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The Washington times., 1917-09-25

piled: IF any of the women sent here
in connection with the suffrage DEM
onstrations is on a bread and water
diet in a punishment cell I know
nothing of it,"
When Mr.. Whittaker's comment
was called to the attention of Miss
Amidon by The Times, she said that,
while she did not see either Mrs. Ken
dali or Miss Burns during her visit to
occoquan yesterday, the report of
Imprisonment and bread and water
diet was made to her by some of the
other suffrsgists now serving SEN
tences there.
An appeal to the Russian embassy
in behalf OF the two Russian suf-
frsgettes now confined in the Occo-
guam prison for picketing the White
House is to be made by friends OF
the two, II was learned today.
The pickets, Miss Anna Gwenter and
Miss Nina Samaradin, already have
taken up the matter with Congress
man Meyer London of New York.
Friends OF. the women will ask the
Russian ambassador to take UP with
the State Department the question
Of the right Of this Government to i'm
prison the two women, and also the
matter of what is alleged to be unat,
wormy, and rancid food, which, II is
charged, they are compelled to eat.
Miss Gwenter's PIaint.
Miss Gwenter, in a letter to Con
gresham London today, said:
Comrsde Meyer London:
l am eight years in this move
ment, three-and-a-half years a
member OF the Socialist party,
Branch and 4 OF the Bronx, and
l have been an active member OF
the Waist Makers Union since
1910. 1 am from New York, but
am now in Baltimore, where I Eot
acquainted with the comrades
who asked me to picket tn Nwhite
House, and OF course I expressed
my willingness TO help the move
ment. am now in the work
house. I want to get out'and help
IN the work, as l am more reyolu-
tionary than the Woman's party,
yet conditions here are so bad
that I feel l must stay here and
help the women get their rights.
We are enslaved here. I am suf-
fering very much from hunger,
and am nearly blind from bad
nourtshment The food is chiefly
soup, cereal with worms, bread
just baked and very heavy. Even
OF this poor food we do not get
enough do not eat meat. When
l told the. doctor that he said:
You must eat, and II you do not
like 1t here you go and tell the
judge you won't picket any more,
and then you can get out OF
here" But I told him that
could not go against my prin-
ciples and my belief. He asked:
"Do you believe you should break
the .lGw?". 1 replied: II have pick
eted whenever / had a chance for
eight years and have never
broken the law. Picketing is
legal"
Please come here as quickly as
possible, as we need your help.
Will you give the information
in this letter to the newspapers
Please pardon this scrap OF
paper, as / have nothing else to
write on. 1 could write to other
comrades, to Hiliquit or Paulsen,
but you are in Congress and can
do more.
Yours for the cause,
ANNA GWENTER.
The Washington times., 1917-09-25
P|CKETS ON
BREAD AND
WATER DIET,
is CLAIM
Superintendent Whitaker Tells
The Times That If Such Pun
: lshment Is Being Inflicted He
: Knows Nothing Of It.

Are any of the White House pickets
now serving sentences at the work
house at Occoquan confined in the
punishment cells and served only a
bread and water diet?
The claim of the suffragists at Cam
eron House is that this condition ex-
iEtt. The statement of Superintendent
Whitaker at the workhouse is that II
such punishment is being inflicted he
knows nothing of II.
The authority for the statement
issued from suffrage headquarters is
Miss Beulah Amidon, who yesterday
visited the workhouse, and on her re-
turn to washington made the follow
Ing statement:
Mrs. Frederick Kendall. the
Buffalo, NY, school teacher who
is threatened with removal for
her failure-to report at the open
ing Of the sessions, was yesterday
placed on q head and water diet
at the Occoquan workhouse- and
confined in a punishment cell.
Mrs. Kendall refused to scrub
hoors. claiming that she is too
weak from lack Of food. She re-
Quested lighter work
For her iasubordination she was
placed in a punishment cell. and
when Miss Lucy, Burns. another
prisoner picket, requested perrnis-
sion to see her, she was placed on
q bread and water diet, which was
lifted after one neal of this char
acter.
whitaker Denies.
This morning The Times called
Superintendent Whitaker on the teIe-
phone and read to him Miss Amidon's
statement. In reply to the question,
SIs this statement in accordance with
the facts2" the Superintendent re-
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the purpose OF opening up an intermediate
level between the crosscut level and the sur
face, the connection with this drift with the
800 foot tunnel to be made by an upraise in
the face, thus connecting with the surface
through 106-foot shaft Within few weeks
connection will be made from the face of the
west drift on Vein No. | by upraise to the 800
foot tunnel, thus establishing complete air
connection 400 feet above the crosscut level
The rapid completion of the Sicily Concen-
tration mill Of the Western Ore Concentration
Company promises the Chloride Mining COM
pany a very feasible and pleasing opportunity
for ore treatment without the construction OF
its own mill; hence this matter for the present
is in abeyance
In general it may be said that the property
Of the Chloride Mining Company, under its
old local name of the Hidden Treasure, has
long been favorite in Chloride, and that local
favoritism has been more than abundantlv
justified by the recent extended development
Of the property.
Under some II years continued operation
by the original owner of the property, Mr..
Thomas Thornton, of Chloride, the surface
was very completely developed and these OPP
erations exposed very good ores indeed at
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-17
HIDDEN TREASURE PROPERTY OF GREAT PROMISE

Prominent among the companies which are
now working properties in the Chloride dis
trict of northern Arizona, that section which is
so rapidly forging to the front in the produc-
ton Of metals, and the naturalization Of
which is 50 extensive and consistent as to at
tract some of the greatest mining experts in
the country, is the Chloride Mining company
The officers of the company are:
j. c. Callaghan of Phoenix, president;
George Macdonald of Phoenix, treasurer;
c. r. Bone of Phoenix, secretary;
Frank Clemes Smith of Chloride, general
manager.
w. B. Twitchell, George Macdonald and
Frank Clemes Smith, finance committee
The Chloride Mining company has eight
claims composing the property, these being the
Hidden Treasure, the Revenue, the Chenango,
the Alabama, the Victor, the ORC Elmo, the
Eastview and the Westview
The company is capitalized at 100000
shares of stock at par value of 10 cents.
The properties Of the company are situated
2l2 miles east of the town of Chloride in the
Wallapai Mining district, and are located
along cropping Of very strong vein system.
This system extends from Chloride to Mineral
Park, and the veins are enclosed in granite
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-17

to point at a depth of 125 feet. Mil
lions of dollars worth was contained
in this funnel"
During the early stages of develop
meEt Of the mine the locators had a
struggle to make both financial ends
meet. Three of the locators, according
TO the story, each owed the Fisk COM
pany store at Florence $4,000. Cope
land. however, was free from debt At
one time it was proposed by the debt
ors to turn over their interest in the
Silver King to square their account at
the store, with the agreement that
Copeland be paid $4,000, thus making
a purchase price of $4,000 for the mine.
But the principal owner of the store,
a San Francisco capitalist, did not APP
prove. He advised that he would pre-
fer to take a chance on the locators
making good on the mine than for him
and associates to assume ownership
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-17

and schlst. These veins in places reach great
size and thickness, and the naturalization
carries sulphides of lead and zine in nearly
equal proportions, as well as good values in
gold and silver.
Copper occasionally is found running as
high as 2112 per cent, but apparently only in
such places as large bodies of lead sulphdes
occur.
The property is developed by a 5OO-foot
tunnel driven from the west end Of the Hid
den Treasure claim along the vein system, and
by number of shafts and testpits along the
ridge and covering the Hidden Treasure, the
Revenue and the Chenango claims.
Some 434 feet below the apces a crosscut
tunnel is driven, extending from about the
center of the Orc Elmo claim northerly dis
lance of 100 feet, cutting in transit no less
than four distinct veins. Of these the most
northel2g pair are under process of develop
ment eastward and westward, the principal
work being now done upon the most northerly
one called Vein No. /. On this vein the drifts
extend about 200 feet easterly and westerly,
thus far exposing valuable ore shoot of more
than 300 feet in length, the east drift being in
a breast Of ore of high grade value, and wider
than the timbers. The west drift at present is
in cross course Of decomposed pegmatite
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-17

practically every point where Mr.. Thornton
worked.
His work. however, was very naturally linn
tied to superficial development III his search
for the high grade ores which would stand
shipment and treatment charges, which at
that time were very high.
The work, however, of the Chloride Mining
Company during the past year has sufficed to
open up large bodies of ore at such depth as
may be considered to fully establish the great
value of this property as function of the
equipment and the development now conten-
plated.
The property was bonded from Mr. Thorn
ton by j. X. Murphy and Frank Clifford in
1915 and they in turn disposed of their option
to the Chloride Mining company, which COM
pany in its turn succeeded jim getting Mr.. W.
B. Twitchell the well known financier of
Phoenix, interested in the financing of the
property.
The exceedingly strong connections the
company has in Phoenix and in having con-
nected with it such men as those whose names
appear in the official roster is perhaps one Of
the best indications of the solidity of the COM
pany and the great faith held by those inter
ested in its future worth.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-17

showing large body of low grade ore, but APP
parently passing into the true vein condition at
the present writing.
The company is well equipped with the nee
essary machinery, an engine, compressor,
drills, blacksmith and repair shop being part
Of the equipment, while very complete assay
and chemical plant is also in operation
1t is, however, intended very shortly to re-
place the present machinery equipment with
a compressor plant sufficient to deliver $50
cubic feet of air. for the operation Of larger
number of machine drills and for the operation
of an air hoist, which will be installed within
the mine at the crosscut level. A shaft will be
started with equipment sufficient to carry it
to 1000 feet in depth.
At point about 200 feet above the crosscut
level and 100 feet above the 500 foot tunnel
level a second drift tunnel is in progress for
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-17
ROMANTIC OLD SILVER King YIELDED 10 MILLION DOLLARS
MAGMA CHIEF
MINE AMONG
P|NA['S BEST

Beside the Magma mine the Pioneer
district of Pinal county boasts of a
number of properties which are so we'll
will be producers.
Taking the Magma as the hub of the
district and taking the great lime
stone bed through which run the fis-
sures which carry the ore values there
lies south of the Magma the property
of the Lake Superior and Arizona
Mining company. Immediately to the
south lies the property of the Queen
Creek Copper company. To the south
of the Queen Greek group lie the prop
etrties of the Arizona Hancock, more
Familiarity known in the district as the
lead mine" The Arizona Hancock
contrary to the status of the other
mines in the district, carries a north
and south fissure vein, impregnated
with high values of silver and lead
The other veins generally follow the
vein formation of the Magma, run
ming east and west through the lime
stone formation. The Hancock prop
group of Montana capitalists.
The Daggs group, upon which thous-
ands of dollars has been spent in de-
velOpment. lies to the south of the
Hancock on the same big contact. To
the south of the Diggs group lie the
extensive holdings of the Grand Pa
cific Copper company, where surface
showings indicate the existence of large
high grade deposits at depth. Run
ming through this property are several
true fissure veins so noticeable at the
Magma.
To the west of the Daggs group and
the Grand Pacific lie the holdings of
the Magmatic Copper company, which
is engaged at present in development
on the surface. Immediately north of
the Magma lie many claims, but few
Of them are organized at present.
Magma Chief Promising
The Magma Chief, one of the prom
Using groups, formerly held by the
Pomeroy brothers of Mesa, has been
organized and Incorporated by well
known men. Close to the Magma Chief
is the Black Diamond group The
Black Diamond has recently been
bonded and development work has
been started.
To the north of the Magma Chief,
about a distance of about two miles,
lies the old Silver King mine, the
great producer of the past and which
it is expected will come back and be
one of the great producers of the
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the smelter in those days paid only
about twothirds of the assay value of
the ore smelted. Summing up all costs.
including smelter depreciations, the
locators received only about one third
the actual value of the ore shipped
Isaac Copeland, June 80. 1876, sold
his interest in the mine to Charles
Mason. and William Long sold his
quarter to William Regain. In turn
Mason, January 9, 1877, sold his inter-
est to Col. James NJ Barney of New
York, and on May 5, 1877, the Silver
King Mining company was incorpor-
ated under the laws of California. To
that date ore shipped from the Silver
King is said to have been valued at
s2,O0O,O00. After incorporation opera
tons increased in efficiency.
The main ore body was encountered
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of the mine at the price stated. The
locators proceeded with the develop
ment work, at one time owing the Fisk
store 100000 for supplies and ma
chinery purchased.
Mine Makes Good
Cndaunted by the great task ahead,
firm in the belief they had discovered
a real mine. the locators continued
their efforts and were finally rewarded
with rich returns. 1t was necessary at
that time to haul the ore over the de-
sert as far as Yuma, a distance of sew
eral hundred miles. II is recorded that
the expense of hauling the ore from
the mine to Yuma alone cost $120 4
ton. AT Yuma the ore was loaded into
freight cars and shipped to the smelter
near San Francisco for reduction. The
total cost of mining and hauling the
ore to the destination at the smelter
amounted to $500 ton. Beside this
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-17

The Silver King mine, the grand
old producer of some s10,000,000 in ore,
is situated near the base Of the south
western slope of the Pinal range in
Pinal county, at an elevation of 3700
feet. The location overlooks the c0un-
try to the southwark as far as the
Mexican line, and westward the vast
plains of the ella and the Salt River
valley to Phoenix, and beyond
A report on the Silver King mine
was made by Professor William E.
Blake of the University of Tucson in
the early eighties. His description
concerning the Salt River valley is
quaint, now that the valley blossoms
as a result of irrigation. He refers to
the desert as once being peopled by
an ancient race, as evidenced by
crumbling adobe houses. He says in
one place: This plain, now compar-
atively treeless. sterile and desett
like, was once the seat of ancient
civilization. as shown by the numer
Gus ruins of buildings and the profus-
sion of fragments of pottery strewn
on the surface. But there is no evil
derce that these dwellers ever discov-
cred the wealth that lay within the
Silver King vaults of the mountains.
The road from the mine leads down
the foothills and then over the almost
level plain for thirty-five miles to
Florence, on the ella river. the county
seat of Pinal county. Beyond this
town the road continues TO Casa Grande
station on the Southern Pacific rail-
way of Arizona, 913 miles from San
Francisco.
The natural road, now also the
county road. is excellent at all seasons,
and the drive from the railway station
can be easily made in eight or nine
hours The mine can be reached from
San Francisco in SO hours, or in five
and e-half days from New York.
THE mill of the operating company
is at a town called Pinal, on Queen
Creek, five miles from the mine iPnal
is at an elevation of 24OO feet 1t is
connected with the mine by good road
and a telephone
Mine Story Romantic
The story of the Silver King mine is
one of the most romantic in the annals
of mining. AS has often been the case
that rich ore when first brought in by
the original discoverer was scoffed at.
1t was pronounced no good at the
Jim Sans bar in Florence when first
handed about among the drinkers, also
the leading citizens and miners of the
community The story reads some
thing like this:
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-17

ord book, was inscribed the formal
notice of the location of the Hub claim.
1t was recorded by William Tuttla an
old timer OF the district. The Hub
mine now stands above the shaft on
the hill where the great present day
producer of copper, the Magma mine,
is situated.
Camp Followers Arrive
Following the stalking OF the Silver
King and subsequent rapid develop
ment the country for miles about was
staked off and filled with prospectors,
miners, promoters and camp follow
ers. The region experienced a period
of prosperity lasting many years.
The owners OF the Silver King found
that the top of the little brown hill
was impregnated with high grade ore
The ore lay in what might be called
funnel shaped pocket, about 100 by 80
feet at the surface, gradually dipping
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-17
D|SCQvERER LAUGHED At; TOLD
ORE SPECIMENS WERE Nj GOOD,
OTHERS COT RICH FROM MINE

A little old man who had been down
at the far corner of the bar all the
, long night drinking quietly and plenti-
fully suddenly exhibited signs of life
and much eXhileration. He dumped
number of rocks upon the bar. The
rocks were dark and sparkled in the
smoke beclouded bar ROOM The boys
gathered about, examined the funny"
rocks. as they called them, and then
laughed. Nothing but common lead
and worth nothing was the verdict.
The old fellow was asked where he
had found the rocks and explained that
it was over on a little brown hill on
the StOneman grade The old man
was timid, resigning himself to fate.
with the verdict that the ore was no
good. However, several specimens OF
the ore found their way into the pockets
of the other drinkers when the old
man, who said his name was Sullivan
a former soldier, was not looking. Then
the rock was forgotten for the time
being and the celebration at the bar
continued.
Falls On Bonanza
One day a little later on in the sea-
son lone prospector stopped on the
Stoneman grade, five miles above
Picket Post to rest at noon and pre-
pare a meal. One of his animals
strayed. He went after it up to the
top of a small brown hill, near the
trail He noticed numerous funny
black rocks lying on the surface. He
examined them and became enthused.
He packed his train and hastily made
his way to Florence.
The prospector was Isaac Copeland,
one OF the men who laughed at the
funny black" rock in Jim Sans bar
when exhibited by the old soldier. This
very same funny rock" had been as
sayed in the meantime and found to
be black sulphide OF silver. high grade,
rich in the precious metal
Silver King Claim Staked
A short time later March %, 1875,
four men, Isaac Copeland and three
friends. namely, Benjamin w. Regain.
Charles G. Mason and William H Long.
appeared again on the little brown hill
and there staked the Silver King
claim, which was soon to become one
of the greatest producers of silver in
the world.
The discovery of the Silver King, and
the great mining boom that followed,
marked the real beginning of CONNER
cial mining in Pinal county.
On the same day the Silver King
mine was recorded at the county seat,
on the first page of the mining rec
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-17
Federal Building-Postoffice

Federal BuiIdIng-Postofflce
Here in one new building are accom-
modated the Postoffice, Land Office,
Internal Revenue Office, Federal
Court and many other Federal offices.
Building is situated in Federal Park,
between Monroe and Van Buren, streets
and FRS and Second avenues.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-17
Water Users Building

Water Users Building
This building, erected to hold offices
of the Water Users association and
the local headquarters of the United
States Reclamation Service and off
Gals. 1t is from this building that the
immense irrigation system is admin
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-17

or park, the Weather Bureau is To-
Gated in this important building.
Y. NJ. C. A.
The Y building is also on the Federal
block. occupying the southwest corner
1t is q beautiful building and repre-
SCENTS an investment of about $4,000.
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istered. The Salt River irrigation pro-
ject embraces $4,000 acres and ex-
tends in each direction from Phoenix
to the foot hills The Roosevelt dam
is an important part of the project.
The Water Users building is on the
northwest corner of the Federal block.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-07-13
SOCIETY
INTERESTING MEETING

The Ladies Missionary society of
the Presbyterian church was enter
tained at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
H. A. Northrop yesterday. The guests
were Mesdames Everett, Koors,
Brooks, Lahr, Kenfield, Beaver, Web
or, Flatner, Olson, johnson, Essler,
Mclaughlin, Kirk Brown, Mitchell,
Given, Hitchcock, Opsahl, Given-Mc-
Gee, Corcoran and Warford, Misses
X. Corcoran, Ida Brown, Elizabeth
Erickson and Rev. L. P. Warford.
Mrs. Corcoran, mother of DR..
Northrup, was formerly mission
ary to India and gave very interest
ing talk and showed many relics from
India and other foreign countries
where she has visited in the exercise
of her work.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-07-13
Coming Events

Sept. II, 18, 19-Red Lake Indian
Fair. '~
y Sept. 12-13-14-Twelfth Annual
Beltrami County Fair.
Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua, Au-
gust to 6.
July 21-School election in the
high school building, p. m.
August 14-The Beltrami county
board of commissioners meet.
The Beltrami county district court
convenes September II.
July .16-The county board of
Equalization meets at the court
house.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-07-13
Mules and Warm Syringe.

It is an interesting fact that the mule
is not mentioned in the Bible until the
time Of David, just at the time when
the 1sra elites we're becoming well ac-
Quainted with horses. The Hebrew
word in Genesis xxxvi, "a, translated
as mules in the authorized version, is
believed to have been a blunder and
that the term should have been as the
Vulgate has it, warm springs"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-07-13
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our most heart
felt thanks to all friends and neigh
bors who so kindly gave us their
sympathy and assistance in our re-
cent affliction, the illness and death
of our beloved husband and father.
Also do we thank the choir and
those who sent the many beautiful
floral offerings.
Mrs. Minnie Warner
1-713 and chllQren.