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Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
AUTO ELOPEMENT
 MAKES SLOW HEADWAY
(Fron Sundays paIIy)

Mir and Mrs. Thos. J. Merritt. of
 Bakersfield, Cal, who arrived yester- day in auto, reported that a Los An geles youth named Twilles and a young woman of Anaheim who gave her name as Miss Burkes, were over taken west of Seligman on Friday morning while en route to Prescott to get married. A man on a motor cycle took them into camp. When he came up Twilles was fixing a pune tur while his best girl was pumping up tire that had been patched up.
 They said it had been a rough road to reach the goal of matrimony, and at three places on the road they had been refused licences, owing to ad- vance telegrams warning officials to pay no attention to the ''whims of the kids Twilles hired the car from friend, and started out with only SlS45 in cash. Their rescuer took charge of the wheel of the auto, and the youthful couple was very much dejected as the return trip started. The mother of the girl will meet her at Needles, while her would-be spouse will drive the auto back home on very lonely trip.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
SOLID COMMUNITY
(From Saturdays Daily)

Merchant H. C. Hcffelman, of May CT, was business visitor to Prescott during the week, and this is the man ner in which he pictured that com munity: "Mayer is getting better ev- cry day; the mines are going ahead, and the mills are getting ready to pulverize the big tonnage developed in recent months; there is not va cant building in town, and not an idle man. We are again on the main highway to Phoenix, the old Black canyon route, so we get 'em going and coming as in the long ago; the biggest ore reduction center in the county is fast materializing, and the town IS now recognized as the gate way to vast mineral field. Mayer has settled down into a rating of permanency and the mushroom era has passed"
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
GETTING READY TO
 BUILD NEW PLANT
(From Sundays daily.)

Advices from Mayer yesterday re- ported a corps of engineers of the Big Ledge Development Co, making sur veys of lands purchased short time ago from the defunct Treadwell Min ing Company, which action verifes reports in circulation of the sale oi the old smelter and ground attached thereto.
 The actual taking over of the smell ter property has occurred and it is be- lieved construction of a new plant is to begin immediately. This deal has for an object the reduction of ores from the Butternut, Henrietta, Hack berry and Gopher mines, all active and each having a large tonnage on the dumps. The railroad haul will be less than six miles from the most dis. tant camp.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
LOCAL MINES OPERATOR
 HAS BIPLANE COMING
(From Saturdays Daily)

D. NJ. Locey, who is closing nego- tiations for taking over a big group of mines near this city, has en route from St. Louis, Curtiss biplane, that will arrive next week He stated yes terday that the Frontier Days grounds will probably be the point for his hangar to be located. H. adopts this method of travelling from the convenience to be afforded in an open country. and which from a buSi- ness standpoint is far below the cost of maintaining an ordinary auto. He has mastered the art of flying, and states that after the first shock is passed through, aerial navigation is fascinating and will become the fai in few years to come. His machine is to have carrying capacity of one ton.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
TOWN ALARMED WHEN
 BIG FIRE OCCURS
(From Wednesdays DaiIy.)

According to private advices re- ceived from Wenden, on the A. & C. railroad, that usually quiet place was disturbed as well as greatly alarmed a few days ago, when the powder house, containing over 1000 pounds of giant powder, caught fire. A few minutes later carload of gasoline was ignited, which was followed by a carload of hay and grain getting on fire also. The sight was spectacular, but dangerous The entire population stampeded and awaited the destruc- ton anticipated, from safe distance
 Personal property was left to its fate, but the terrifying explosion did not materialize, however. The fec ing ones returned as the smoke was lowering. and fortunately the damage done did not extend out of the zone of the fire limits. The correspondent adds: We were very much fright ened, for just imagine such a com bination of deadly commodities as gasoline and giant powder working in harmony at the same time and both in a blazing caldron. The situation was terrifying as well as dangerous, and more so from the inevitable ruin that would have followed if the pow der should have exploded. The sight was intensely interesting, but fear of direful results overshadowed the beauty and novelty of the unusual oc- currence. I never again want to see Wenden on such firing line and facing such perilous situation"
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
CAMP VERDE IS
 FORCING TO THE FRONT
(From Fridays D2ily.)

Construction of th-ee new and mod ernly designed buildings has started at Camp Verde. in which are to be located the Camp Verde State Bank, new drug store, and the postofficc, all to be of reinforced concrete Geo. w. Hancc, who arrived from that place yesterday, said the community IS behind the new movement from its industrial supremacy, and that it has reached a stage as 10 warrant a pro- gressive business spirit to prevail The new banking house has been fully organized and officered, and will start off with paid-in capital of S25,000 Its charter has been received from the corporation commission, and the doors will swing open in few weeks Mr. Hance said this season has been an unusually prosperous one to farm CTS and stockgrowers, and with min ing activity in the Verde range, the country never had such an attractive outlook. He also believes the next vital move for that region will be to extend the railroad from Clarkdale to Camp Verde, when the gap of pros perity will be firmly cemented.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
CHURN DRILLING FOR
 FIRST TIME AT JEROME
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
 JEROME, July 22.-Visitors from the south end of the district report that rapid progress is being made by the churn drill in operation on the Shea Copper Company holdings for purposes of exploration. After two days of drilling a depth of 50 feet has been reached. The ledge lying across the property from the Copper Chief boundary line and continuing onto the Grand Island holdings is to be prospected by churn drilling at six different points.
 This is the first time in the history of the Jerome mining district that the churn drill process has been used for prospecting purposes though this system was used in the prospecting days of the Miami mines, the Ray Consolidated and the New Cornelia The course to be pursued in the de- vclopment of the property will be de- tormined by this means, which does not necessitate a long program of sinking shafts at points of doubtful promise.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
BULLWHACKER AGAIN
 ATTRACTS INTEREST
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Reports from the old Bullwhacker camp. and samples of ore from new development given by the recently organized company which took over this old-time gold mine, indicate an attractive property. The striking Of ore in a drift from the l55-foot level shows the familiar characteristics that were in evidence many years ago, when this mine was heavy produce-, and produced the black oxides in a silicious matrix that ranged into the hundreds of dollars in gold per ton.
 At the above depth in new work ings carbonate of copper is also in dicated as coming in, and what the future mineral construction will be with greater depth, is speculative. A large outlay has been made in getting the property in shape for exploration, and under the management of William development will go ahead actively.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
WILSON FREED OF ASSAULT CHARGE
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Not guilty was the decision oi the jury in the trial of Herbert Wil- son, charged with assault with dead ly weapon, in the Superior court at d special session last night The jury deliberated 215 hours before reaching decision.
 During the progress of the trial yesterday, various witnesses were put on the stand, both for the defense and in the prosecutions rebuttal who tes- tified as 10 the character of Wilson. Practically every town officer of Jc- rome was present to testify Among those placed on the stand were: Jus tice of the Peace s. F. Denison, City Attorney H. NJ. Globes, Mayor ]. ]. Cain, Councilman Radley, Former Marshal Fred Hawkins, Town Mar shal John \. Lyons, Postmaster w $. Adams, and s. s. Ballard, a jew eler.
 Wilson took the stand in his own defense and told his story of how the alleged assault took place on the night of May 2nd in Jerome He ad- mitted striking Gus Sylva, the prose cutting witness, after the latter had at tempted to strike him in a dark path way in the mining town.
 Others who testified included Shcr- if Joe Young, and Mrs. Luzon, al whose home Gus Sylva and Juanero Dorame had been visiting the night of Sylva's fight
 In the final argument for the Stat3. | Deputy County Attorney Joe Morgan asked for conviction on one of tho three charges named in the complaint assault with deadly weapon, as sault or battery. Morgan told thc jury that he was sorry to see a wit ness like Fred Hawkins, a deputy sheriff of Jerome, take the stand in the biased frame of mind which he exhibited on the stand. Morgan said | Hawkins has been peace officer so long that he cannot believe a peace officer is ever wrong. If it had been a Mexican or other man, who was not a peace officer, that had committed this assault, Hawkins would be the States chief witness.r
 Judge Smith charged the jury at 5:30 p. m. and their verdict was re turned shortly after o'clock
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
DRY PLACER WORKS
 FOR HASSAYAMPA
(From Sundays DaiIy.l

(From Sundays Daily)
 Sylvester Bell, of Weaverville, Cal, was visitor to the city yesterday, and stated he will establish placer camp on the Hassayampa river below the Climax mines, and recover values by dry process. of which he is the inventor. With him will be his two sons, who are en route from the above city with the machine. A small gaso- line engine drives the washer and the pulverizer. Mir. Bell states he has concluded to enter that field after making tests of values, in which he used his machine, making a recovery of practically 100 per cent. He ship Ied over 250 pounds from the site selected for working.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
EXPECT JURY IN
 BIRCH TRIAL TO DISAGREE
(From Fridays Dailyl

That no verdict will be reached by the jury which has been out of court since l:45 yesterday afternoon con sidering the evidence in the Bob Birch case, was the belief expressed late last night. A succession of votes could not seemingly phase dissenting mem- bers and retrial is considered prob able
 Attorney R. F. Morrison made the closing argument for the defense, be- ginning with the opening of the court at its morning session. He heartily scored the "spotters" for their meth ods of gaining evidence, and for their actions as testified on the stand. Con cluding his argument, Attorney Nor rison asked for the acquittal of Birch
 P. w. O'Sullivan, county attorney, addressed the jury in concluding the case for the State In the course of his argument, he stated that Marion Rodgers would answer to charge of perjury for the testimony he gave, while on the witness stand. He said that Ray Thinker was either a per jurer or most mistaken man in tes- tiiying that he had purchased whiskey from w. w. Terry.
 It was the endeavor of the prosecu- ton to clear the record of evidence which was shown by defense wit nesses to the effect that the "spotters" had themselves violated the liquor law. In arguing the point that free drinks were alleged to have been se- cured in w. w. Terry's room at Birehs', Attorney O'Sullivan said;
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
MILL WILL SOON BE
 IN ACTION
AUGUST l. HAS BEEN DEF
 INITELY SET FOR THE BIG STODDARD PLANT TO START MOVING.
(Fiom Fridays Daily.)

Celora NJ. Stoddard, manager of the Stoddard Milling Company, was a visitor yesterday, and reported ex- cellent progress being made in con- struction of the l00-ton Notation plant. The definite date of starting up has been set for August lst. Co., incident with this reduction move mcnt, he also reported the Bingham ton and Copper Queen mines as very active in development, the tonnage from both, properties assuring con tinuous reduction for months to come.
 Leading out of Stoddard to Mayer fine road has been built, the ex- pense of which, while heavy, was borne entirely by both above mining companies. Other properties by this move had been greatly benefited, and already the new route is being util- ized by these outlying interests. The generosity of the mines in construct ing this highway is favorably com mented upon by different interests at Mayer as we'll as mines nearby that are being substantially benefited
 The mining and milling movements have greatly stimulated many prop critics into action and the Mayer boom receives its main support from the reviving of the above holdings.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
LARGE OPERATIONS
 FOR DOLPHIN MINE
(From Sundays Daily)

J. s. Stockwell, of Evansville, Ind, has concluded a few weeks of obser- vation of the Dolphin mines on Tur- key creek, and has decided to resume at an early date. A reorganization of company affairs has been effected. Stockwell returned home a few days ago, and is reported as being very much pleased with underground con ditions, outlining program of devel- opment that will be encrgetically car ried out. In the reviving of the Dol phin R. J. Bleck will be assistant to MT. Stockwcll, from his former close association with the property when it vas active.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
X-RAY PHOTOS NOT
 GOOD FOR COURT COSTS
(From Saturdays Daily)

Wheels of justice ground steadily in the Federal court yesterday morn ing. The following actions were or dered by Judge Sawtell:
 Costs of X-ray photographs were disallowed for the plaintiff in the suit of George NJ. Perovich vs. the Ray Consolidated Copper Mining Com pany. The pictures which cost S50 were not properly taxable, the judge decided, because the photographs were used only by witness to refresh his memory.
 In the matter of H. c. Vogel, all legged bankrupt butcher of Buckeye, an order of publication was issued re- quiring Vogel to appear in Prescott, September llth to show cause why he should not be declared bankrupt.
 The application of Jue Ming Wong for writ of habeas corpus was post poned until July 3lst.
 Hearing on the matter of the final discharge of D. w. Ward, Winslow bankrupt, was set for July 18th.
 The case of the United States vS. John Valenti, charged with illegal in terstate shipment of liquor, was given postponement for plea to July 18th.
 Date of hearing on naturalization petitions filed at Phoenix has been postponed from September 18th to October 3rd.
 The suit of the Smith Booth Usher Company vs. Detroit Mining Com pany was dismissed on stipulation of counsel.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
ESTIMABLE WOMAN
 IS CALLED AWAY
(From Saturdays DaIly.)

Many residents of this section will regret to learn of the death in Phoe- nix a few days ago of Mrs. Annie Peters, wife of B. F. Peters, an1 mother of Charles F. Warren, both of whom are operating the Promoter mines in Crook canyon. The fatal affiiction was Bright's disease. Mrs. Peters for many years, until short time ago, was resident of Prescott. and enjoyed a splendid name through her benevolent acts and kindly dis position. She had been i'll for some time, but not until a short time ago was her condition considered serious She was buried yesterday at Phoenix
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
LARGE EXPLORATION
 READY TO BEGIN (From Sundays Daily.)

The Crawford Syndicate, which re- gently took over the copper holdings of Mcbride & McNulty, nine miles to the south of this city, will soon be active in initial exploration by churn drilling, the rig arriving at Skull val Icy yesterday. It will be hauled to the ground at once. A. L. Johns, who is to superintcnd the work, was in the city yesterday. after establishing camp and arranging for operations to begin.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
CATTLE RAISING ON
 MT. MINGUS RANCHES
(From Saturdays Daily)
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
 JEROME, July 2l.- Fred Young arrived in Jerome last evening from Mt. Mingus, where he and his family have taken up Summer quarters on the Young ranch. NIT. Young will have charge of the Cook ranch in Yeager canyon this season, and will make it exclusively cattle ranch.
 The Young ranch on Mt. Mingus is devoted to cattle and horse raising and is one of the we'll known places of this section of the county. Mir. Young is associated with his father, Levi Young, one of the best known and largest stockmen in the State, who will arrive at Mt. Mingus soon.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
FARMHOUSE BURNS
 NORTH OF PRESCOTT
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

The old home place of Dan Camp bell, father of Tom Campbell, was de- stroyed by fire Monday afternoon. The residence is situated on dairy farm north of the city and outside of the fire limits. and burned in about 45 minutes. The fire was discovered little before 4 o'clock.
 No theory as to how the fire start ed is given. The Prescott fircmcn made a fast run to the railroad tracks but returned when they saw it would be useless to try to save the house.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26

Tt was testified to by witnesses that they were ordered out of the up- stairs hall by Bob Birch. Among those who were ordered out was A. E. Noxon. Now, gentlemen of the jury, you will always find NoXon, Johnnie on the spot for the free booze"
 County Attorney O'SulEvan's argu- ment was continued to the afternoons s session. Judge Smith then read the instructions to the jury after which the latter retired to return verdict. Bailiffs Marmont and Kimball have the jury in charge.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
8 CLAIMS IN MAYER
 DISTRICT ARE SOLD
(From Sundays Daily)

Transfer of eight claims in the Mayer district by Edward B. Pent- land to the Arizona Copper and Min ing Corporation was recorded yester- day in the county recorders office
 The claims were the Pauline, Violet, Joy, Bertha, King, Rex. Elaine, Cert rude, Queen, Duke, Mayer and Gem.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
VERDE AND TIPTOP
 CLAIMS LOCATED
(From Wednesdays Daily.J

Three claims in the Verde districts lower contact were located this week and filed in the county recorders of ice yesterday by the Jerome-Portland Mining Company.
 A. N. Sharington filed location mo- tices on two claims in the Tiptop dis trict yesterday.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26
RANCHER MARRIED
(From Fridays Daii-

Frank A. Williams, a prominent cattle rancher of Williamson valley was married to Miss Bessie E. Dick erson of Ventura, Cal, by Rev. H. H. Shires at the Episcopal rectory last night.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-07-26

representative of that county, which always returns the largest Republican majority in the State, on the State ticket.
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PERSONALS

Mrs. j. ". Wise left Sunday to at
tend the funeral OF her sister Mrs.
] Jessie Holder Of Belle Vernon, Pa. Mr..
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leave In the morning to attend the flu
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Miss Martha Hutchinson is in
Charleston the guest of Judge and
Mrs. John w. Mason.
Mrs. Walter Hess who had been
the guest OF relatives here has re-
turned to her home in Morgantown.
MIR. and Mrs. O. F. Graham have
returned from M%organtown where they
had been the guests Of relatives.
DIR. John C. Broomtield leaves in the
morning for Washington. D. c., where
he goes as a delegate from the Meth
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noon where she spent a pleasant hour
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acquaintances. A picture OF Miss Mil
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Continued from page one.l

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The value added BY manufacture was
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1903, the increase being s14,4o7 900, or
20.9 per cent. The value added by
manufacture formed AL per cent. Of
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Bargain Day AT
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UP Debris On
Site Of New Hotel

a bonfire big enough 10 warm the
entire membership Of the wv. ". N.
club OF htc court house basement. was
burning all day today Oh the site Of
the new Fairlnont hotel. The workmen
who removed the houses from the lot
watched the fire all day and kept adj
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and rubbish 10 the blazing pile. Al
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