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The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
RAY CON CLUB DO|NCS
PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

The elegant home of the Ray Con
Club is now the center of the seasons
gay and enjoyable affairs in Ray.
Apparently the proper spirit became
aroused on the occasion of the Hal
low'en costume masquerade ball,
unanimously crowned the greatest
event in the clubs history to date, or
any other function Of a like character
in Rays past. This does not mean
only in attendance, but the great inter-
est and unlimited pleasure that was
derived therefrom as manifested by all
truth.
Following the Halloween affair the
young people of Ray has strengthened
this essential interest by showing their.
APPRECIATION in turning out in big
numbers at the regular Friday night
dances, taking advantage of the splen-
did opportunities afforded them, that
are unexcelled throughout the State of
Arizona, barring none of it's noted cop
per camps. That is saying a good
deal, nevertheless it is true that Ray,
in it's height of prosperity, is now one
of the liveliest mining camps in the
country. Let us continue to make it
SUCH At the informal dances you have
superior orchestra music, a magnifi-
cent ball room, large roomy floor, in
addition to having all the other modern
conveniences found in any up to date
club house in the west.
The Christmas ball was the final
unique event of the old year. 1t can be
said this celebration marked the close
of Rays most prosperous year, as a
copper producer. Prosperity still
reigns in the birth of the New Year.
The club house was open to everyone
during the holidays, and no dull even
ings were in evidence, as the genuine
hospitable invitations extended broad
cast, urging the people to come out,
met with decided response, drawing a
ldI sc dICIlUdICC SNClP CNCAAA5.
If you were preset. Friday evening
past you will agree that this vital in
terest has not ceased, nor should there
be any sufficient reasons, at this time,
for such a discontinuance, as we are
in the middle of the gay winter season,
with ideal climate to inspire both old
and young. Go out and grasp the op-
portunity to feel bright and happy You
will receive warm welcome, and we
are told another pleasant surprise is in
store for the members of the club,
their families and out of town guest.
Watch the Copper Camp for later an
nouncement.
DO NOT FORGET TO GO OUT
NEXT FRIDAY EVENING.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
DOS CABEzAS
IS BOOMING

Ell PASO, Jan. 13.-Volney B. Leon
ard has just returned from a visit to
the mining camp of Dos Cabezas, Ariz.,
where he inspected number of prop
critics with a view to investment,
DOS Cabezas presents an example of
thorough confidence on the part of the
developers of the camp" stated Mr..
Leonard. "There are comparatively few
corporations operating in Dos Cabezas.
Most of the properties are being oper-
ated in small way, 1 might say, by
the prospectors and miners. They dis
play the most unusual confidence in
their properties, because they have the
formation miners like and they are
making money.
"The railroad platform at Dos Cabe-
zas was covered with sacked ore when
! was there, waiting for cars. This par
ticular lot of ore came from a prop
erty adjoining the Mascot mine owned
by Ted Waughtal. 1 looked at some of
this ore, and while it averages to
per cent copper, some of it's streaks
runs way up to 40 or so per cent
James Demorest sold out one of his
properties couple of months ago to a
Mr.. Peterson, Goldfield capitalist, at
a pretty stiff price, but notwithstand-
ing this, Peterson has enough ore on
the dump awaiting shipment to pay
the entire purchase price of the mine, it
is reported"
While in Arizona Mr.. Leonard nego-
tiated several large cattle loans, and
says that Arizona has proven his best
field, as the loans made in Arizona are
based on a high quality of stock, and
the borrowers generally have an un-
usually liberal margin of equity
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
HARRIS WANTS
TEN ARMOR|Es

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 19.-Comple-
tion of two armories year at cost
of $4,000 apiece, for the next five
years, is the request made of the leg
islature of Arizona by Adjutant Gen.
Harris, who has just outlined the
needs of the national guard of the
act in a special report to the governor F4eF. !.
In addition to the Tucson armory, al
ready constructed, Arizona needs thir-
teen new armories, Harris says, to
house the organizations of the guard.
the rate of two a year, thus lessening
the immediate cost to the state.
AS one means of reducing the cost,
Col. Harris recommends that the leg
islature abolish the provision for pay
ment of the national guard while at
the annual encampment Under the
new national defense act, the mem
bers of the organization are paid one
fourth of the pay of a soldier in the
regular army, SO that state pay is, in
his opinion, unnecessary. By doing
away with state pay for encampment,
about $4,000 can be saved annually
and expended on armories. This leaves
$4,000 to be raised by appropriation.
Under the regulations of the bureau
of militia affairs, Arizona will be COM
PEELED to furnish 66 officers and 1894
men by July 1, 1917. BY July 1, 1918,
the national guard of the state must
be recruited to 39S men, the number
of officers remaining the same. Under
the same regulations the present re-
quirements are sc officers and 97S
men.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
GOVERNORS Of d
RAY CON CLUB
PLAN JOLL|1y

At the regular meeting of the Board
Tuesday evening, January 10th, it was
decided to give a smoker on Saturday
night, January 9th. for the benefit of
it's members only.
Those who have attended these
smokers in the past are aware of the
''get together, jolly good times always
given them and need no persuasion to
insure their attendance at the coming
event. but the new members, who are
recent arrivals in Ray, should arrange
to go, as a program has been arranged
for the enjoyment Of ALL
A vote was also carried to celebrate
on Valentine night, by giving another
Costume Masquerade Ball similar to
the Halloween event. Remember that
it is for the benefit of club members
only and out of town guests. Of course
the gentlemen will be permitted to es-
cort a young lady of their choice In
fact, practically the same regulations
will be in effect on this occasion as in
vogue at the Halloween ball. Full de-
tails Of any special requirements de-
cided upon will be published in plenty
of time. Now is the time to arrange
for your mask and costume, and invite
any of your out Of town friends. We'd
nesday night, February 14th, 1917, is
the date.
By a unanimous vote of the Board
of Governors, Mr.. Phillip Wiseman is
now an honorary meniber of the Ray
Con Club. Mr.. Wiseman served Ill the
official capacity as first general man
ager of the Ray Consolidated Copper
company in it's early development
stage. Owing to his broad interest in
Rays noted progress, no doubt, every
member of the club heartily endorses
the linking of his name to the member
ship roll. Mr.. Wiseman, with perman-
ent offices in the Hollingsworth build
ing, Los Angeles, is a prominent min
ing engineer Of much renoWn known
world wide, as consulting engineer.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
To PLACE BAN
ON NEP0T|sM
The Gist of a Number of Bills intro
duced in the Third State
Legislature

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 19.-Nepotism
will be abolished in public offices if a
bill introduced in the state senate by
Senator Roberts of Cochise becomes a
law The bill as drawn prohibits the
holding of appointive state office by
relatives of state officers to the second
degree of consanguinity.
The power of legislature to restrict
or affect powers or regulations of the
corporation commission would be es-
tablished if a constitutional amend
ment introduced by Roberts is adopted
by the legislature and later approved
by the people. AS at present provided,
the powers of the corporation commits
sion cannot be abridged by the legis-
lature.
Loaning of state funds on state land
for the purpose of improvement of
same up to fifty per cent of the ap-
praised value is proposed in a bill in
troduced by Senator Winsor of Yuma
county. Under the present statute not
over one third of the valuation of the
land can be borrowed from the state
for improvements.
Five days notice of intention to Sc
cure a marriage license must be given
by parties intending to marry, if a bill
introduced by Representative Baxter, of
Maricopa county, becomes law. Bax-
ter also introduced a bill which would
prevent parties securing judgment Of
divorce from remarrying within six
months, during which time action to
have the divorce set aside may be
brought by either of the parties.
"A bill making railroads responsible
for all live stock killed on their rights
of-way has been introduced in the SEN
ate by Roberts.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20

John Devine, president of the Pinal
Development company, was in town the
last of last week leaving for the Pinal
property Sunday morning.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
WOULD RAISE
SCHOOL AGE To
EIGHTEEN YEARS

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 19.-Compul-
sorry education will apply to all chill
dren under eighteen years of age within
the state of Arizona unless excused for
valid reason by the school trustees, if
a bill introduced in the legislature by
Representative McGrath of Greenlee
county, becomes a law. The present
school age limit is 16 years. The bill
has been referred to the committee on
education.
bill having for it's object the trans
portation free of charge of pupils liv
ing over one mile from school has been
introduced by Representative Peter
son of Graham county. The bill pro-
vides that school trustees shall proceed
to furnish transportation for all chill
dren living over a mile from school
without calling a special election to
settle the question.
California's law providing for the
election of all candidates who receive
a majority of all the votes cast in a
primary election will be adopted by
Arizona, if bill introduced in the leg
islature by Representative Houser, Of
Gila county, becomes law. Several
cities in Arizona already have ordi-
nances to this effect in force, and can
didates for municipal offices who re-
ceive a majority of all votes cast in the
further formality.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
LEGISLATURE PLANNING
ON A SHORT SESSION

duty it shall be to select site and
adopt the plans for the building. After
the site commission shall have per-
formed it's duties, the administration of
the institution is turned over to three
trustees, also to be appointed by the
governor. The bill carries an appro-
priation of 100000 to provide for car
rying the act into effect.
Senator Rutherford also anticipates
that numerous requests will be, made to
the home for he has provided a method
for their receipt and accounting. The
governor, the state mine inspector, leg
islators and judges of courts of record
and the president of the State Fedora
ton of Labor are designated a board of
visitors of the institution. Five years
labor ;si IA the mining industry in Ari-
zona and fifty years of age, are re-
quisites to secure admission to the
miners home. This, providing the
beneficiary is not worth over $1,000.
twenty-five per cent OF the miners III
Arizona, based on the last annual re-
port of the state mine inspector, make
petition for the removal of any trustee,
heretofore named by the governor.
Mining companies now operating in
the state, may arrange by contract for
the care and treatment of their en-
ployes in this state hospital and they
are permitted to collect a hospital fee,
not to exceed one and fourth per cent
of miners wages to defray the ex-
pense of such a contract.
One of Rutherford's bills asks for an
appropriation of $4,000 for a bridge
across the Verde river in Yavapai
county near Cottonwood. The appro-
priation is conditional on Yavapai
county furnishing an equal amount. A
second bill proposes an appropriation
of -$12,500 for a bridge across Oak
Creek, Yavapai county, under similar
conditions. A third bill creates the
office of assistant clerk of the board of
supervisors of Yavapai county and
fixes the compensation of $125 a month
A fourth bill regulates immortality.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
KILLED LION
WITH RATCHET

ASH FORK, Ariz., Jan. 19.-Labon
Luera, range foreman for the Colin
Campbell outfit, is the hero of northern
Arizona as the result of terrific bat
tie in which he killed huge mountain
lion with a small hatchet. The lion,
which had been killing sheep on the
range, was discovered by >Luera inside
his tent when he went there to get a
rifle to hunt the beast. Picking up a
small hatchet Luera attacked the lion
and in spite of severe lacerations sue
ceeded in beating it until it was un-
conscious. He then killed the animal
with his rifle. The lion measured nine
feet two inches from tip to tip and had
killed ten head of sheep on the range
When discovered by Luera it was in
the act of devouring a side of mutton
which was to be cooked for the gang
that evening.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
MINING NEWS
FROM yAvAPA|

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Jan. 19.-Califor-
MIA operators have bought the Golden
Idol group of mines in the Cherry
Creek district, and will at once or
ganize company to operate the prop
erty, which is less than two miles of
the Copper Chief mine. The new COM
pany will be known as the Verde In
sriration Copper company.
Extensive development operations
are to be started in the near future on
the holdings of the Gold King Mining
company in the Bradshaw mountains.
The Gold King was first operated in
1904 and is now in the hands of Ohio
operators.
Copper pyrite and native copper, oc-
curing in a huge dyke has been en-
countered on the 700-foot level of the
Mckinley Mining and Development
company mine near Iron Springs.
Veins of exceedingly high grade copper
have been found in the dyke.
Sinking is now under way at the
Last Chance mine in the Walker dis
trict and will be continued to the 300
foot level. Plans for a reduction plant
for this property are being considered.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 19.-Surpris-
substantial evidence in legislative cir
cles, that the present session will be
short one The leaders of both Houses
today came to an agreement that at the
earliest date the general appropriation
bill should be submitted to the House.
and its consideration given preference
to all but the most urgent pending
measures. 1t was recalled by many of
the members who had served in former
sessions that the appropriation meas
ure had been used as an excuse, in
years past, to keep the legislature alive
for the full period permitted by law. AS
one member put it today, if we can get
rid of the appropriations, an adjourn
ment can always be considered and if
accomplished nothing of serious ma
ture will have been left undone
The appropriations requested by the
heads of the various state Institutions
differ very little from the extraordinary
demands of previous years. 1t has long
been the custom for the state depart
ment heads to proceed on the theory
that if you do not ask for much, you
will receive little, and that. the legis-
lature always cuts down, and never in
creases your recommendations. The
improvements REQUESTED by various
state institutions, will however, this
time. be materially less than in past
years.
The legislation SO far proposed, has
been of little consequence, probably the
most important bill coming from Sen
ator Rutherford of Yavapai county, in
the form of a bill to create, maintain,
and govern a state hospital for dis
abled miners. The proposal of the
Yavapai senator differs very little from
similar bills of previous sessions. Any
land donated, purchased or otherwise
acquired for the home shall be taken in
the name of the state and three COM
missioners, who shall be practicing
physicians, are by the proposed BILL to
be appointed by the governor, whose
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20

Advertise in the Copper Camp.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
RECORD PRICE FOR
DESERT SECTION

CHANDLER, Ariz Jan. 19-What is
believed to be record price for desert
land, was received by H c. Meyer
when he sold $40 acres Of desert for
$38, 400. The land was sold to Edward
R. Jeffery of Los Angeles, who will at
once drill wells and install pumping
plants preparatory to the cultivation of
cotton on the tract.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
TO CHANGE BREWERY
INTO ICE FACTORY

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Jan. 10
Transformation of the Douglas
brewery into an ice plant is the
plan of stockholders of the Cop
per City Brewing company,
which has filed petition in dis
solution in the superior court Of
Cochise county. Principal stock
holders in the concern have asked
to have the company disincor-
porated and will form new
company for the purpose of man
ufacturing ice. A shortage of
ice existed in Douglas last sum-
mer in spite of the fact that a
carload was shipper in from
Tombstone.
-s3.-.3.-.3.-s$.--s$.- 8.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
THIS MINE SHIPS
TO MAYER SMELTER

MAYER, Ariz., Jan. 19.-Shipping
from the Ramsgate copper mine in the
Copper Basin district to the Mayer
smelter is already under way. This is
not custom ore shipment but is for
the purpose of furnishing the Mayer
plant with fluxing ore, the Ramsgate
ores carrying high iron content. Deep
exploration of the Ramsgate property
is now under way.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
DRILLING AT CoURTLAND

COURTLAND, Ariz., JAM 19.-Churn
drilling on the property of the Needles
company is now under way, two out
fits having been set up during the past
week. AS no drill has ever gone be-
low 500 feet in this district operators
and prospectors are anxiously watching
the new operations.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-17

"The Girl in the Checkered Coat"
will be the attraction at the Glass A
tonight when Dorothy Phillips will
return to the legion of admirers she
has created through her skill and ar
able memory. Lon Clancy, who is al
ways the villain in Miss Phillips case
and VIM. Stowell, who is as consistent
ly her hero, will again be the principal
players in a clever supporting organ
iaztion, drawn from Bluebirds best
screen players. 90
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-17
ORDINANCE NO, 1853

An ordinance for the assessment oil
taxes for the City of Moscow, Latah
County, State of Idaho, for the fiscal
year beginning on the first Tuesday
of May, 1917, and ending on the first
Monday of May, 1918, upon all property
within the limits of said City, subject
to taxes, to meet the appropriations
heretofore made by Ordinance 459
made to defray the necessary expens-
es of said City for said fiscal year,
and for general revenue purposes, and
also make a special levy upon all tax
able property to pay interest upon the
bonds of Indebtedness of the City of
Moscow: also for sinking fund to re-
deem outstanding bonds of said City of
Moscow; also to care for and maintain
the public library of the City of Mos
COW; also the payment of the general
contract entered into under Ordinance
No. 365 of the City of Moscow, Idaho.
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE IT OR
DAMNED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSCOW,
IDAHO:
Section l. There is hereby levied up
on all of the taxable property, within
the corporate limits of the City of
Moscow, Idaho, taxable according to
the laws of the State of Idaho, tax of
i've and four-tenthS mills on the dol
lar, for general purposes, for the fiscal
year ending on the fifirst Monday in
May, 1918.
Sec. 2. There is hereby levied upon
all the taxable property, within the
corporate limits of the city of Moscow,
Idaho, taxable according to the laws
of the State of Idaho, a tax of two and
four-tenths mills on the dollar, for
the purpose of creating bond sinking
fund for the payment of the bonds of
the City of Moscow, now outstanding
and for the payment of each set of
bonds, pro rata according to the
amounts of each series of bonds, which
fund so created, shall not be used of
each series of bonds, which fund so
created, shall not be used or borrowed
for any other purpose whatever.
Sec. 8. There is hereby levied up
an all the taxable property, within the
corporate limits of the City of Moscow,
Idaho, taxable according to the laws
of the State of Idaho, tax of three
and five-tenths mills on the dollar
of the assessed valuation, for the pur-
pose of paying and liquidating the in
terest on the bonded Indebtedness of
the City of Moscow, Idaho, for the fis-
cal year ending on the first Monday, in
May, 1918.
Sec. 4. There is hereby levied upon
all of the taxable property, within the
corporate limits of the City of Mos
COW, Idaho, taxable according to the
laws of the State of Idaho, a tax of
ive-tenths of mill on the dollar for |
he purpose of paying the expenses in |
cured in maintaining the public park, |
or the fiscal year ending on the first |
Monday in May, 1918.
Sec. 5. There is hereby levied upon
I'll of the taxable property, within
he corporate limits of the City of
1oscow, Idaho, taxable according to
he laws of the State of Idaho, a tax
# four-tenths of mill on the dollar, +
or the purposes of maintaining and
aging the expenses of the City Gem
terry of said City, during the fiscal
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-17

for $25 dated October 81, 1915, togeth-
er with interest.
Petition for naturalization was filed
in the district court today by Andrew
Oscar Carlson, native of Sweden,
who is the proprietor of. the hotel at
Deary
Miss Ruth Helpman, who is teaching
school at Harvard this year spent the
week end with Mrs. J. G. Gibson.
Walter Thomas from Spokane is
spending a few days in Moscow.
Henry Myers of Kendrick was Wis
itor in Moscow over Sunday.
The Ladies Aid society of the Pres
byterian church has decided that We'd
nesday shall be Presbyterian day at
Red Cross headquarters. The ladies OF
the church are divided into four
groups. Each group will take one
Wednesday of each month.
Mrs. G. n Little, who has been Wis
iting at the G. L. Henderson home in
Hood River for the past month, re-
turned to Moscow Sunday morning.
DR.. Maud Allen of Serazepore,
India, will be in Moscow this Novem-
Der to lecture on missionary work in
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-17
NOTES FROM AMERICAN LAKE

| the willingness with which they all
took hold and tried to do their best.
ITO date we have not had man
in the guardhouse from our battalion
of 600 men. We now have everything
in some sort of shape but the three
regular officers and five assistant sec
ond lieutenants have not been abed
before IL o'clock since they arrived.
days of rest in the army were merely
a chance for us to catch up little. To
add to the pile the captain is officer Of
the day and l am officer of the guard
for today. We must keep in touch at
all times with the sentries and make
seven complete tours of the whole
some ground.
There are many buildings as yet
through each time. We will be on at
10 o'clock again and see thatsall COM
panies are present and accounted for.
Then we will make our rounds. At
3 o'clock we will again go the rounds.
Then we may roll in, roll over, and
roll out for reveille at o'clock. Some
fun!
among the Idaho boys who hap
pen to be in my company are Turk
Gerlough, John Cramer, Hallam, Prof.
Kroh, Bessee and couple more. John
Booth is in the same battalion.
I'd LIEUT.. EARL e. HUNT,
Co. K, 361st Inf,
Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wn.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-09-17

India. Dr. Allen is the first mission
airy to leave under the auspices of the
womens board of he North Pacific
Mission board.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Lewis, who have
been spending two weeks with Mr..
Lewis's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. E.
Lewis, returned today to their home
in Aaconda, Mont.
Fay and Esther Morris were week
end guests at the j. R. Collins home.