and that John Li1dell introduced it into the State and sold it in violation of inc prohibition amendment. the PellS Brewing & Ice Company of Colorado yesterday filed answer in the Superior court to Lindelrs suit against the company for money he claims IS due him for returned empty bottles and for freight charges over the alleged guarantee of the company.
 The defendant states that it never solicited the purchase by the plaintiff of two carloads of Pells Eclipse and did not sell him any. The company also denies that Lindeii was given the agency for Yavapai county and claims that if he did hold contract it is void and in conflict with the "dry" law. The company states that the beverage is malt beer.
 Sues for Divorce.
 H. P. Knight filed suit through his attorney, H. NJ. Globes of Jerome, for divorce from Maudie Knight asking that the bonds of matrimony be sev- cred on grounds of desertion. Knight claims that his wife abandoned him about two months after they were married. The marriage took place at Globe, February IA, 1914, and the al- legged desertion occurred o1 April ,. 1914.
 Probate Business.
 I. s. Gibson filed I petition asking for letters of administration in the es- ate of Charles E. Johnson, deceased. The estate is valued at $S,000 and consists of stock and cash. The heirs lre Jahanes Jahanson, the father; Christina and Anna Jahanson. sisters, m Sweden; Alfred Johnson. brother. n Deerwood, Minn., and the children of a deceased sister in Calumet, Mich. In the estate of Elizabeth Ferguson deceased. Robert H. Ferguson of Long Beach, Cal, petitioned that At .orney George w. Nilsson be appoint d as administrator. The estate which consists of acreage near Prescott is valued at S400 The heirs are the petitioner and a son, Frank H. Fer guson, aged II years. The petitions in both estates were set for hearing on February 18th.
 Mary Mcdonald, guardian of the person and estate of Malcolm Bar rett, a minor, filed her report asking that her bond which is fixed in the sum of S7 7,500 be reduced as a saving 70 the estate. The report shows that the estate consists of S2,S58.63. Bar rett is attending school at Santa Clara, Cal. The report was set for hearing on February 18th.
 The suit Of J. (. Johnson vs. w. C. Tonkin ct al. was set for trial without jury on February l7th. A similar order was made in the suit of w. L. Conner w. C. Tonkin ct al
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
South of Basin the Ore Bodies Garry Silver While to the North The
 Values are Gold.
(By William P. De Wolf)

west As was Mir. Moffatt, so is Mir. Murphy a banker, a railroad builder and a miner His interests are com prehensive and have the backing of men prominently identified with the large mining enterprises of the United States.
 The Crown King mine, the more thoroughly developed of Mir. Mur- pny's mining properties in Yavapai county, has paid in dividends upward of S40OO00. A short time ago the mine was inspected and sampled by representatives of the Guggenheims and the result Is said to have been thoroughly satisfactory So satisfac- tory, in fact. that negotiations for the sale of the mine to the interests be- fore mentioned are well advanced. There is a large tonnage of from S25 to $50 ore blocked cut in the work ings. while on the dump there IS 3 considerable tonnage Of from SIS to SEQ ore. In carly days the ore mined plated SIS in gold to the ton and yielded S250 per ton concentrates. The latter were packed to Prescott and shipped to smelter. Gemmell and Randolph, former Coloradoans. are working over the old tailings dump oi the 20-stamp mill on the property. Their venture is said to be very re- munerative. They have arranged to take over the plant and to increase its ore treating capacity 100 tons. Spring Green Values.
 Ed Block of Prescott. and associ- ates are owners of the Spring Green group of claims. The property side lines the Crown King on the east and carries a parallel vein to the one opened on the latter At depth O: 60 feet this vein Is from three to five feet wide, samples from 30 to 75 ounces in silver. from , to E per cent in copper and from s to SS i1 gold. The mineralogical indications are fav- orable for the opening of large de posit of copper ore at depth. Side lining the Spring Green ledge proper, on the same ground, Is a vein from two to three feet wide that holds average gold values of Sl9 per ton. The group carries a heavy growth of timber. has water supply ample for milling purposes and is considerea one of the most valuable properties i1 the Crown King field. Several shipments of ore have been made at a profit.
 A 75-ton Marathon mill has just been erected on the estate of the Saratoga Mining Company, adjoining the Crown King mine on the south. The property is being aggressively worked and ore is going to mill with daily regularity. The break of the ore from the lowest level-a depth of l50 feet-to surface is SIS in gold per ton. Sinking has been resumed and will continue until the shaft has a depth of 250 feet. Al that point an other level will be established and the ore body again be crosscut and drifted in.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
Value of Gold Belt.

The hills to the north of Crown King basin are girdled by the gold belt of the Bradshaws. Many years have passed since this gold belt was first subjected to the acid test Of de velopment and found to be 20-karat fine. Throughout subsequent years, further tests have emphasized and corroboratcd the stamp of approval placed on the belt by the pioneers. Men who have been identified with Arizona's mining industry since its in ception are operating properties to the north of Crown King basin. Prom inent among them is Frank NJ. Mur- phy of Prescott, owner of the famous Crown King mine, from which the basin derived its name. Mir. Murphy occupies the same proud position in mining and general business affairs in Arizona as did the late David H. Moi fatt in Colorado. He is one of the builders of the Empire of the South
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09

Two rich vein systems, as different from each other as are the veins i1 Goldfeld from those in Tonopah, vitalize the mining industry of the Crown King country. a highly pro ductive section of Navapai county. South Of Crown King basin the ore bodies are for the most part replicas of those which have made the estates of the Tonopan Mining and Tonopah Belmont companies the most valuable silver-gold mines in the United States, whereas the ore bodies north of the basin are to a considerable degree similar to those whose golden wealth has given fame to the Goldfeld Con- solidated and Jumbo Extension min ing companies.
 In the bottom of Crown King basin is the camp of Crown King, made easily accessible by switch-back rail road which is marvel of engineering skill. The Bradshaw mountains form the rim of the basin and give to it an appearance not unlike 9 gigantic gold pan that might have been fashioned by the hand of Nature. Above and surrounding the basin are mines hay ing production record that dates back to the early territorial days of Arizona. From these mines a down hill haul is afforded for the ores to the railroad station in the camp of Crown King. These facilities, in measure. supply an outlet for the mine product. The essential need. however, is a large custom mill in the bottom of the basin. A suitable reduction plant at that point would afford a nearby market for the ores and les sened transportation charge. thereby encouraging the operators of the less thoroughly developed properties to increased mining effort. Such plant would doubtless prove very remu1er' ative.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09
Reduction Problem Solved

The sIlver-lead-Zinc ores that are being mined in the hills to the south of Crown King basin present no re duction problem that can not be solved by the oil Notation process. These ores are, in fact, now being sue cessfully treated there on small scale by that process. The same method is likewise being employed for the reduction Of the gold ores of the Crown King field, notably in the Crown King mill and i1 the 20-stamp mill on Tiger group silver claims. Neither of the mills is, however. large enough to take on any appreciable tonnage of custom ore. Nevertheless, there is a large amount Of custom ore available in the Crown King field. A much larger tonnage will be available as soon as provision is made for its re duction. To emphasize the truth oi the foregoing the following resume of past and present mining activity there is given:
 South of the basin, On the old Tiger group of claims, there is large ton mage of silver ore blocked out on and above the 400-foot level. Some Of this ore carries 1000 ounces in silver to the ton. The Orc Belle workings Tiger Gold-show a large tonnage of SIS ore. The dump carries large tonnage of from S45 to S20 ore. In the Savoy mine there is an ore shoot having a1 average gold value of S2S per ton. Another ore shoot in the same workings samples 250 ounces in silver per ton. The Tuscumbia group carries large tonnage of silver-gold ore that samples S59.2O per ton. The Eclipse mine shows an ore body of large proportions that has a general average value of $60 per ton. Some of the ore samples 1000 ounces in silver in ton lots.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-09

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