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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21

Hugo Bezdek is rapidly learning why
Jimmy Callahan couldn't make the
Pirates win. Bezdek already is on the
griddle. Meanwhile Callahan says, =
told you SOL
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-21

The Cardinals new pitcher, William
Sherdell of Milwaukee. is also some
hitter.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
Supervisors OF
Gila County Are
Asked To Resign
Grand Jury in Scathing Report Cites
Members of Board and County Eng-
neer for Wasting Road Bond Issue
and Demands Resignation

GLOBE, Ariz., March 14.-(Special)
The designations Of Chairman Walter
Nash and Supervisors Frank Doran
and Patrick Rose have been demanded
by the grand jury called to investigate
the road bond scandal. In one of the
most scathing and sensational reports
ever returned by grand jury in Ari-
zona, the members of the board Of su-
pervisors are arraigned for careless
ness and neglect in their stewardship,
and the demand is made that they re-
sign after unseating County Engineer
Roy G.. Thomas. The grand jury ad-
vocates the use of the recall in case
they fail to resign.
The grand jury report was made to
Superior Judge Shute this afternoon
The report of the grand jury is one of
the most sensational documents ever
written. 1t cites the members of the
board of supervisors before the court
of public opinion on charges of neglect
the stewardship that has been entrust-
ed to them. 1t demands that they quit
office in order to make room for men
better qualified for their work and ad-
vocates the use of the recall in the
event they fail to resign.
The volumninous document of AZ
pages was devoted to terrific ar
raignment of the board of supervisors
and the county engineer, under whose
administration a road bond issue in ex-
cess of 100000 was wasted. A reso-
luton accompanies the report censur-
ing the supervisors in the most scath-
ing terms, demanding their resigna-
tion and that of County Engineer Roy
Thomas.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
WAR EAGLE SOLD

PRESCOTT, Ariz, March 16-The
famous old war Eagle group of mines
in the Bradshaws have been purchased
by a syndicate headed by Frost and
Denicks of Chicago. The local agents
who consumated the deal are T. G.
Norris and Lester jackson and the first
payment on the transfer was $4,000
cash. The war Eagle group of claims
were producers in Arizona forty five
years ago, and was a free milling pro-
position. Together with the Gladiator
which is also part of the transfer, the
group has only been operated sporad-
ically of recent years. Recent develop
ment and improvements in concentra-
ton have made this an attractive pro-
position.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
CAR OF RUSSIA ABDICATES THRONE
FOLLOWING BLOODLESS REVOLUTION
SILVER KING
SHAFT FOUND
IN FINE SHAPE

PHOENIX, Ariz, March 16.-That
the shaft of the old Silver King mine
at Superior, now beng unwatered, is
in excellent shape, and that the mill
at the property is now practically
complete was the report made to
stockholders of the company by Su-
perintendent McCabe at a special
meeting of shareholders held here this
week. Superintendent McCabe re-
ported that the work of unwatering the
shaft was progressing, and that it had
been unwatered to a depth of 13O feet
Miners working in the Magma mine
had told him, he said, that the Silver
King shaft is in as good if not better
condition than the Magma
The Silver King mill is now
equipped to handle SO tons a day, but
sufficient units can be added to bring
! it up to $50 tons as conditions war
rant. Operations will probably be be-
gun as soon as the necessary contracts
for royalty on the flotation process
have been arranged.
Judge l.. r. Taft, one of the stock
holders told stockholders of a recent
trip to the Silver King, which he had
visited years ago. He was astounded
at the excellent condition in which he
found the property at this time he said.
The stockholders represented at the
meeting by unangmous vote rejected
the proposal to amend the articles of
incorporation so as to increase the par
value of it's stock from one to five
dollars a share and decrease the num-
ber of shares from 100000 to 100000.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
RAILROAD MEN AND MANAGERS
FAIL TO AGREE; STRIKE CALLED
/. STARTING TONIGHT IN THE EAST

NEW YORK, March 16.-Following
the failure of the heads of railroad
brotherhoods and railway managers to
agree at a conference here, a progress
sive railroad strike has been called
starting>at o'clock Saturday evening
on eastern railroads. 1t is expected to
extend to all other sections of the
country within five days. The strike
was called Immediately following the
refusal of railroad managers to accede
to an ultimatum delivered by the rail-
road brotherhoods.
The brotherhoods defiantly refused
a compromise proposal of the man
ayers; declared they would not wait
for the decision of the supreme court
on the Adamson law, which is expected
at any time, and flatly refused to sub
nit their case to the eight hour COM
mission headed by Major General
George W. Goethals.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
BROKE n HILL ENCOUNTERS HUGE
DEPOSIT Of vANAD|UM AND GOLD

An immense body of vanadium- gold
ore has been encountered in the devel-
opment of the Ray Broken Hill mine,
a mile south of Ray. The ore assays
high in gold, with good values in van
adium, and carries small, values in
lead and silver. The ore body has been
opened up for distance of 20 feet and
to height of thirty feet. 1t averages
six feet in width. The ore was en-
countered on the hanging wall of the
huge iron gold deposit that the COM
pany has already prepared to ship
from, and is considered by geologists
as one of the most important develop
nients made recently in this district.
When seen this week regarding the
values encountered in the new ore
body, President Frank Schilling said
that he preferred not to give out any
figures on the assay for publication,
but he intimated strongly that he was
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
CHICAGO CUBS VS., HAYDEN At
SHELTER CITY ON MARCH Y

HAYDEN, Ariz., March 16.-Hayden
fans were electrified Wednesday
morning by the news that the much
talked of visit of the Cubs is actually
to take place on the 9th. Wednesday
forenoon, as advised by the secretary
of the Hayden club, Manager Wilkin-
son received a telephone message
from Mr.. Fl. c. Hallmark, the railroad
passenger agent who has been en-
gineering the matter from the start.
Mr.. Hallmark stated that he was in re-
ceipt of a telegram from the Chicago
Cubs to the effect that they would
positively be in Hayden on the 9th to
play the local team.
Special arrangements will be made
by the Arizona Eastern Railroad
company to handle the movement of
the Cubs to Hayden. The regular train
will change it's schedule for this one
day, arriving in Hayden about 1880
in the morning, and remaining until
the game is over, leaving about 2:30 in
the afternoon. The game itself is
booked for 1890. Leaving Hayden,
the train will take the Cubs to Tempe,
where they will take the branch to
Maricopa and go on direct to Ell Paso.
By having the train run in this man
ner, people in Phoenix, and on the line
between Phoenix and Hayden, will
have an excellent opportunity to see
the game, and it is expected that the
attendance will far exceed that for
any previous game played here. 1t is
hoped that all those interested will
give this the widest publicity, as the
occasion undoubtedly deserves.
SmeIter Chances DwindIe
The situation with regard to the
Smelter team remains the same. Moth
ing has been done, it is learned from
an authentic source, to form an asso
citation, or to finance a team for the
coming season, and it is generally con-
C0U0u that There Is SIIldll llk0llIlOOU VI
there being a smelter team. Every
where regret is expressed that such Is
the case, and various suggestions are
being made with a view to remedying
matters. Among these suggestions is
one to the effect that the financial as
sistance offered by the Hayden and
Winkelman merchants to the Hayden
club, be turned over to the Smelter
club, if one is formed. This idea has
met with considerable favor and is
much talked of. AS the contributions
from the parties in question have been
generous, their support is very con-
siderable item towards defraying a
clubs expense.
The question of whether Superior
will have team in the Tri-Copper
league or not is still in allegiance. An
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
CHAVEZ CONFESSES
HIS SHARE OF CRIME

PRESCOTT, Ariz., March 16-An-
tonic Chavez, arrested here recently
for burying Chris Rasmussen alive
near Middleton on the Crown King
road last week, has confessed his part
in the peculiar crime According to
Chavez, he had a companion Salazar-
first name unknown-who was the
controlling force of the illegal expe-
dition, and if Salazar had not insisted
on having this sort of thing done the
idea would never have entered his
head. Officers are now out looking for
Salazar. Rasmussen created excite
ment here last week by just dragging
himself into Crown King with weird
story of being buried alive by two
Mexicans, after having been assaulted
and robbed His story was scarcely
believed until Chavez was arrested and
identified
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
Sensational Is
Testimony In
Gouernors' Fight
Evidences of Dirty Work in Douglas
Number One; Drunken Officials
Appear to Have Changed
Ballots to Hunt

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 16.-Evi-
dence to the effect that members of the
election board in Douglas precinct No.
I were drunk on the night following
the election and that they were betting
on Hunt; that one member had stub
pencil concealed in the palm of his
hand while handling the ballots prior
to their being counted; that frequent
recesses were taken in which one man
was Left in the room alone with the
ballots and that Art Pearson, one
member. of the board admitted chang
ing forty seven ballots from Campbell
to Hunt was brought out here yester-
day when fourteen witnesses from
Douglas were placed on the stand in
the governorship contest proceedings.
Deputy County Attorney Bruce Stew
enson of Cochise county testified that
n. n. Hart, member of the election
board in Douglas No. I, came to him on
March IL and confessed that Pearson
had told hNm that he (Pearson) had
changed forty seven ballots from
Campbell to Hunt. Hart himself adj
mitted changing one ballot from Hunt
back. to Campbell because the erasure
of the x after CampbeII's name was too
apparent.
According to the official returns
Hunt carried the precinct by 1923 votes.
1t was brought out at the trial yester-
day that all the members of the elec-
ton board were democrats and that all
but one were non-r residents of the pre-
cinct, both of which conditions are
contrary to the election laws. A re-
publican watcher by the name of Red
lin testified that he was thrown out of
the polling place at six o'clock in the
morning following election day when
he was sent there by the county COM
mitteemen to relieve another watcher.
Judge Stanford has taken his action
on the precinct vote under advisement,
but it is generally expected here that
the entire precinct will have to be
thrown out. 1t is reported that Pear
son has left the state and that he was
intercepted at Deming, N. M. Hart, an
other member of the board is said to be
seriously i'll.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
DUMA BACKED BY ARMY
OVERTHROWS GOVERNMENT
AND NICHOLAS STEPS DOWN

Following an almost bloodless revo-
luton in Petrograd, the czar of Russia
Emperor Nicholas has abdicated the
throne. The duma, backed by the army
and the people has overthrown the
ministry and established a provisional
government Reactionary leaders of
the government, charged with being
pro-German have been imprisoned, and
some of them executed.
A new national cabinet has been
announced, with Prince Lvoff as presi-
dent of the council and premier. Other
offices are held by men known to be
close to the people and committed to
pushing the war with all vigor.
For months the people have been
discouraged and disgusted with the
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17

inquiry addressed to well known au-
thority in Superior met with the fol-
lowing reply: .
"As near as can be ascertained
from inquiries made, there are some
parties in town actively engaged in
trying to do something along this line,
but nothing definite has as yet been
done regarding baseball. 1t is be-
lieved that within week or two mat
ther advise YOU"
Further developments at Superior
will be watched with much interest
here. in view of the probable loss of
the Smelter team.
Some players, at least, find things
breaking just right. A letter came in
last Sunday from Bob Meusel, one of
the most popular men on the Hayden
team last year, stating that he is now
with the Oakland club, Pacific Coast
League, playing on the side of the yam
nigans at present, against the regular
Oakland team, as .outfielder, infielder,
the regulars he pitched five innings,
shutting the latter out without a. hit
and got three doubles.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
TAX COMMISSIONERS
GO TO NOGALES

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 16-For
the purpose of hearing an application
on the part of the owners of Baca
Float Number for lower valuation
of that tract, the state tax commission
will go to Nogales early next month.
The hearing is set for April 10 at the
border city, and the owners or the
north half of the tract will be repre-
sented by Judge John H. Campbell of
Tucson, and the owners of the south
half by Samuel L. Kingan of the same
city. The property has been in liti-
cation for several years, and now that
the ownership has been definitely de-
cided by decision of the United States
supreme court, there are back taxes
for several years to be adjusted. Re
duction of the valuation placed on the
property by the state board Of equali-
zation will be sought by the owners
at the coming hearing.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
LITTLE BOBB|E TUNNEL WILL TAP BIC
BODY OF HIGHLY M|VERAL|zED GROUND
identified

There is every indication that the
the rich ore body at a distance of $50
feet" declared w. J. Graham of Bisbee,
president of the company, while in Ray
this week on visit to the property.
Every mining man who has visited
the property has made the prediction
that big body of highly mineralized
ground lies at distance Of $50 feet
from the mouth of the tunnel, which is
now in ninety feet and progressing at
the rate of seven feet a day. The tun-
mel will attain depth of 525 feet at a
distance of $50 feet"
Tale and oxides are being encoun-
tered in punches in the tunnel at the
Little Bobbie property, which is con-
ceded to include some of the most
highly mineralized ground in the dis
trict. The property end lines the
Broken Hill,/ where new ore bodies
have recently been developed, and
side lines the Ray Silver-Lead, with
the ore bodies in both these properties
dipping toward the Little Bobbie.
While in Ray President Graham ex-
pressed his high satisfaction at the
way the work at the property is being
conducted by superintendent Leonard
Loehrs, who recently let the contract
for driving the tunnel to Jack Hallihar
and Badly Mason. Both Loehrs an6
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
FLORENCE MEN
ORGANIZE NEW
NATIONAL BANK

Florence is to have a national bank.
Word was received this week by
State Bank Comptroller Jesse L. Boyce
that the comptroller of the currency
has approved the application of the or
ganizers of the new institution, which
will shortly be established at the
county seat.
The new bank is to be known as The
First National Bank of Florence, and
will be capitalized for $25,OOO. The or
ganizers of the new institution are
Bailey P. Wootton, G. w. Griffey, R. L..
Burns. o. J. Baughn and H. G. Rich
ardson. All of the organizers are resi-
dents of the county seat, and are well
known throughout Pinal county. The
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
CRITIC MAKES
RICH DISCOVERY

SALOME, Ariz., March 16-Cun-
ningham Pass, district long believed
to among the best mineralized within
the state is gradually coming into her
own. New striges of value and splen-
did possibilities are being made there
frequently. The most recent of these
is that in the old Critic Mine. A mag
nificent strike of high grade glance
was brought to light between the third
and fourth levels in the mine this
week A slab five feet long, three feet
thick, and two feet wide being dis
lodged by a shot. It showed high
grade value in gold and what is more
it seemed to have plenty of kin right
where it was taken from. Shipments
are to be made weekly from the mine
hereafter.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
RAJ, GUN CLUB
BOYS ATTENTION

The season is now closed on all
kinds of shooting. What are you 60
ing to do with your gum. Why don't
you join the Ray Gun Club? You will
find trap shooting there every Sunday
and smash a few. Of the tar babies.
Next Sunday, March 18th, the game
will become more interesting. We
will commence shooting for the Amer
lean Trap Shooters medals and also
start a bird handicap contest for a
beautiful Du Pont trophy. 1t don't
cost anything to join this club, no dues
or assessments. Pay for your shells
and targets; that's all. w. E. NJ
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
President Will. Appeal

1t is stated authoritatively that
President Wilson, who is shocked be-
yond measure at the action of the rail-
road employees in the face of a great in
ternational crisis, will make direct
appeal to the patriotism of the men
themselves. He states that he has in
formation regarding the international
situation of such gravity that he has
not deemed it best to lay it before
congress, and that in view of the ac-
tual situation a railroad strike at this
time would be absolutely nothing short
of national calamity
Will Not Go Out
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. March 16.--
Heads of the four railroad brother
hoods on six roads entering Kansas
City announced today that their mem
bers would not go on strike at this
time.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
SIMON GUGGENHE|M VISITOR
To HAYDEN SMELLING PLANT

HAYDEN, Ariz.. March 16.-Simon
Guggenheim, multi millionaire and dis
tinguished financier, whose name as
a financial power in the United States
is spoken in the same breath with that
of Carnegie and Rockefeller, arrived in
Hayden on Friday, March 9th, in his
private car, Superb" SIis trip here
was part of a general tour of inspec-
ton which is expected to take six
weeks, this part of it being made with
special reference to the Hayden
smelter
Although Mr.. Guggenheim has mill
lions invested in this particular branch
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
WARNING AGAINST
INSURANCE FAKER

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 16.-Warn-
ing against the activities of one J. B.
Collins, who is said to have been rep
resenting himself as insurance agenr
for the North American Accident In
surance company of Chicago was is
sued this week by the insurance de-
partment of the Arizona corporation
commission Collins, the warning
says has no license from the state IN
surance department, nor is he licensed
to represent any insurance company
operating in Arizona. Collins is said
to have operated considerably in
Flagstaff and Jerome and other points
in northern Arizona.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17

way in which the campaign has been
handled, fact indicated some months
ago by the assassination of Gregory
Rasputin, the monk who was supposed
to have great influence with the czar.
Discomfort has been further accentu-
ated by the scarcity of food, the mis-
management of transportation and re-
peated instances of graft in the conduct
of the war.
Distrust of the Empress Alexandria,
who was before her marriage, the Ger
man princess Alix of Hesse Darmstadt,
and who was believed to have the
greatest influence with the emperor
was also largely responsible for the
revolution. The empress is said to be
in seclusion, but her whereabouts are
not known.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17

eminently satisfied with the values as
shown.
Surveys for the construction of a
wagon road to the property are now
being made, and as soon as the road
can be completed hoist will be in
stalled The hoist will be placed up on
the mountain side above the mouth of
the tunnel and will be connected with
the winze by raise.
News that the huge body of iron
gold ore is overlaid with body of
vanadium and gold ore, which in gold
values alone will be very profitable to
ship will be welcome news to the many
Ray stockholders of the Broken Hill
company. The ore also carries good
shipping values in vanadium, with a
small lead and silver content.
Two shifts are now at work at the
property, and it may be expected that
within a few weeks at the most the
company will be in the shipping class
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17

of the smelling industry, this is his
first visit to the Hayden plant.
With the party were Messrs. New
house, Brush and Bamberger of Salt
Lake City; Mr. Green, head of the
Manhattan Rubber Co., and his secre-
tary, Mr.. Shields. Mr.. Brush was ac-
companied by his son.
.Mr. Guggenheim and party came
here directly from Ell Paso, and spent
but one day at the plant, leaving Sat-
urday for Los Angeles, where they ex-
pect to rest up from the fatigue Incl
this vacation will be spent on the
golf links.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17

TUCSON, Ariz., March 16.-Fire de-
partment heads and members of the
fire fighting departments of the vari-
Gus cities of the state have been meet
ing here this week discussing the for
nation of state organization the OBJ
ject of which will be the continual
PRONUNCIATION of fire prevention propo-
ganda :,
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
SPECIAL TRAIN
WILL TAKE RAY
FANS TO GAME

The Chicago Cubs team No. play
the Hayden Mill team Of the Tri-Cop-
per leagueIat Hayden March 27th
Ray misses having the National
leaguers on the home. lot by not being
able to get them train connections to
enable them to resume their eastern
journey the same day.
However, special train will run
from Ray to Hayden, leaving Ray at
10 a. m. The game will be called at
IL o'clock and the special will wait
until the finish. This will enable Ray
fans to get a glimpse Of an entry in
the big leagues.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17

Hallihan are old mining men from the
been foreman at the Copper Queen for
five years and Hallihan having been a
shift boss at the Calumet and Arizona
for almost as long a period. Hallihan
and Mason are rushing work in the
tunnel, which is going forward at the
rate Of seven feet day, two shifts be-
ing employed.
There is every indication that the
Little Bobbie will prove to be one of
the rich mines of this district In the
iron blowout on the surface the gold
content runs $40 per cent, and at the
point where the tunnel is expected to
cut the ore body it is practically certain
| that rich body OF leads silver gold ore
will be encountered. That this will be
the case is proven by developments at
the adjoining properties of the Broken
! Hill and Ray Silver-Lead. That this
lead -silver-g gold ore turns to copper
sulphides with depth is also established
by developments at the adjoining
properties.
No stock in the Little Bobbie has
ever been offered to the public, and
there has been no announcement from
the management as to whether any op-
portunity will be offered to "get in
The cOmDanv is c9nitaliZed for only
100000 shares.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17
RAY SHVER-LEAD RUSHING
WORK; TO SHIP APRIL 10

Captain William McDermott, preSi-
dent of the Ray Silver Lead Mining
Company, was over from Tucson this
week laying out new work in connec-
ton with the surveys for roads over
the property. Additional camp equip
ment has been ordered
Material for new houses has been
purchased. They will be erected at
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17

once, preparatory to placing fifty men
to work by April first. This company
expects to begin shipments to Ell Paso
and Selby smelters by April 18th.
Considering the present high price
of lead and the great amount of avail
able ore blocked out the Raj Silver
Lead mine should be dividend paying
mine in the very near future.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-03-17

new bank will be the first national
bank in Pinal county.