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Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
CENTENNIAL MINES
 READY TO RESUME
(From Thnrsday's Daily ]


 The Centennial group of three claims, situated in Weaver district will resume carly in March, was the statement made yesterday by Louis Burgand, who arrived from San Fran cisco few days ago. He decided or this move after making an examina- ton last November. He has added four additional locations to the group, and has en route hoist, small air compressor and two drills.
 = The Continental attracted consider able attention when first located in 1876, and was worked by George Mon roe, Bob Groom and other pioneers, for its immense riches in free ores, taken from the surface. The Glory Hole returned over S3,0O0 in values. at one point, Sl.00O at another, and over $500 from the third cut. Mir. Burgund was directed to the property by Mexican in his employ near the Colorado river, who Is conversant with its early-day gold record.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
JONES DECLARES IT IS
 UP TO RAILROADS

PHOENIX, Feb. 22.-A conference by appointment was held in the office of Attorney General Wiley F. Jones in his offices yesterday attended by R. A. Cox. Fl Paso Superintendent oi the Wells Fargo Express Company also J. NJ. Williams, Iocai agent of the Wells Fargo Company and the superintendent of the Wells Fargo Company at Los Angeles, regarding the recent decision of the State Su, preme court in the personal use case. Mir. Jones had also lengthy telegram from Alfred Sutro, general attorney of the express company at San Francisco, making inquiry upon the subject.
 The attorney general gave his views fully to the representative of the cx- press company and sent night letter to MT. Sutro by wire in response to his inquiry. Mir. Jones states that ii IS for the transportation companies to interpret the law for their employees and agents and not for his office to do so.
 He also states that his office has had nothing to do with the action of the transportation companies regard ing shipments of liquor. If orders for liquor have boen delayed that it is up to the companies and not to his office and if any matters come up for solu- ton or prosecution. they will be dealt with by the county attorneys and the Superior courts.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
A BIG INDUSTRY

PHOENIX, Feb. 25.-Nearly half |; million cattle were handled in Ari zona last year according to record: made public by Secretary Sam Brad ner of the State livestock sanitary board.
 Shipments to points outside thJ State totaled 264,9Sl head and 9l, ,4ol head were shipped intrastate. Tho number of cattle slaughtered in Ari zona was 5S,49l, making a total oi 4l5,0oo head that moved commer, cially.
 Movements of nogs totaled over l5,0O0 head, 5,692 being exported Over 5000 horses and mules were shipped to outside markets.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
WHEELS INTO LINE
 FOR FRONTIER DAYS
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

pr. C. W. Pardee has received a letter from Secretary Shaughnessey of the Arizona Fair Association in which the spirit of boosting Prescott Frontier Days is wholesomely reflect ed in a cooperative manner. Shaugh- nessey will assist in giving wide pub licity to the local events in a general observance of former programs, and would ask the cooperation of local celebrities in roping contests at State fair doings. He also requests that the name of every cowboy in this county be transmitted, that when the big roundup takes place this Fall in the capital city, some clever rope artists will be present. The State fair will not indulge i1 broncho bust ing stunts.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
BIG INCREASE IN
 FREIGHT RATES IS ASKED
(From Thursdays Daily)

PHOENIX, Feb. g. - It was an nounced Monday afternoon by the members of the State corporation commission that the Santa Fe rail road had on Friday last filed with the commission a petition asking that the State body allow them to make an increase of 20 per cent i7 the freight schedules now in effect to all points on that line within the State of Ari- zona.
 The petition was drawn up and filed by w. c. Barnwell, assistant freight and traffic manager of the system, his headquarters being located at San Francisco. The document sets out the fact that the present rates are en- tirely inadequate ewing to the high operating expenses of the road, and that the increase is an absolute neces- sity at the present time.
 Should the commission grant the request of the petitioner, it will mean that the transportation charges on each and every class of merchandise, cattle, lumber and countless other commodities will be increased one fifth above the rate now prevailing. and that perhaps every resident in this State will either directly or in directly feel the effects of the raise.
 Chalmers & Kent are acting as the local representatives of the Santa Fe, and it was through their office that the petition was formally filed. l. was the request of the attorneys that the case be heard by the commission at the same time that that body will have under consideration the three cent fare cases, but it is understood that this will be impossible The date of the hearing of the case will be de- cided at later date and at the con venience of the members or the com mission.
 Before road can increase its rates. either passenger of freight, it must first obtain the consent of the com mission. and at the time of the near ing the action. the road must show that it is thoroughly justified i1 mak- ing the demand for the raise.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
DESERT TRAGEDY IS
 NARROWLY INVERTED
(From Thursdays Daily.)

T. L.Purvis, who arrived yesterday afternoon in team from the desert, re- ported picking up a man named J. T. Finn, in mentally deranged state, and who later was placed aboard the trai-, and sent to Phoenix. Finn had plenty of water, in a canteen, but attributed his illness as due to bite on the palm of the left hand while he was asleep, from which his sufferings were ex- crutiating. He stated he had been working at a camp in the Short Horn and was en route to the Bonanza mines at Harqua Hala, and got on the wrong road. He believes that he was bitten by a Gila monster
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
OLNEY IS TO TRY
 CONCLUSIONS WITH HUNT

PHOENIX, Feb. 22.- George A. Olney, assured of strong support by an influential wing of the democratic party, will be a candidate in the pri- maries for governor of Arizona. This was the announcement. secur- ed from Mir Olney yesterday and is the first official intination that he would run.
 Influential members of the party, believing that in him could be con centrated much of the intra-party op- position to Governor Hunt. persuad- cd MT. Ol1ey to be a candidate some weeks ago, but his official announce ment only came yesterday.
 Mir. Olney will run on a platform, made up chiefly of his record in Ari- zona politics. record that covers about 30 years. In that time, he has served in a number of public offices, and has been a prominent party work Si. HIS III Sl OlliNS was mat Ol ShSi l'i of Graham county. in the days i1 which it took a man to hold the job. He was a member of the territorial council in 1887, on the board of equal ization when that board upheld the policy Of Graham county assessor in raising the valuations on mining companies, a supervisor of Graham county in lo04-07 and chairman of the State central committee during the last presidential election.
 At present, he is resident of Pnoe- nix. a cattleman and a farmer He has extensive financial interests. in cluding large holdings i1 the Arizona Fire Insurance Company.
 Party leaders, who were seen yes teriay, predicted a strong campaign by AIr. Olney, in whom, they reposc much confidence as the man to lead the coming fight with the Republicans for control of the State administra- ton. The chances that Governor Hunt might beat him for the nomina- ton were not discussed.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
REVIVES MEMORY OF
 SHADOWY YESTERYEAR
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

Learning a few days ago that the old Yavapai county court house was to be razed to the ground and new one constructed, occasioned Harold c. Bishop to make the trip to Pres colt from Chandler recently to take a farewell peep at the old land mark. He said yesterday:
 "In 1876, when l was in my 32nd year I came to Prescott with Joe Boughton to secure employment as a carpenter, and was immediately placed to work on the present court house by Fade Wilson, who had the contract for its construction. A. s. Haskell was also a co-partner of Will son, but my labors were under the direction of the latter After seven months work 1 went to the Peck. to do some mine timbering and erect buildings. Before the court house was finished the Bodie mine excite ment broke out and tnither I ventur- cd. My recollection of the contract price was $65,000 for that building, and the clock cost over S2,500 more before it got to ticking. l am resid- ing in San Jose, Cal, with daughter, and had been to Chandler this Winter with another daughter. If time has not obliterated the heavy penciling my initials will be found on a cross beam wedged into the brick wall oi the southwest corner of the building at the topmost point. return home this week and would like to see the old building as it begins to topple to the ground. It was considered a very fine structure in its day"
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
RIFLE RELIC
(Fiom Thursdays Daily.)

Thomas Ashma1, a recent arrival from Waco, Texas, to make sketches of prehistoric habitations, interested many friends yesterday in exhibiting Spencer carbine, carried by his fath- CT during Indian days in the western part of the above State The gun is of 50 calibrc bore, IS still in fine work ing order and is preserved as family relic. Mir. Ashman also stated that wherever he goes the rifle is with him. Its original cost was SlS0, and each cartridge at that time had a value oi 5 cents. The visitor returned Sun day from Beaver creek after sketch ing Montezuma's Castle and Monte zuma's We'll.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
HIT THE TRAILS
 OF YAVAPAI ON FOOT
(From Thursdays Da.ly)

(From Thursdays Da,ly.)
 Miss Maude Bridson and Miss Ruth
 E. Harsley, two young ladies who arc
 attracting attention as well as admira'
 ton for their pedal accomplishments in hiking across the continent from Chicago to San Francisco, and arc now on the return trip home, reached
 Prescott yesterday. Miss Harsley was brief visitor ten days ago, while this is Miss Bridson's first trip to the city, The former continued on foot to Mayer, and her companion will join her at that point today.
 Miss Bridson stated that the Chi cago American, which they are repre- senting in this novel trip, requested both to visit the United Verde, Little Daisy, Blue Bell and other big mines il this field, and accordingly this will be their mission while in Yavapai. We are going to hit the trail 10 every camp" said Miss Bridson, and later eur impressions will be given pub licity. Tomorrow we go to the Blue Bell, then to the Bradshaws, and back to Prescott. We are not experts in mining, and only characteristics oi mining life will be covered. We were in the Jerome country for one week and those hardy miners with a gener- GUS heart treated us splendidly. We are selling only our photos and noth- ing else is asked of the public Our Western hike will be covered in a literary work later, and so far as newspaper publicity goes, we are boosting everything and everybody from the Mississippi to the Golden Gate. We expect to reacn Chicago before December, after 16 months on the road, every inch of which was negotiated on foot. After we visit the Grand Canyon some time in March, the main line Santa Fe road will be travelled direct to Chicago"
 These nervy girls are accompanied on the long trip by "Snookum," prize winning rat terrier, who cap tured the first prize in his class at a Chicago bench show. He is a handy creature at night, in keeping away skunks and other infectious animals, and always gives the alarm when any one is approaching our camp" Miss said.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
BROKERAGE FIRM TO
 ESTABLISH OFFICE HERE
(From Fridays Dailyl

| AiOili DdiJI
 | F. R. Dyas, former well known newspaper man and mining writer. but wno of late has forsaken the Faber for the stock ticker, has arrived in Prescott to establish a branch of the Oatman-Kingman Brokerage Co.,. and will open offices in the Yavapai County Savings Bank building. oppo- site the Masonic Temple. under the company name of the Oatman-Pres- colt Brokerage CO. While speciality ing in the Oatman shares, the office, states Dyas. will handle all listed anu unlisted stocks. and will receive San Francisco. Los Angeles and New York curb exchange quotations daily by direct wire.
 "Oatma1, without; doubt" declared Dyas, "is destined to become one of the worlds great gold camps. Mining engineers have likened it to the Rand, South Africa. and second GoldfelI. It is my opinion. however. that it will be even greater than Goldfeld was in its palmiest days Already there arc four proven mines in the district The United Eastern has cut its ledge at the fourth level. giving it an estimated tonnage of 750,000 tons of SEQ ore. or a Sl5.OO0OO0 property. and there is no telling how much deeper the ore bodies go. Big Jim was developed from a prospect to proven property in less than six months. It has a 46- foot ledge at the 4OO-foot level and will unquestionably prove to have richer values on the lower levels. Black Range. Fesselden, Carter. Oat man Gold, Boundary Cone. Gold Ore and several others have cut ledge matter of varying width and richness at comparatively shallow levels and at least a round dozen properties are on the verge of becoming producers.
 Interest in Oatman is now spread ing rapidly throughout the East. and arrangements are iE the making for listing a number of the Oatmans on the New York curb. Now that the field has been pioneered. the big oper- ators are coming in, and several big deals of importance, which will es- tablish the camp beyond question, arc now being closed.
 "Our company, maintaining offices at Oatman, Kingman, Prescott and Needles, and with Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York curb stock exchange affiliations. is handling the lions snare of the Arizona trading in Oatman stocks. and. because Of our excellent facilities for keeping abreast of any developments in either the Oatman field or on the stock ex- changes, I believe the Prescott office will be able to prove of value nos only to the investors of YavapaI county but to those residing in this part of the State as well"
 Dyas stated he expects to have the office open and the stock exchange quotations posted by Monday.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
CHERRY CREEK IS
 AGAIN SCENE OF ACTIVITY
(From Fridays Daily.)

L. N Wombacher of Cherry creek, who is in the city, reports general resumption of mining during the past ! two weeks, and nearly every property is again moving ahead energetically since the snow blockade has been lifted. Among the camps unusually active are the following:
 The Garford mines, formerly known as the Verde River Copper Co.,, or old Pfau, have resumed driving tun- mel of several hundred feet under q contract given Joe Lees. and later shaft sinking begins. This property is owned by Arthur L. Garford of Ohio, and according to reports he is to expend a large sum to thoroughly explore it.
 The Telsori Is to u-lwater the old shaft and start up its mill in treating a large tonnage on the dump and ready for breaking down in the levels.
 The Big Ledge Development Co.,, which took over the Boyer group, is sinking two shafts and each will ulti- mately reach to a depth of over 40c feet.
 The Federal Company continues driving a tunnel that has reached 60U feet, and two machine drills are being used. This exploration is being giv- cn to make absolute determinations before extensive mining begins.
 Individual operators, Wombacher says. are also at work. and the gen eral outlook is decidedly encouraging for bringing the district into prom inent rating.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
JONES JOINS IN OPPOS-
 ING WEBB-KENYON ACT

PHOENIX. Feb. 24 - Attorney General Wiley Jones is one of l5 at torneys general who this week filed with the national Supreme court at Washington a joint argument in sup port of the co1sti;utionaiity of the West Virginia law prohibiting the re- ceipt and possession of intoxicating liquors for personal use and of the Webb-Kenyon act prohibiting the shipment Of liquors into States in vio- lation of State laws.
 "This case will not affect the situa- ton in Arizona in the slightest" said the attorney general this morning. 'The Supreme court, in deciding the Sturgeon case, stated that Arizona has not prohibited the receipt. pos session or use of liquor, and that the Webb-Kenyon act does not apply here. The question of whether our constitution forbids the transporta- ton and delivery of liquors by com mon carriers is now being debated by the attorneys of the railroads and ex- press companies"
 The case. however, is of vital in terest to Arizona in one way. The Arizona Temperance Federation may decide to initiate a constitutional amendment making it crime to pos sess or use liquor. Such an amend ment is not in conflict with the con stitution of the United States, if the contentious of the attorneys general are upheld in the West Virginia case
 'It seems strange at this late day." it is stated in the course of the brief. ''to hear claim made that the State and national governments guarantee to citizen the right to possess and receive liquor for personal use and to drink the same in unlimited quan- titles. If such had been the case. it IS difficult to sec how any sort Of piOhiDilOiy IdW SOuiu HdNC DSCH suS- tained. since all of them have direct tendency to reduce or prevent the use of intoxicating beverages, and it is the purpose of all of them to promote temperance by the prevention of the consumption of intoxicants. This purpose has fou1l repeated express sion in adjudged cases.
 If citizen of State has a right to obtain intoxicating liquors for his own use in any quantity, or in un- limited quantities, 1t would seem to follow he should at least have the right to manufacture such liquor for his own use from the products of his own labor, and yet it is settled that he had no such right"
 Of the Webb-Ke1yon act the brief says:
 This is step which has fair re- lation to the end to be accomplished. What is the difference in principle between the denial of the right to manufacture and denial of the right to import"
 The attorneys general of Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi. North Carolina, North Dakota, Okla homa, Oregon. South Carolina, Ten nesses, Washington. West Virginia and Alabama joined with Attorney General Jones in filing this brief
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
MILLING MERGER
 TO BE RUSHED AHEAD
(From Wednesdav's DaiIyO

(From Wednesdays Daiiy)
 The Stoddard Milling Company. an organization perfected in Prescott last week. and financed by the Stod- dard Mines Company and the Copper Queen Gold Mining Company. to treat the ores Of both corporations, is moving energeticaliy 70 carry out their large ore reduction movement on the Agua Fria river.
 Several of the interested stock holders in this join, ore treatment works returned on Monday evening from both camps. that are closely sit uated. and all are eiated over the bright outlook that now seems as sured toward placing both properties in a stage Of handling their product on fine ground as well as practically insuring for each a successful out come. Preliminary work in construc- ton followed the inspection of the stockholders. in deciding upon a site for the huge works. placing surveyors in the field to lay out a wagon road from either Stoddard 10 Humboldt. or from Stoddari to Mayer. The selec- ton of a route is contingent on en- gineer reports as to the cost of con struction. Within the next two weeks road work begins. as the entering wedge on what is to be probably the greatest joint reduction works scheme ever consummated in this section, and which also brings into prominence two of the best known mineral prop critics in this field. Actual plant con struction will begin in a short time and there will be no delays whatever in carrying out plans, fund of S50,- GOO having been provided by both corporations and is available. Flota- ton will be the method of reduction, with a capacity of treating at least 100 tons per day. In perfecting this new organization the Stoddard am. the Copper Queen people consum- mated their reduction alliance with a mutually agreeable understanding as was reflected in the following officers being elected from both corporations:
 William H. Reynolds. president; Louis Goldman, vice-president; ]. H. Gooch, secretary; Celora NJ. Stod- dard, treasurer and general manager. Likewise was the board of directors elected in the same spirit and com praise the following: C. R. Caldwell, Geo. w. Johnson, Louis Goldman. Celora M Stoddard. William H. Key holds and w H. Whyte
 Aside from the corporate interests affected in this huge reduction move ment, the mineral industry Of the field to be covered by this joint mill ing arrangement is of very much con- cern to the mining industry at large, bringing as it does two propositions conspicuously to the forefront, that have been active at intervals for over Is years. in which development now warrants earnest consideration to be extended in an improved plant.
 Mir. Stoddard and Mir Goldman left yesterday for Southern Arizona to make an examination of plants in ac ton, and from which the character Of their Notation works will be decided upon.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-03-01
BIG YEAR AHEAD
(From Thursdays DaiIy.)

J. w. Stewart was an arrival yes. terday from his ranges in Williamson valley country, and stated that such favorable conditions had not been known since he first located there, 43 years ago. Cattle, he says, are pass ing through the Winter il excellent condition, water tanks are filled to overflowing and fine grazing will be the outcome of the big storms during January.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-19
LARGE SCHOONER
COMES FOR CARGO

Berthed in the L. & N. slip, be-
tween the two warehouses, the Amer
lean schooner City of Baltimore yes
friday startd to receive the first of
an initial cargo of ammonia products
to be transported to Matanzas,
Cuba. The work will be handled
quickly here, it is expected, as the
cars are switched to the incline tracks
on the Tarragona wharf side, and
conveyors permit the loading product
to go into any hold, or to almost any
point on the vessel.
This is the schoored which is load
ing the initial cargo of ammonia by
the Armour Company, and which
gives promise of being worked up into
a big shipping feature at this point.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-19

Won't it pay you to take
advantage of the tremendous
cut prices on high-grade Fur
niture at PrYor's?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-19

Don't you want one of
those $15 guaranteed Felt
Mattresses that you can buy
now at Pryor's for $40.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-19

Reviewing the boys corn club work
in Florida for the past few years, we
are reminded of the many valuable
acres that have been grown in differ
ent sections of the state. These acres
were demonstrations for the club
member and farmer, showing the pos
sibilities of Florida as corn grow
ing state, when the more progressive
cultural methods are followed.
Last year $50 boys completed all
the requirements of the club work,
making an average yield of 37.5 BUSH
els to the acre at cost of AZ cents
a bushel. There were exceptional
cases, where the results would have
been unbelievable few years ago,
for instance, ten boys made an aver
age yield of 81 bushels to the acre at
cost of 10 cents a 'bushel.
The plan of the club is for boys be-
tween the age of ten and eighteen to
select an acre of land, prepare and
cultivate. it to corn according to the
best methods possible. Every boy is
given instructions suitable for his