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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-08
Too Much Prosperity

Too id much prosperity" tersely
growled the old timer as he limped
down town looking for a man to put
on his storm windows and get his
place ready for winter. why, say"
he continued, you start out to find a
man with q pair oi vveTa!ls On, and
ten chances to one you won't find
him. And my old lady Is in just as
bad a fix as l am. She can't get a
woman to wash, or help clean house
for love nor money"
Well remarked a friend. Don't
you like to e the country prosper
Gus ?'
Sure thing. But right then is the
time to do more work, make more
money, and keep some OF 1t, for as
sure as you're alive the time will
come again when a dollar will buy
more labor than FIVE will now. People
who quit working because of meet
ing up with a little prosperity are
foolish. We're all better of when
we're busy. IL my rheumatism
would let up, I'd like TO show some
folks how to work" 8
And he hobbled away still mum
bling TOO ID much prosperity
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-08

it's four daringly new stories, some of
the worlds most momentous events
pass in review. Thousands of people
and horses and chariots throng its
colossal scenes; Americas most fam
Gus screen celebrities interpret its
leading roles.
at is superhuman, and the biggest
show in the world" said that eminent
critic Ashton Stevens, "the basal at
traction of woman was never staged
as Griffith stages IT,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-08
T

List of letters remaining uncalled
for in the Miller p~ostofice Cor the
week ending October 20, 1917.
Mrs. Anna Bostwick
Helrer Dayton
r.. C.. Ceilings
David GlanZer
X. III. Haler
Cred Herd
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-08

Leo Krase
Thos. Mcnamara
Jim Stendeck >
Lena Genlink
DR.. C.. o. Tuttle
II. J. Truman
Sam Kelly
Mr.. Oindorf
When calling for these please say
advertised"
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter Office on November 14td.
John t. McCullen, Postmaster
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-08

The st. Lawrence branch Of Hand
County's Red Cross Chapter will hold
a Basket Social Friday evening. Nov.
9th at the A. o. u. w. hall In st.
Lawrence, beginning at 8 o'clock. The
committee ask that the baskets be
untrimmed. The ladies baskets will
be sold for so cents each and chill
drens for 30 cents. Coffee will be
supplied at s cents a cup. The pro-
ceeds for the evening will be used
toward filling the Christmas packages
the chapter is preparing for Ameri-
al soldiers. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-08
NOTICE

This is the month | make my yearly
settlement with my Company there
fore all accounts are due, and in JUS
tice to me and as a token of appreci-
alton for credit extended, should be
paid promptly,
Do not put this OF, as l do not
know the exact date of inventory.
Make it a point the first time you are
in town to drop in and fix up your
account.
| am always glad to accommodate
you., and only make this urgent re-
quest at the time OF our annual settle
ment.
Yours truly.
FL, Weber, Agent.
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RED CROSS NOTES

Merry Xmas to Our Soldiers.
Every American soldier is to be re-
membered with a Christmas package.
Hand county has been appOrtioned
seventy-ive as our share to get ready
Last Wednesday we sent of twenty
five which are to go to u boys in
France. Next week we shall send the
remaining fifty. The funds raised
from the basket social are not sufii-
cient to pay for the packets and we
shall ask for contributions to help
fill them. $50 is allowed for each
one.
We want the aid of all in this
Christmas work and ask the women
to please send down to headquarters
any empty Nabisco boxes, square
cocoa cans or other small tins cans,
preferably squafe. We can use also
the small coffee cans.
Following is a list of the contents
with which the packets are filled:
khaki handkerchief, writing pad, IL
envelopes, pencil, combination check
er chess and domino board, steel
mirror, necktie, piece of fruit cake,
hard candy. stuffed dates. sailed
nuts, Hershey's Almond bar, and two
packages of gum. In our next allot-
ment we expect to substitute a safety
match box for the nccstie The!
High School girls are making scrap
books to send. Each packet is tied
with red ribbon and bears a Xmas
card with the name of our chapter.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-11-08

Good Day, Good Night, Coed Bye
"A little work. a little play
To keep us going-and 8 good-day!
A little warmth. q little light of loves
besowing-and so good night.
A little fun to match the sorrow
or each days growing-and so. good
morrow! 10
A little trust that when we die
We reap our sowing-and so--good-
bye"
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15
RACE HORSES LOST
 DURING CLOUDBURST
(From Sundays Daily)

Thomas Paddock and Sylvester Niles reached the city yesterday fore noon in teams, travelling overland from Fredonia, in the northern part of Coconino county, and reported the loss a few weeks ago of two fine horses by cloudburst near Lava Butte, as we'll did other animals have a close call from drowning.
 The terrific volume of water fell during the night at about II o'clock and the horses lost were hobbled. being unable to get out of the path of the wall of water which swept upon them. estimated 10 be about five feet high. Four other animals, also hobblcd managed, however, to get to higher elevation and were saved The lost horses were racers and were to have been entered this Fall in races at the State fair
 Messrs. Niles and Paddock arc to locate in Salt River valley and en- gage in farming. With them are their families. numbering l2 Many years ago Mir. Niles resided on Granite creek. near where it empties into the Verde river.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15
COUNTY SALARY ROLL REDUCED:
 STEPHENS SUIT CONCEDED WON
Wages Of 7 Officials Cut By Resolution Of Supervisors For Total Of $252
 A Month; Protest Coming.
(From Thursdays DaiIy.)

Cuts in salary to the old figure were ordered by the board of supervisors Tuesday for the seven county officials in elective offices, who were raised in accordance with the new State law classifying counties. This is an ad- mission that the suit of Wm. Stephens, chairman of the board, has been won, although judgment has not yet been rendered.
 The overruling of a demurrer by Judge r. II. Lyman, spelled defeat for the board, when the time limit of ten days had passed and no answer was filed by the county attorney.
 The cut in salaries involves say ing to the county of $252.12 a month. It would be much bigger than this if the cut had been applied to the sal aries of appointed deputies. These do not come within the meaning of the constitutional provision. which rrcvides that the salaries of no elec- tive officer shall be increased or di-
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15
GOLD-COPPER GROUP
 IS CHANGING HANDS
(From Sundays da;iy.1

Returning on Friday from PaSa- dena, Cal, B. NJ. Gore, who made an inspection of a gold-copper property in Blue Tanks district during June, stated a deal had been closed, condi- toned on title being clear. and foI this purpose he comes to Prescott to the records, accompanied by the seller, Thomas B. Stillwcll. The latter had been in a hospital at Anahcim, Cal, for the past month.
 Mr. Gore plans to begin operations during the carly part of September, his son coming from Scarchlight, New, to take charge. Alr. Gore also is interested in a property in the Harcuvar range, and during the time when the famous Mollie Gibson ot Aspen, Colo, was rater as a silver bonanza, he was assistant manager for several months, as well as large shareholder. He believes silver has come back to stay, and never again will be subjected to a political knock mt
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15
SILVER JUMPS UP OVER 4 CENTS
 IN A WEEK
PRICE OF THE WHITE METAL BEGINS M O w. ING UPWARD AT RATE THAT THREATENS TO BREAK ALL RECORDS.

Silver metal seems to have started on another upward movement. A few weeks ago the metal was moved up above 80 cents an ounce, but there was a subsequent reaction of several cents. There Is every indication now that on the present move all previous price records will be broken. Last week there was an advance of 23S cents an ounce, the quoted price on Monday being 7SB cents an ounce and the quoted price on Friday S054 cents an ounce. Yesterday 1t was S27$ cents an ounce.
 Here in the United States especial interest is taken in the advance in the price of silver and in the world con ditions that make the advance neccs- sarv for the reason that the United States is now the worlds largest pro ducer of the white metal
 Prior 10 1914 Mexico produced more silver than the United States, but q recent compilation by the Ma tional City bank shows that the silver production of the United States Is now double that Of Mexico and three times that of Canada, which holds third rank among the silver produc- ing countries of the world. Of the f72 3S3.OOO ounces of silver produced in the world in l9l6, the United States produced 72,S33,OO0 ounces, or 42 per cent of the worlds total, while 70 years ago, in 1896, we produced but 3 per cent of the world produc- ton. which in that year was l5I ,O6l, GOO ounces. In that 20-year period, I896 to l9l6. the production of the United States has increased about l4,0OOOOO ounces, while that of other
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15
F|END|SH PLOT. DISCOVERED ID. .
 WRECK MINE
BAG OF LYDITE FOUND
 STORED IN PIPE AT THE UNION MINE; IF EXPLO- DED PROPERTY AND LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST
(From Tuesdays DaiIy.)

In an investigation conducted for the past three weeks of signs made in underground workings of the Union mines of Chaparral, which implied that the wilful destruction of life and property was contemplated, Superin- tendent w. J. Casey, has made the startling discovery that such a fiend- ish deed was contemplated by finding stored in a three-inch pipe a bag oi high explosive which has been anal yzed as lyditc. Publicity was with held in this matter until yesterday, when the plot was freely mentioned by arrivals from the camp.
 It is believed the explosive was placed during June, when several miners started agitating, and other camps reported similar trouble as brewing, in which the Jerome field was seriously affected. If the charge had been set off by a contact, 1t is stated the mill and other buildings nearby would have been blown to atoms, and human life sacrificed. The discovery of this explosive Is due to warnings given in the mine, where the skull and cross-bones were burned into timbers, and where the walls in the various drifts carried silent mes sages of death as the purpose of those who were supposed to have grievance in which labor and capital were to clash.
 D. NJ. Loccy, who heads this min ing movement, when seen yesterday at his hotel, confirmed reports in cir culation of the plot being discovered, and stated the camp had been culled recently of all undcsirablcs. He has paid, since taking over the Union, standard rate of wage, and Is moving ahead with the welfare of employees as a consideration which their labor calls for, by extending courtesies in many instances. He said: "My company is outlaying a large sum to get the Union in a productive stage, and not a single act of unfairness can be traced to the management to affect those employed. The plot laid to seri- ously damage our interests probably occurred when the labor troubles were prevailing everywhere through out this mining field few months ago.
 Mir. Locey also stated new machin cry was being installed in the Union, and when electric power was avail able the mill would be in action. Awaiting this facility the mine is de, veloping and underground conditions arc decidedly flattcring for proving a desirable proposition.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15

unfinished during his term in office. Power is given in some instances to fix salaries of officers, but rot of their elective incumbents, during their terms. A statement has been made to the beard by the clerk of the court, protesting against the cut. on the ground that the law and not the con stitution was to fix his salary, and that now a law has been passed, the supervisors have no more right to change the stipend. This is based, however, on the change of salary of an office, and not of an officer.
 The seven county officers whose salaries were cut by resolution Tues day are Clerk Farley of the Superior court, County Treasurer Keohane, Recorder Ruffner, Assessor Gentry. Attorney Mitchell and School Super intendent Miller. Judge Smiths sal ary, paid half by the county and half by the State is also reduced by this resolution.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15
COPPER QUEEN IS
 TREATING OUTPUT (From Wednesdays DailyD

The Copper Queen Gold Mining Co. has started reduction of its out put, and the Binghamton mill at pres ent is treating about 40 tons of orc per day This announcement was made by Louis Goldman, the presi- dent, who also stated that as soon as arrangements could be closed, 100 tons would easily be provided every day. Mine work has been increased recently by the Copper Queen, and an immense tonnage is ready for de- livery. This property has been un- dergoing development for over 20 years and has a supply available for many months on a basis of at least 100 tons per day, without taking into consideration what will be afforded by future development.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15
(From Sundays Daily)


 One of the most important mining deals that has been made in Yavapai county since James s. Douglas and associates took over the control of the United Verde Extension property at Jerome, was closed yesterday when the final papers were signed, trans ferring a very generous control of the Jerome Copper Mining Company to the General Development Company, holding corporation for the Miami Copper Company and numerous other successful mining ventures through out the United States and elsewhere. The monetary consideration has not been made public, but the Journal Miner is in a position to state 1t was commensurate with the value of the Jerome Copper Mining Company's mining realty assets in the Jerome and Mayer fields; which is to say that it was a large sum.
 The transfer of control to the Gen eral Development Company was given official sanction at a meeting of the board of directors of the Jerome Cop per Mining Company, held in this city August 9th which was attended by all of the local members of the board and by F. Wellington Hay, of Toronto, member of the Canadian parliament, and by Gus Zorkc, Fl Paso banker and capitalist. At that meeting the board of directors wa. increased from seven to nine mem bers by the addition thereto of Homer B. King, of Prescott, and H. E. Craw- ford, of Los Angeles, mining engineer. Aside from the gentlemen mentioned the personnel of the directorate is: E. A. Kastner, business and mining man of Prescott: Henry Brinkmeyer business and mining man of Prescott. F. NJ. Burdick, president of the Bur dick Wholesale Enamel Sign Com pany of Chicago; Markham B. Orde treasurer of the Chicago Surface Lines: George A. Gilbert, managinr director of the Employers Liability Insurance Company of London.
 Development Campaign Started.
 Development of the company $ property was taken over as of Angus lst under the management of tho
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15
AGED MINER DEAD
 BESIDE HIS CAMP
(From Thursdays Oaily)


 Coroner McLane left by automobile last night for Buzzard'S Roost, the camp of William Dunlap, on tele- graphic information that the body oi the owner had been found nearby.
 The aged miner-he was v years old-had apparently died with his boots on. It is understood from the meager information contained in the telegram. that Dunlap had been miss ing for about two weeks.
 The camp is located on the Santa Maria, 70 miles west of Hillside Dun lap was associated with Ed Shumatc in the exploration of mining proper ties m the Santa Maria country, and had been working there for a number of years.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15
FINDS GOOD VALUES
(From Sundays Daily

II. II. Burt, a mining engineer, has completed an exhaustive examination of the Hidden Treasure mine in Groom Creek district for Clarkdale and Jerome people. The property Is gold-siIver. the former metal pre- dominating l. is understood that the values asccrtained by samPlIng were beyond expectation and that q will be made that the estate be worked.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15

parts of the world has increased but about 100000 ounces.
 The worlds chief producers of sil- yer are the United States, Mexico, Canada, Peru, Japan, Spain, Australia and Chile, in the order named, the United States having produced in 1915, for which figures of all countries arc available, 74,96l, 900 ounces: Mexi- co, 39,570,000: Canada, 2S,40l ,000; Peru, 9,420,0OO; Japan, 5,0S0000: Spain 4,565,0 ,000: Australia, 3,327, 900: world total, 179,574,000 In 1916, for which returns are not yet available for many of the smaller countries, the produc- ton of the United States was 72,SS4, GOO ounces: Mexico, 35,0O0.0O0: Can ada, 25,5OO,0OO, and the world. total l72, 2,3S4,000 ounces.
 In the distribution of our surplus silver a very large proportion goes to Europe, the remainder chiefly to the Orient In the fiscal year 1916, the latest for which complete figures arc now available, we exported S53, l72,- GOO worth of silver, of which S4l 032,- GOO went to England, 900 to China and Hongkong, and Sl 1885 5,000 to South America. We also exported in that year S6,420,0OO worth of for eign silver, out of total of S54,l54,000 worth sent to us, chiefly from our near neighbors, Mexico, South Amer ica and Canada, part of 1t coming i'll the form Of ore and part as refined bullion. Most of this IS sent to Us because of our superior smelling and refining facilities, and also because the United States, as the worlds largest producer of silver, has special facilities for marketing that product in other parts oi the world In the fiscal ycE: 1917. for which II months figures are now available, the value of silver cN- ported was about S75,O00O00, slightly exceeding in value that of any earlier year. The exports of 1917 are thus about S25,OOO,O0O in excess of 1916, about one-half of this increase having gone 10 Europe and the remainder to the Orient
 The world production of silver has materially declined since the begin ming of the war. The total output in 1913. the year immediately preceding the war. was 223,9O0OOO ounces, but dropped to l6O,626,000 in 1914. 179,- 574.OOO in 1915, and l72,3S40o in 1916. the decline occurring in coun- tries other than the United States, our own production having been ln 1913, 66,602,OOO ounces: in 1914, 72,- 455,OOO; in 1915, 74,96l 900, and in
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15
OVERCOME BY HEAT
(From Saturdays Daily

Mrs. Harry Hargrave, writing from Syracuse, \. Y., to a Prescott ac- uuaintance, states that her husband had been overcome by the heat. and his return to this city on mining bus mess would be deferred until he fully recovered Mir Hargrave took option on a silvcr-lead property in Big Bug district early in July, and was closing up financial arrange, ments and incorporating a close com pany to start operating this Fall. He expects to return during September. when his wife and family will accom- pany him to make Prescott their fus ture home.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15
1916, 72,SS4,000 ounces.

1916, 72,SS4,OOO ounces.
 Nearly onc-half of the worlds pro- duction of silver prior to the war was used in the arts and industries, the director of the mint having estimated the consumption for arts and indus tries in 1912 97,OOOOOO ounces, out of total production in that year of 224,000,000 ounces. At present, ac- cording to current reports, the coun- tries at war are increasing materially their coinage of silver, partly to take the place of gold being withdrawn from circulation for other purposes. and in part to accompany the issues of non-metallic currency which have been made necessary by the demands of the war Meantime, however, the demands of the Orient are also appar- cntly increasing, since our own eX- ports of silver to the Orient in the fiscal year 1917 will probably aggre- gate Sl6,00000O, against approxim- atcly $9,OOO,OOO in 1ol6 and S6,OOO,OOC in 1915.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15
GENERAL DEVELOPMENT co.
 ENTERS THE JEROME FIELD
One Of The Largest Mine Holding Concerns In America Secures Control Of The Jerome Copper Mining Company
 Owners Of Ewing Hooker And Other Groups.

General Development Company, and is being furthered under the super vision of A. L. Johns, formerly asso- ciated with the mining interests of the Marcus Daly estate. It was under the supervision of Mir. Johns that the company's Ewing & Hooker group of nine claims at Jerome was developed to the stage where it warranted the investment of large capital. This is particularly true of the Porous Iron claim of the group, where the copper showing is one of the best, for the depth gained, in the Jerome field. For a number of weeks past, until recent ly, corps of mining engineers of the General Development Company's staff was engaged in making an exhaustive examination of the Jerome Copper Mining Company's holdings at Jerome and Mayer, and the favorable report made to headquarters was based largely upon the work done under the supervision Of Mr. Johns.
 At present a crew of 80 men is cm- ployed in building road to the com pany's Ewing & Hooker group, and this is 10 be followed by like work on the company's II claims in the Mayer field. The acreage at Mayer. like at Jerome, presents very promising copper showing. Proximity to the mine of the Arizona Binghamton Copper Company, now on a paying basis, has of late added to the value of the company's holdings at Mayer. The road building now underway is q necessary preliminary to the install lation of machinery and the opening of both groups at depth. Under the management of so influential and f. nancially stable a corporation as the General Development Company it is Ill but needless to add that work will be vigorously prosecuted and will be facilitated by adequate machinery equipment.
 A Welcome Addition.
 Mining men in general view the advent of the General Development Company to the mining ranks of Yavapai county as the most import ant addition thereto since former United States Senator w. A. Clark took over the United Verde mine and