davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-16
Germans Enabled to Throw Re-
serves From East Against
Allies in France.
BUT CRISIS IN GERMANY
Is GROWING MORE ACUTE
Talk of German Republic in
ReichStag Causes World
wide Sensation.
THE WAR SUMMARY.

Tho Generalization of the Russian
army and the consequent withdrawal
Of German forces from the eastern
front are having their effect in France
The heavy reinforcement of men and
guns which Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg has been able to throw into
the defense Of his soreiy battered lines
have. for the time being at least,
caused deadlock which the most
furious efforts of the British and
French have failed to break.
These first fruits OF the chaos in
Russia are the more ominous in the
hints they offer Of future possibilities.
The Council Of Soldiers and Work
mems delegates seems to Lave been
aroused at last to the peIils of the
course It has elected 10 follow, but Il
is a question II its awakening has not
come too late. The soldiers in the
ranks evidently have the bit in their
teeth and It remains to be seen IL
there Is a hand strong enough TO
check them from bringing about prac-
ticaI anarchy.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-16
BETTER LIBERTY LOAN IN
DOLLARS THAN INDEMNITY
IN MARKS, SAYSN.M NJ. HOTTER

'Have You Bond? Pertinent Question Director of Ninth
Federal Reserve Bank District Addressing to Butte People,
Said of the Treasure State That She Has More of Prosperity
and Less of Patriotism.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-16

RARE ANNOUNCEMENT OF
BRITISH s,lDMIRALTY IS
ONLY INFOi NATION GIVEN

London, May I6.-The admiralty today an
,ouoced the arriual of American destroyers in
British waters. The foNo.Oing announcement
ma, eiuen out: "The British admiralty states
hof a Hotilla of United States destroyers re-
esntly arrived in this country to cooperate Uith
sur naval forces in the prosecution of the .uar."
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-16
FOOD FAMINE
HYsTERIA IS
CONTROLLED
Speculative Initiation of Grain
Prices is Now Being
Eliminated.
PRICES OF FUTURES
HAVE TAKEN BIG DROP
Board Officials Ready to Place
New Obstacles in the Way
of Gamblers.

Chicago, May 10. - The Chicago
Board Of Trade opened today upon a
condition unprecedented In its history
as result of the action prohibiting
all trading in wheat futures taken at a
joint conference for uniform action BY
representatives Of all important grain
exchanges in the United States In
session here yesterday.
The ruling limits the buying Of
wheat, but leaves selling unrestricted.
Leading grain operators said today IL
would not pull prices down to those
OF normal times; the abnormal de-
mand for grains and the short crop
prevent that. but that all initiation in
prices resulting from speculs tion and
food famine hysteria" will be elm
mated.
Ready to Go Farther.
Trading in all wheat futures until
further notice" except TO close ex-
listing contracts. is prevented. The
warning was given that the exchanges
are ready to take similar steps with
regard to July and September oats and
corn should the necessity arise, trad
ing In May options in corn and oats
being under the ban with wheat. Rep
CONTINUED on Page ThreeJ
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-16

Washington May 16-Dispatch of American destroy
TO British waters has been withheld under the voun-
E censorship at the request Of the navy department
No Of the exact positions Of the ships
their names their number will be made The destroyer
|b the alliance against Germany and is commanded by
Rear Admiral Sims Ultimately the entire American de-
Isiroyer fotilla will be sent to Europe.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-16
Other Side of Picture.

The other side Of the picture is
drawn by the multiplying signs that
the political and economic crisis in
Germany Is as acute as ever Possibly
CONTINUED on Page slxteen.)
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-16
ID. S. LENDS $1O0,OO0,OOO
TO RUSSIA; ANOTHER BIG
LEADER LEAVES CABINET

Provisional Government at Petrograd Announces That it Can
not Meet All the Conditions Imposed by the Socialists as to
the Policy to Be Followed Coalition Cabinet is Organized
United States Has Now Loaned to the Allies $685. 600 000
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-16

Continued on Page Thirteen.)
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-16

Continued on Page Three,
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

ton, forming fissure veins and these veins
carry quartz matriX. The porphyry con
tains a large percentage of iron and has
brought up the mineral, copper predominant
ing. The claims are located on the northwest
slope of series of mountains forming basin
into which the veins seem to dip both ways
converging toward the center of the basin.
Report of Miller
What will be of great interest to the stock
lolders of the United Arizona Copper mining
& Smelling Co., is the report made on the COM
pany' S property, near jerome, by G. W. Mil
Ter of Los Angeles, California, whose reputa-
ton as one OF the eminent mining engineers, is
worldwide, and whose text writings of the
territory east of Mayer Arizona, has been
adopted by the United States government To
quote from Mr.. MilIer's report, ''The property
of the company has similar characteristics and
rock formations as the United Verde, Sena-
tor Clark s famous property at Jerome, that
the occurrence of the rich ore found in the
United Arizona shaft is decmated throughout
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

scribe all of the mines and near mines
of this interesting district, for the rea-
son that every days work changes the
previous days report. Permanently Of
the ore bodies has been established in
several mines with workings from 500
to 1000 feet deep.
In the Blue Bell mine, for example.
the main ore body is forty feet wide at
the LOCO level which shows double the
width and value as when first en-
countered. The ore of the section is
amenable to the methods of treatment
of the camp. smelling and flotation as
is best shown at the Consolidated Ari-
IONA smelter and flotation mill
The shipping facilities of the dis
trict to company and custom mills is
excellent and climatic conditions are
such that mining can be carried on
every day in the year.
Proposed r. r. to Phoenix
The building of a new railroad to
Phoenix from Turkey siding as con-
templated by a newly organized COM
pany, would greatly benefit this whole
Mayer section. 1t has already stimu-
lated activities along the course of the
survey several properties having been
bonded and some sales actually made
in anticipation of the railroad project
going through. Such a railroad would
serve remarkably rich mining sec
ton.
There is no question but that suf-
ficient tonnage can be developed to
supply the big smelter which is con-
templated as part of the building
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
OLD DOS CABEz A5 PROPERTIES
GET READY FOR DEVELOPMENT

The first three months of 1917 wit
messed the making of one big mine
from a prospect, the re-opening of the
Climax mine the taking over of the old
Caste gold mine by the Gold Ridge
Mining company, the purchase by Col.
H. A. Morgan, one of the state s
wealthiest men, of the Porter group
and other claims, the bonding of the
Twin Spring group to eastern capital
lists who expect to begin developments
at once, the sale of the Cottonwood
group to California capitalists. and
other deals pending.
Dos Cabezas has one of the most
unique commercial or mining organi-
cations in the state in that it is com
posed almost altogether of prospect
ors, the men who actually find the
mines. The officers of this organiZa-
ton are: r f. Montgomery, presi-
dent T. C. Balm, vice president; w. X.
Dawson, secretary treasurer. 1t is
hoped to get the support of the people
of the district in launching publicity
campaign that will attract capital to
develop the many valuable claims.
prospects and mines that have been
located.
Although the Dos CabeZas camp was
discovered more than half a century
ago, it is little known to the outside
world owing to a lack of publicity. 1t
was in 1850 that Mont Quinn, forty
miner" discovered the Lucky Cuss
vein. now part of the Twin Springs
property. In 1859 the old Philadelphia
was located by a man by the name of
Rodgers. and in 1865 the old First
Chance mine was located by William
Cooper. who took a small fortune from
a ten-foot hole. He afterwards sold
the property to r. Cass. who operated
the property until his death in 1863,
since when it has been idle.
The Gold Ridge Mining company is
working a force of twenty men day and
night rushing development work on the
old Caste property, which it recently
bought from Thomas Smith of Dos
Cabezas, under the direction of En-
gineer Welty a practical mining man
of 25 years experience. Extra men
are being added rapidly as the develop
ment work progresses.
The Henry Clay is being worked by
T. c. Balm, the owner A force of men
is employed sinking a shaft on the
south contact vein. shipping ore dur
ing development.
The full equipment of machinery for
the Leroy and Climax mines is ex-
pected daily. Excavation for the pow
er plants at both mines is completed.
The roads to the properties have been
put in good condition and three ship
ments of ore have already been made
from the Leroy 1t is reported that
the last car was valued at $4,000.
The Climax mine (the old Galena
Chief is being reopened. This mine
has the record of having produced over
S125,000 in the early days.
The Twin Springs group is to be de-
veloped by eastern capitalists. 1t ad-
joins the Leroy and the Climax prop
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
UNITED ARIZONA COPPER MINING SMELLING CO. IN 500 FEET OF ORE

The United Arizona Copper Mining &
Smelling company, located in the Black Hills,
81 miles southeast from Jerome, has reached
d depth of 800 feet in double compartment
shaft and has been in ore all the way from the
surface.
At the fifty-foot level kidneys assaying as
high as 81 per cent were encountered. At the
300-foot level the vein was drifted on and
forty feet of ore running as high as 16 per
cent was encountered Here there was eight
feet Of 512 per cent ore, the general assay for
the whole ore body running "a per cent.
At the 40 foot level, work is now being
done in drift This drift has reached dis
lance of fifty feet and the management ex-
poets at any hour to cut the big vein of ore
encountered at the 300-foot level All this
work is being done upon advice of experts.
The bottom of the shaft is now in sulphides
From Is to q men are employed at the mine.
There are ample funds on hand to sink the
shaft to 1900 or 1900 depth
The company will soon install new ma
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
SNOW FLAKE

Snowflake is one of the most pro-
gressive towns in northeastern Ari-
IONA. 1t has a population of 900 and
is surrounded by population Of 49,
GOO. 1t is central for a thriving farm
ing and ck-raising community. Its
annual sunshine is 80 per cent, suc.:: e
healthy climate that malaria and
kindred diseases are unknown.
Snowflake is situated in high alti
tude, at 500 feet above sea level. In
consequence the nights are always
cool in summer, making it an ideal
place for people of the hot lowlands
TO go for the heated period of the
year. 1t is considered unsurpassed
climate for invalids.
Snowflake is having a healthy, sub
stantial 81 Owth. Lands are cheap but
steadily advancing in values.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
ARTES|AN WAT Err TURNS DESERT To ACCOUNT

The discovery of one of the most
ample artesian water belts in Arizona
resulted in the irrigation of the San
Simon valley. About seven years ago
this valley was "A typical COW country.
1t had a large growth of mesquite but
its rainfall was less than that of the
San Pedro or Sulphur Springs valley,
and in consequence agriculture was
slow in taking hold.
A number of wells have been drilled
and the water received has turned q
valley into one of the richest irrigatS |
section of the southwest The flow &
these wells is from 100 to 500 gallon
a minute, that is, when the well drill :
ing proved the most successful. With
water flowing at this rate irrigation
costs are reduced to a minimum.
That section of the San Simon val
ley about Bowie is often called the
Bowie valley. Some remarkably fine
crops have been raised here and the
section is rapidly becoming prominent
as a fruit raising country
Bowie is a thriving little town. Less
than six years ago it consisted of a
hotel saloon and an adobe house. To-
day it has dozens of business houses
and is IA railroad junction point and
terminal
San Bernsrdino Valley
The San Bernardno valley might be
termed an arm of the Sulphur Springs
valley. 1t has the same trend and is
connected with it at a point below the
ternatiOndl boundary. In this valley
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
N|CKENbURG REDUCTION WORK
BUILT FOR TREATING ALL ORES

The plant of the Arizona Sampling
& Reduction company, finished and
put into operation the first of the year
at Wickenburg, is model in construc-
ton, and fitted for the handling ana
treating of nearly all kinds of ores, ar
engagements for the handling of which
must be made before shipment is
made The plant is equipped with
complete automatic sampler, a ball
mill, two Whitley tables, and the flo
tation method Of recovering values.
They also have a complete laboratory,
and do custom assaying as well as
that for the plant
This plant was erected by A. L. Gar
ford, a banker and manufacturer of
Cleveland, Ohio. under the management
of George NJ. White. L. n Butler sec
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

water is close to the surface. On one
ranch there are nearly "A dozen flow
ing wells, some with a flow of 200
gallons a minute.
In the protected canyons Of the
mountains. although the elevation is
higher than the valley lands, there is
no late frost. In many of these can
yons il is possible to secure water for
irrigation from springs and shallow
wells. Therefore such canyons are
especially adapted to fruit raising, in
GLIDING grapes Peaches especially do
well in these canyons. Apples. pears
and pums are also raised in abund-
ance here.
San Pedro Valley
San Pedro valley was the first of the
COchise desert strips to be made fer
lie for crops, through the introduction
q irrigation 1t was here that the first
fdl ming community in the county was
established. Hardy pioneers took up
the land near Benson. They were
Mo~mons They established the st.
David stake. The Mormons here as
in other parts of Arizona proved ideal
pioneers, developing the lands to "a
high state of cultivation.
Dry farming was triec out in parts OF
the county. intensive farming proving
a success whenever tried. Settlers
homesteaded the valley lands and I'M
dertook the raising of crops with no
other water than that of the annual
rainfall. It was determined THAI
with an ordinary rainfall or with one
in excess of the normal, excellent for
age crops could be raised. When the
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

retary- treasurer of the company is now
looking after the management Of the
plant while the general manager is
looking after 9he development OF cop
per property recently acquired in Cop
per Basin, the ore from which is to be
shipped to Wickenburg for treatment
in the company's plant.
The construction of a sampler and
ore treating plant at this point filled
long felt want in the mining dis
tricts adjacent to this place, and ore
is being received and treated or
sampled right along, and this COM
pany is undoubtedly proving to be Il
large factor in the increased mining
activity and development that is now
in progress in this and neighboring 10
calitieS
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

critics. lying between them and the
main Dos CabeZas range. 1t also ad-
joins the First Chance, so that it is
surrounded by proven mines 1t has
several openings from which rich ore
has been taken and also has valuable
surface showings. The company has
located its working position and will
begin work on or before May /. 1t is
known that the company is amply
financed and great things are expected
from the Twin Springs.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

rainfall was abnormally heavy it was
found that vegetables and fruits could
be raised. But rainfall varied Evapo
ration was rapid, more so than in
other communities where dry farming
had proved success
Then began The search for water 1t
was found that nature in some sections
had stored an abundance right near
the surface. Wells We're drilled and
Windmlls established. Success in d
small way resulted in the drilling of
more wells and the establishment of
small pumping plants. AuXilliary il
rigation TO dry farming was the soiu-
ton OF the problem when surface wa
ter was available. At the present tune
this is considered to be a lift in the
water not to exceed IS feet. This is
the agricultural method most success
fully applied i'll Cochise county. except
where artesian flows have peen struck.
It is true that some are successful With
ranching with only the natural rain
fall
Agriculture Successful
II has been proved that agriculture
is a success in the most of the many
various sections Of Cochise county.
Ranches dot all the valleys and their
number is rapidly increasing. No
longer is there an open range. The cat
tie are forced back into foothills or to
privately owned or leased lands.
The ranchers of Cochise cannot sup
ply the demand for the towns and
camps of that vicinity. Therefore they
find ready. profitable market for all
oront, 70 iSaJ
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
GADSDEN NEW
TOWN CENTER
Of ACTIVITY

Gadsden is a new town in the lower
Yuma valley. 1t is the only town in
the valley on a railroad, being located
on the United States Reclamation rail-
road which connects with the Southern
Pacific at Yuma, and has a daily
train service.
There are already two cotton gins
at Gadsden although the town is only
two years old. The country surround
ing Gadsden is developing more ra-
pidly than any other part of the Yuma
valley This is because it has a Won
derfully rich soil which, the past sea-
son, produced the greatest yield of
cotton and alfalfa per acre of any
land in the United States. Two bales
of cotton per acre in the Gadsden dis
trict were not infrequent
Alfalfa yields eight cuttings per year
and tremendous alfalfa seed crops
are produced.
Gadsden, surrounded by district of
$4,000 acres of such productive soil is
bound to become a thriving business
place and there are splendid opportun-
tiles in this new town for enterprising
business men.
The town has two churches. one
Protestant and one Catholic, and a fine
new school building. The rural dis
tricts around Gadsden have extra good
schools, and have a number of pro-
gressive organizations, such as par
ent teachers association and a farm
improvement association. All in all
the people of that entire community
show a splendid progressive spirit.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

plans. Mayer would be placed on a
main line of railroad and being far
enough away from any other town of
any size. would naturally become the
principal place of business between
Prescott and Phoenix.
Certain it is that the Mayer dis
trict is on the map TO stay. The next
few weeks are to see some ore dis
coveries that will attract attention.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

chinery, consisting of two 60-horse power en-
gines, a 4-drill air compressor and a sinking
pump.
The purpose of this company is to explore
445 acres Of land, which it owns, and which
has such merit as to Justify extensive develop
ment.
Location
The property of the United Arizona is To-
Gated in the Black Hill Mountains 80 miles
southeast from Jerome, a mineraized zone of
worldwide rcpute, in which are located such
properties as the United Verde, The Verde
Extension the Blue Bell, the Humboldt and
many others. 1t is accessible to the smelter
at Humboldt, 30 miles distant on the Santa
Fe railroad.
Geology
The country rock formation, Granite rock
Of coarse texture, shows three distinct erup-
tive periods, the first producing the noun
tains, the second bringing up the immense
porphyry dykes which intrude the formation
and the third which has cracked the forma-
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

Winslow is one of the most prosper
Gus towns in Northern Arizona. 1t
has a population of $500, and lies 1900
feet above sea level.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

The Franciscan fathers at st.
Michaels are always glad to extend a
welcome to travellers.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
CAMP MAYER PR0SPERS WITH MODERN DEVELOPMENT

far, about $3.50 has been expended
in cleaning out old workings, retim-
bering the main shaft and in new
work. In a worked out mine" these
men have found the lost ore bodies
which were not worked out but lost
by the former owners One vein in
particular has been drifted on $50 feet
above the 400 level, which has opened
up surprise in high grade ore A 60
ton Nissen mill built by former own
ers. is to be equipped with the flotation
process.
Iona Prieta Demonstrates
The Iona Prieta company has de-
monstrated what good mining methods
will do in finding ore. This is an
other old and abused property. Under
the new management, a shaft has been
sunk 400 feet with frequent drifts and
crosscuts with ore in every new place.
A small shipment of the ore was re-
Gently made to the testing plant at
Wickenbug with a showing of Sc cop
per and gold.
The Union is another promising
property. Recent work has developed
something like 1OO,00 tons of ore that
will average $4,000 a ton in gold, sill
Yer and lead and about 5000 tons of
very high grade which will run better
than $500 per ton.
Another promising company is the
Big Bug Copper which owns six sep
arate properties, two adjoining the
Blue Bell and De Soto. two near the
smelter at Mayer and two at Copper
mountain across the gulch from the
Arizona -Binghampton. The company
has commenced to Systematically de-
velop the several properties beginning
on the Copper mountain properties
first.
Outcrops In Net Work
An excellent grade of copper ore
outcrops in a net work. of veins on
one of these claims, just as was found
in the famous old Stoddard mine which
is adjoining property on Copper noun
tain. The Big Bug company has ship
ping ore ready to break at this prop
erty in former workings, that will run
better than 10 per cent copper.
rich surface strike is reported
which is ten feet wide and can be
traced across the property 5000 feet.
1t is believed this company will de-
velop a large producer at this Copper
mountain camp with little additional de-
velopment work for the ore is found at
the surface with practically no over
burden. On the companys property
adjoining the Blue Bell mine, a shaft
has been sunk $50 feet which is near
ly through the iron Gaping under
which the Blue Bell ore bodies lie.
Finds Good Shipping Ore
The Big Reef company has found
good shipping ore in new work on a
property two miles from Mayer Quite
extensive development work is being
carried on which is making a mine out
of an old property.
1t would be quite impossible to de-
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

with native copper and from the character and
formation, it is his opinion that sulphide ore
bodies will be encountered when the develop
ment reaches the true water level, which he
estimates will be about 100 feet.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
Similar to Butte

His description Of the ore, shows the
the composed of texture
granite similar that of the Butte Montana camp
technically Diorte This formation in turn
Schistose and MonZone These dyke
originally
fundamental GRANTEES in which they
nearly parallel the vein and integral part
having genec the Undertaking of
ground They porphyry ntrusons and at inter
The
sculptlring evidenced by
former examination district
Directors
The of is comprised the following:
H. Dunlap president, merchant Phoenix Arizona
president merchant Phoenix Arizona; C. W.
R. Brady Tue
Arizona; Benton Dick lawyer, Phoenix Arizona 3 3
Badger mining Douglas Arizona f. F. Jones' capt.
A. H. Parker practical mining man.
Phoenix Pitt practical mining man. Phoenix
Arizona; Col. F. S Booher Douglas.