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Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-22

ARIZONA COMPANIES NUMEROUS ON HONOR
 ROLL 0F COUNTRY
Nearly Every Big Producer In The State of Arizona h. cluded In The List of Those Who Sold Copper To U. s. At Loss.

The roll of honor comprising the American copper companies who have sratuitously sold 45.110.000 pounds of copper metal to the United States army and naval departments at the ten-year average price of 16.6739c per pound. or about S6.990.0O under the actual market value. and who in con cert have agreed to supply about H. 000.000 pounds of practically spot cop per that could not otherwise be sup piled at any price-have been added to by the addition of the evada Con- zona. United Verde Extens:on. Old Do- minion and Magma companies in ad- dition to the list originally reported. The delay in announcing the above mentioned additions was que to the differences in dates in directors meet ings required to authorize such action. 1 The complete list now embraces: Anaconda Copper Mining Company Braden Copper Company Calumet X Arizona Mining Company
 Cerro de Pasco Copper Corporation Chile Copper Company.
 Chino Copper Company
 East Butte Mining Company. Greene-Cananea Copper Company. Hancock Consolidated Mining Com pany.
 Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company.
 Kennecott Copper Corporation.
 Magma Copper Company.
 Miami Copper Company.
 Mohawk Mining Company
 Nevada Consolidated Copper Com pany.
 North Butte Mining company
 Old Dominion company
 Phelps. Dodge X Company Quincy Mining company. Ray Consolidated Copper company
 United Verde Copper company
 United Verde Extension Mining company.
 Utah Consolidated Mining company.
 Utah Copper company.
 Wolverine Copper Mining company.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-22

and of ample elevation to afford a
 strong pressure. It is situated four
 miles from the town of La Paz. where
 three wells have been cunk and
 equipped with pumping machinery to
 pump the water through a 12-inch pipe
 to the reservoir. Machinery is now
 arriving at the property for extensive
 hydraulic operations.
 IL is the opinion of prominent min ing engineers, based entirely upon the
 10, 900 .0OO cubic yards surveyed and tested. that it will take nine and two thirds years to work the mine out. handling 5000 cubic yards per day which the plant could easily do and on an average of 8 per cubic yard, allowing S100 per day for running eN- penses. the net earnings per year would amount to $3,2O4.000. making more than 300 per cent dividends rer year on the par value Of the stock.
 A. J. Condee. a wellknOwn mining engineer of Los Angeles. after an eN- haustive examination of the New La Pax company's property, in his report recently, concludes as follows:
 Many years as a mine operator and an engineer have taught me that both the owner and engineer must always be careful not to deceive himself by letting his desires form his cOnclu- sions without facts to support them. and while it is natural tO want sue cess. his hopes must be tempered by judgment In this particular case. am not an owner but an engineer. wno started out to make this examination with the firm conviction that the re- ports which had read on :his mine had been grossly exaggerated both Gs to value and yardage. l thing l so expressed myself to some of you com pany before leaving Los Angeles. My opinion had been based upon hCarSay evidence, and l now frankly confess that I was mistaken.
 For the past fourteen years l have made a specially of hydraulic and { lredge mining during which time nave operated gravel mines in Alaska, California. Mexico and south America ! md want to say to you that alter my | examination of the La Paz mine, | do lot know of another body of gravel ,f the Same size as that which | saw . lt La Paz. which contains as hish ! Tn average per cubic yard in gold and | x as favorahly located for working"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-22
La Paz Mining District Has Old- Time
 History In the State As Placer Camp

and one-half pounds; -uIroer of oth-
 CTS were discovered weighing as much
 as three pounds, while still others of i smaller size. ranging from $5 ro $50
 were uncovered in large numbers. A | great deal of gold was encountered daily. and dust was banned in abund- ance. The supply seemed ineXhausti- ble and the people became wild with excitement. There was probably in
 the neighborhood of $S.0OO. 900 in gold
 taken out.
 The method of extracting the metal. however, was extremely crude. The miners did not even have the dry washer machines. and the recovery of
 gold was effected solely by means of
 the Mexican 'bataes." a large wooden bowl. which was used in the same
 manner as the ordinary gold pan. With the apparent exhaustion of the placers
 and the discovery of new diggings.
 many people left the district From
 this time the population steadily de creased. until, with the creation of
 the addition to the Colorado River h. dian reservation in 1873. 1874 and 1876 which included much or the pIacer
 ground and greatly restricted mining,
 La Paz was virtually deserted. and the site of the once fiourishing town is now marked by only disintegrating adobe buildings.
 In ba Ia Dog ri tba
 arroyOs in which the gold-bearing
 wash occurs or to which the richest
 gulches are tributary are Goodman Arroyo and Arroyo La Paz, an arroyo at the southern boundary of the res ervation. Terra gulch tributary to Ar royo La PaZ, contained the richest and most productive placers of the dis trict Evidences of former work are ro be seen, in the old excavation and piles of powders and angular rock fragments, in exposures of bedrock where the wash was shuuow, and In the deeper deposits by old shafts from which small drifts were driven in the hope of finding rich pockets. The thickness of the gold bearing wash is variable. ranging from a few feet on the mountain slopes to an unknown measure in La Paz Arroyo and in the gulch traversed by the QuartZite- Ehrenberg road. Shafts have been sunk in the wash to depths of 90 feet without reaching bedrock and it is re- ported that in places the wash is at least SO feet deep. By far the greater part of the auriferous material is un- worked, especially that in the lower courses of the arroyos, where the wash is deep. No estimate could be made of the probable gold content because of the lack of detailed data and of un- certainty as to the limits of the wash but in one area the deposit said to contain values of 90 to 75 cents per yard and much of it 90 feet or more deep. occupies at least $40 acres. into the smaller sulches.
 The collaborating material consists of sand and clay inclosing angular rock fragments of greatly variable size. The tests indicate that about % ! per cent of the wash will pass through a Quarterinch screen. The material near the surface is unassorted and is | unconsolidated, being readily worked , with pick and shovel. That at depths ! If Is or 20 feet is consolidated, but . the cementins substance readily dis inteerates on exposure to air. Depo- 1 sits below the depths of test pits may
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! The La PaZ mining district. sc
 prominently identified with the early
 history of Arizona on account of the
 large quantities of placer gold it pro- duced, but which has lain dormant for
 period of nearly a half century
 promises, according to recent develop
 ments. to once more come to the lroni and rival its former record in the pro
 duction of the yellow metal.
 Of the early history of this section, | it is said that gold was discovered as early as 1S49 by fortune seekers to that part of the country, but it was not until 1860 or 1862 that gold in
 large quantities was found and mining prosecuted on a large scaie. It was
 then that Captain Pauline Weaver,
 who was trapping along the Colorado river and would wander out into tht
 mountains on prospecting trips, was given some nuggets by Indians. with whom he was on friendly germs. and
 shown the place where they had been found
 Weaver organized a party, went
 to the spot and picked up $S000 in nuggets in a short time News of this spread like wide-fre, others went there and made rich discoveries and many of the old forty-nine miners who had gone r5 California during the great gold excitement there, heard of the fabulous wealth of the La Pax placer mines and were drawn hither by vis- ions of untold riches that lay in this virgin field and awaited only the hand of man to gather and place them m the channels of commerce, and so peo- pie flocked in fro mevery section.
 As result of the influx of gold seekers, three towns sprang into ex- istence. La Paz, Ehrenberg and Min eral The town of La Paz was estab- lished at the base of the bench lands near the Colorado river. the houses be- ing constructed of adobe brbicks. It soon became the supply point of the surrounding country and maintained a population of about 15,000.
 La Paz. by reason of it's importance, was made the first official seat of Yuma county. and continued so to be until the first of the year 1870. but by an act of the legislative assembly of Arizona, which convened in Tucson during the winter of 1863. the county seat was removed to a point down the river then known as Arizona Ci;q. name that was later discarded for that of Yuma.
 The population was made up of ev- cry nationality to be found in America. The Mexicans. however. greatly pre- There was. of course, the usual percentage of adventurers. gam blers and confidence men. always to be found in large numbers in CSmmu- mites of this kind. It was an era of wonderful prosperity. Men were lavish in their expenditures and money flow ed as freely as water. for each and every individual of this nondescript was moved by that same spirit of reckless extravaganza and pervades the adventurous throngs who flock into new places of rich discovery.
 That the placer ields of La Paz were decidedly rich was shown by the fact that nuggets of gold were taken out in great quantities. The largest Of these. which was found m what in known as Terra Gulch, weighed three
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C. s. Case. superintendent of the Stafford group of the Superior Stafford Copper company, located in the Lone Star district of Graham county. says that work on the property of the com pany is progressing satisfactorily and ore in the new shaft is improving with depth.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-22
Industries of Arizona ,Wiu Take ActiUe Part
 In War With Germany
Men Who Rank Foremost In The Development of States Re sources Gather At Phoenix In Response To Call From Governor Campbell and Prepare To Help Nation By Combining Forces For Greater Efficiency.

oehadowng the last week. and promising call of Governor Thomas F. Campbell Defense Composed of those fore most all members of this council sembed solely with higher efficiency and activities of the state Partianship every phasear put aside and important heneh in the back ground aide than before in working comte organization every element of influence political single object of support of Campbell Captain John Greenway Federation of Labor President Kmba others of large all wrought effectively to this outcome IT which the highest Governor Campbell in applying the whit his al fol assembage forth
 ENTHUSIASM SPREADS OVER STATE.
 The outstanding the and which gives interference tolerated with it's in the promotion of the all been the Realization has spread that there exercise possible the border either possible within the borders of disruption industrial efficiency and the protective character is the realization producing than full the 100000 900 pounds greatly and dsheaen the allies would part or the whole copper sueess intrigue O cutailment of by seizure
 SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED
 Council activities will conduct of of the mineral resources University It will bring about valuable information is also likely several valuable metals which vanadum deposits the which there also lack different ngh Council needs all these metals that possibly making there will be machine the of steel of the which ended Automobiles trucks shot and shell before end There also possibility at which which brought by than conditions brains behind the Arizona preparedness and efficiency guidance 
 quickly be brought about is period in which there everybody called Arizona who will develop things
 GAINS PROMINENCE HERE.
 in vopmen encouraged enforced by needs there several In the be anadum deposit high grade The U Vanadum Development o yeopmen reasonably assured that big
 
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-10
Hearing on Great
Auation Program
General Squicr and Other Army
Experts Urge Innn1c-
didic Action.
IBy Associated Press.l


WASHINGTON. July s.-Brigadier-
General Squier. chief signal officer,
and other army experts appeared to-
day before the House Military Com
mittee to advocate immediate action on
the bill providing for the War Depart
ment's great aviation program.
AT the request Of General Squier, The
session was executive. The general
explained that the 22.625 aircraft de-
sired and engines for them would cost
approximately $S63.oOO.000, and the
rest. S276.000.o00. would be necessary
to man the air fleets and provide for
ammunition and supplies.
Secretary Baker, some OF the French
officers on duty here and others are
expected to appear before the COM
mittee later on, and Chairman Dent
hopes to report the bill to the House
the last Of this week.
General Squier told the committee
that with the airships. engines. sup
plies and mon provided for in the pro-
gram. the allies, now about on equal
terms with Germany in aviation
strength, would hold material bal
ance of power. He declared the ad-
ditional air machines would prove q
powerful force in the waging of tho
war. He will continue his testimony
tomorrow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-10
DIVER FATALLY INJURED
A. p. sch.tse strikes Head Against
stump In Mill Pond and In Par-
aIyAed from Neck Down.
;pccial to The Times-Dispat

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
DANYILLE. VA. July "a. r.
Schutze. aged twenty-seven. of Spring.
field. KY. on visit here to DIR. c..
w. Pritchett. was probably fatally in
jured near hero this afternoon when
diving from tree stump into what
he thought was doep water. He struck
q boulder with his head and was drag
ged from the water paralyzed from tho
neck down.
Schutze, with a party. of girls and
boys. motorcd away from here this
afternoon to Walters mill, on the Dan.
Il favoritc bathing place. The accident
happened at o'clock. The city ambu-
lance went through the country to
bring him to tho hospital. He is con-
scious, but has no. use OF any Of his
limbs Schutzc was employed in the
tobacco business and was popular in
Danv!lle. having lived here before.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-10
IMPORTANT REVISION
OF FOOD BILL PROBABLE
Recurrence Of Opposition to Prohibit
ton Legislation and OtherPro.
posals Upsets Plans.
CLoTURE MOTION Is SUBMITTED
Democratic Steering Committee VIII
Meet To-Day to Draft Changes, So
as to Make Sure Measure VIII Not
Be Defeated OH Final Vote.

WASHINGTON, July "a recur-
romeo of opposition to prohibition legis-
lation written into the food control
bill, together with stubborn protests
! against the proposals for government
regulation of the iron, steel. cotton
and other industries completely up-
set the plans Of Senate leaders to-day
and promises to force important re-
vision OF the measure.
Failing again to secure unanimous
consent for limiting debate or setting
time for vote. the leaders sub
United the motion. hold In reserve for
several days. to invoke for the first
time tho Senate's cloture rule They
also arranged Democratic Steering
committee meeting for Tomorrow to
draft changes in the bill. so as to
make sure II will not be defeated when
final vote is secured.
The cloture motion, submitted by
senator Chamberlain as manager for
the oiii; went over until Wednesday
under the rules. 1t bears the sigma
lures OF twenty-one Senators, all but
three of them Democrats For it's
adoption two-thirds vote will be re-
CURED Before 1t comes up the Dem
ocratfc leaders hope to effect such
ponents.
In open debate and many private con-
ierences to-day opposition grew against
the measure. Criticism was directed
particularly against Senator Shoots
amendment adopted on Saturday, pro-
viding for government purchase of all
oistiiled spirits in bonded warehouses.
but many other sections of the bill
came in for attack as we'll.
PLANS TO ELIMINATE
CERTAIN PROPOSALS
At to-morrow's steering committee
meeting. plans will be considered 10
eliminate steel. iron. cotton and some
other products from the government
control provisions Of the bill. and TO
amend the Smoot provision.
The prohibition question was dis
cussed at length to-day. with both
vets and "dryS" declaring it uncon-
sritutional In Its provision to give dis
tillers Just and fair" compensation
Tor liquor to be commandment
Senator Kenyon. who voted for the
amendment and has been prominent in
the prohibition movement. told the SEN
ate the provision was not worth the
paper 1T is written on" Senator'S
Shields, Reed and others also declared
the courts and not Congress. have
power to fix the distillers' compensa-
ton.
Senator Nelson. who had previously
announced his support for the bill. to.
Gag declared that In view of It's eff
rect on wheat prices. he was In grave
doubts as to the advisabiltty of It's PAS
sage. senator Wadsworth objected to
the proposal to prevent members OF
voluntary government commissions
from selling their own products to the
government while Senator Townsend
conoomned mon who "fattcn upon war
contracts" Senator Penrosc denounced
the Dill as awkward and absurdly I'M
grammatical and disgrace to a crowd
OF schooiooys" In some respects.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-10
GOVERNOR NAMES
BOARDS OF APPEAL
CONTINUED from First Page)

CONTINUED from FIRST PaSe.)
iations. or with the rules laid down
by General crowder.
Immediately after organization the
district boards are requested to re-
quest from the acknowledgement.
through it's secretary. the copies Of the
registration cards fled with that off,
Ger. After this work Is completed the
boards are then prepared 20 go for
ward with their duties as court of
final appeal.
An appeal may be taken by or in
respect Of any person called for mill
tary service from the tnal decision OF
the local board Of which there are Ave
in Richmond. to the district boards.
In this instance the appeal would be
to the board for the Eastern District
Of Virginia. since this city is located
in that Federal judicial district. Such
"a person must Ale with the local board
a claim Of appeal. and give notice to
the district board that he has filed
such claim.
Any claim for appeal must be filed
within ten days after the mailing by
the local board to such person OF
notice that his claim for exemption has
DoSu roJeCNcO. lHc WIN
then forward a notice OF the appeal
to the district board, which then d.
rects the appellee TO appear before It
at a given time and place. The regu-
lations also provide that the provost
= marshal-generalm may also appeal from
the decisions Of the local board. which
appeal is to be heard By the district
boards.
MAY RECEIVE ADDITIONAL
AFFlDAVITS AS EVIDENCE,
The district board may receive ad-
ditfonal evidence in support OF or in
opposition to any such claim, provided
such evidence Is filed in the form of at
fidavits within five days after the
receipt Of the notice OF fling claim
Of appeal by such a person. Within
Ave days after closing proofs in any
such case, the district board shall an
nounce it's decision. which shall be final
and absolute in every instance The
board is directed to notify such persons
Of it's decision, and In event Its judg-
ment Is against the appellee he shall
stand as called for military service &c
be finally accepted AS provided.
Should the decision OF the distric,
board be that such a person is exempt.
cd from military service for any Of the
various reasons provided, the boart
shall Issue certificates OF discharge
notice OF such certificates being sen
At tho samo time to tho provost-mar
shAl-gensral. Such certificates. how
ever, may be absolute, conditional. o.
temporary as the case may require
" No exemption shall continue after tn
cause, for any reason, no longer exists
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-10

Funeral services for Rennie T.
Smithers. who died In Thompson. Pa,
will be conducted in this city. His
father, Thomas J. Smithers. of 22l8
East Marshall Street. Is having tho
body brought here for burial. lilo was
80 years old, and veteran OF the
Spanish American War. Besides his
father, he is survived by his Wife,, his
mother, Mrs. NJ. e. Smithers; two Sis
ters, Mrs Ivy Keep, Of New York. and
Mrs. Andrew Smithers and four
brothers. B. B.. Il. c.. II. p. and Charles
p. Smithers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-10
MARINES GATHERING RAPIDLY
AT QUANTTCO TRAINING CAN'T

FREDERICKSBURG. VA, July o.
Ihere are 1000 members of the U. S,
Marine Corps now at Ouantico on the
Potomac River twenty miles north OF
TINS city, and 1000 more are expected
tnero this week. The men are begin
hins 10 move from the tents into tho
barracks as fast as they are completed.
large force of carpenters are en-.
gagged on the work of building tho
barracks.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-10
w. C. ProssIer.

Funeral services for William c. Pross-
Tor. formerly Of the Southsidc. who
died Sunday in the Virginia Hospital,
will BIO held In the home of his SON
in-law. Lewis r. Rogers. 426 Denny
Street this afternoon at 1880 o'clock.
Mr.. Prossler was a Confederate vet
eran. having served with Pickctt's d.
vision. He is survived by three daugh-
ters. Mrs. Lewis r. Rogers. Mrs. Powell
Hackett end Mrs. A. c. Griffin, and ono
sister. Miss Mildred Jennings. He Will
be buried In Rtyerview Cemetery.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-10
.LOND0NERS INUNDATED
At EASE OF ENEMY ATTACK
Comments in Newspapers Reflect
Popular Indignation and Out
ragged National Pride.
DEMAND FOR REPRISAL GROWS
Removal Of Those Responsible for
miserable Display Of Incompe.
tence" Is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
Absolute Devastation Is Raised.
EMAND FOR tEPRIsAL GROWS
43 Killed; l97 Injured
in Saturdays Air Raid

IBy Associated Press.]
LONDON. July "a revised list
Of the casualties in Saturdays mir
raid. ns officially announced to-
night, fOIlowsi
Killed In the metropolitan arcni
twcnty-nine men, six women, five
children. Injured; nincty-ciEht men,
fOrty-four women, fifty-two chill
drcn.
In 1'hanct Island: killed, one man,
two women; injured. two women,
one child.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-10

Mrs. John w. Hall. wife OF John W.
Hall. general yardmaster of the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company. died last night at 9
o'clock at her home. 2123 Stuart Ave
nue.. after long illness. She was
before her marriage Miss Alice Bur-
rqughs Of this city and is survived by
her husband and four children. Ar
rangemcnts for the funeral have not
been completed.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-10
ELIMINATION CONTEST
BEGINS AT FORT MYER
Mnny Young Men Assigned to Take
Examinations for Commissions
rs Lieutcnnnts.

Captain Conrad S. Babcock, the adju-
tant at the officers training camp. at
Fort Myer announced yesterday after
noon the names of the men selected by
the board of camp officers in the elimi-
nation contest who will take the phys
ical examination July % for commits
sions as provisional licutenants in the
regular army. There are many Rich
nonders and Virginians included In the
list as made public late yesterday