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The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
EDITORIAL

nanced in whole or in part by Phoenix
people. The Phoenix papers, which
formerly paid no attention to even the
most important mining news, now de-
vote pages to reviews of mining activ-
ity in various parts of Arizona. A
brokerage office has been opened, and
is crowded daily, not only by visiting
mining men, but also by Phoenicians,
most Of whom have some favorite in the
copper list. The copper stock report
which would have been thrown into the
waste basket by the city editors OF the
Phoenix dailies two or three years ago
is now the most eagerly read news Of
the day.
Even the store windows show
change, and huge heaps of ore, accom-
panied by card to the effect that wise
miners buy their outfits at the estab-
ishment displaying same, are not I'M
common.
Phoenix has gone in for mining, and
gone in strong. This does not mean
that the Salt River valley as an agri-
cultural is any less 49, but It
does mean that the mining boom of the
kJdSU year lids dWdkGHCu lIOII luOluCI-
ence and provincialism hundreds of
business men Of the capital city, who
formerly could not see beyond the
boundaries Of their own project. To
them has come a revelation of the inn
mensity of the mining industry of this
state, and with the revelation has come
a new understanding of their own OPP
portunity. In the great mining camps
they are finding market for the prod
ucts of their ranches, their poultry
farms, their creameries. And with a
greater realization of the Importance
of mining in Arizona, and with their
own money invested in mining stocks
as well as in farms and orchards, they
are beginning to attain the sure result
of cooperation between the agricul-
tural and mining industries, substantial
prosperity.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
0. D. EXTENSION
OPTIONS CLAIMS

The Old Dominion Extension COM
pany at Globe has taken options on
several outlying groups of claims,
much of it patented. This move, con-
nected with the rumor that most of
the directorate of the present organ
iZation will be succeeded by one of
the leading copper operators of the
southwest and his associates, would
seem to presage development of that
promising prospect on a large scale
Immediately. Although the present
has been working sub
stantial force of men on the property,
its activity during the past two months
seems more in the nature of prepara-
tory work, consisting mainly of road
building to the shaft sites from points
where the Arizona Eastern railroad
crosses the property, retimbering and
repairing of shafts already sunk on ore
bodies, etc. On the Iron Mask fault
ore has been developed continuously to
depth of more than 100 feet with
steadily increasing value; at a depth
of lis feet on the See Bird a drift has
developed the apex of an argentiferous
copper ore body for length of 200
feet; at the Cuprite shaft a silver
bearing manganese and iron area has
been opened to a large extent during
naturalization invariably Gaping the
copper ores of the adjoining Old Do
minion property. In the Cuprite york..
ings the silver is already accompanied
by copper values.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
Article v

AT such time as the board Of direct
ors may by resolution direct, said
capital stock shall be paid into this
corporation, either in cash or by the
sale and transfer to it Of real or per-
sonal property. contracts. services. or
any other valuable right or thing for
the uses and purposes Of said corpora
ton, in payment for which shares Of
the capital stock Of said corporation
may be issued and the capital stock
SO issued shall thereupon and thereby
become and be fully paid up and nom
assessable, and in the absence of actual
fraud in the transaction. the judgment
property purchased shall be conclusive.
Article VI
The names and places of residence Of
each Of the subscribers to the capital
stock. and the number Of shares sub
scribed for by each are as follows:
Names. Residence. No. Of Shares
Ned Creighton. Phoenix, Ariz., 9.
G.. w. Hershman, Phoenix, Ariz., /.
j. A. CAM, Phoenix, Ariz, 1.
Article VII.
The time Of the commencement Of
this corporation shall be the date of the
filing Of a certified copy of these Ar
ticles Of Incorporation in the office Of
the Arizona Corporation Commission,
and the termination thereof shall be
twenty five (25) years thereafter. with
the privilege Of renewal as provided
by law.
Article Viii
The affairs OF this corporation shall
be conducted by board of directors
and the following named shall consti-
tute the board Of directors until their
successors are elected: Harold E.
Higginson, Fred E. Lang, Albert G.
ziesk, Charles J. Rubbing and Ernest
Munster.
Thereafter the board Of directors
shall be elected from among the stock
holders at the annual stockholders
meeting to be held on the second Tues
day in January after the year 1917
The number Of directors to constitute
the board shall be fixed by the bylaws.
Article TX
The directors shall have power to
adopt and amend bylaws for the gov
eminent Of the corporation, to fill va
cancies occurring in the board from
any cause and to appoint an Executive
Committee and vest said committee
with all of the powers granted the
directors by these Articles.
Article x
The highest amount Of indebtedness,
direct or contingent, to which this cor
poration shall be subject at any one
time shall never exceed two thirds of
the amount of the authorized capital
stock.
Article XII
The private property Of the stock
holders and officers Of the corporation
shall be exempt from all corporate
debts of any kind whatsoever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
18th day OF December. 1916. and do
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
Little Railroad Laid

A mill went up, the little railroad
was laid. State Senator Getchell was
manager but there was little he could
do to restrain the unbounded enthusi-
asm and inexperienced determination
of the old pony express rider. He was
going 81 through he-had to drlv>,
through the mountain and he wante,-
things done his way, irrespective of the
fact that his fortune was leaking fast.
Burgess stood by Cody and. Colonel
Dyer was with the pair as a matter of
course.
When money was needed Colonel
Cody rode away and brought it back
from among his hosts of admirers and
warm friends throughout the worn.
Who would mack him to go through as
they always backed him from the days
when at fourteen years old, an express
rider he rode through the Indian coun-
try of the north.
Christmas was a great feast in the
first three years at Campo Bonita.
There was a present from the three
old men for every one on the payroll
In Role of Santa Claus
Colonel Cody expanded his love of
people and delight in giving slllu pose>.
as the Santa Claus around the big
Christmas tree planted for the children.
Some day the big mine was going to
be the benefactor of the whole camp
and it's dominant leader
About three years passed. Sheelite
was uncovered but no gold. No golo,
in paying quantities, was ever found.
be mined; even after the mill was
working, for the cost of it.
onel Cody and his friends. Some of
those who loved the old scout best
whispered the ugly rumor that the
three friends had been swindled, that
the sheelite rock had been heavily salt
ed for their benefit-for the last stake
of the three old men,
Colonel Cody Said Nothing
Whatever happened, Colonel Cody
said nothing of it and he rode away as
he came, with his name high as usual
bound for another stake, with $16O,OOC
gone never to return in the Campo
Bonita. Some of his friends were bit
ter at their losses through following
him in; yet even they recollected thai
he had led the way and laid down his
last stake before they had entered
The old camp revived during the re-
cent reign of high tungsten prices anc
leasers are said to have taken Out
about $4,000 worth of royalties for the
two colonies. When the prices fell the
camp was deserted where today it lies
under the quiet Arizona sky, the toni
| of Cody's last stake.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS, That we, the undersigned,
have this day associated ourselves to-
gether for the purpose of forming
corporation under and pursuant to the
laws of the State of Arizona, and for
that purpose do hereby adopt Articles
of Incorporation as follows:
Article |
The name of the corporation shall be
ATLAS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.
Article II
The principal place within the State
of Arizona at which the business of
said corporation is to be transacted is
Florence, Pinal County, Arizona, at
which place the meetings of stock
holders may be held. The corporation
may have such other offices, either
within or without the State of Arizona
as may be from time to time estab-
lished by the bylaws or fixed by the
board of directors or stockholders, and
at these offices meetings Of the board
of directors and stockholders may be
held. The meeting of incorporates
shall be held at Phoenix, Arizona.
At all meetings of the incorporators
and stockholders, votes may be cast
either in person or by proxy duly au-
thorized in writing, and at all meetings
of the stockholders each stakeholder
shall be entitled to one vote for each
share of-stock standing in his name at
the close Of the transfer books prior to
such meeting.
Article III
The general nature of the business
proposed to be transacted is as follows:
To search for, prospect and explore
for ores and minerals, and to locate
mining claims, grounds, or lodes in the
United States of America or the terri
tories thereof, or in foreign countries
and record the same pursuant to the
mining laws of the said United States
OF other countries; and to acquire min
ing, mineral and all rights or interests,
therein when desirable; to mine, quar-
ry, work and develop mining grounds,
claims, or lodes, mining or mineral
rights; to crush, concentrate, smelt,
refine, dress, amalgamate, and prepare
for market ores, metals, clay, ore and
mineral substances of all kinds. and to
do all other acts and things necessary
or conducive to the company's objects,
including the erection of buildings or
works and the installing of machinery
and appliances Of every description
whenever required; TO mortgage any
mining grounds, claims, or lodes, min
ing and mineral rights. or other prop
erty belonging to said company, and to
issue bonds of the company whenever
it may be determined so to do. To
purchase, acquire by lease, license, or
otherwise, mining grounds, claims, or
lodes, mining and mineral rights, con-
cessions or grants, or any interest
therein, and to obtain patents therefor
when desirable. To buy, sell. and deal
in ores and minerals, clay, lumber, oil,
plants, machinery, tools, implements,
GODS, wares and merchandise, and other
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
Barring HIS SOUL TO THE PUBLIC

Believing that an honest confession
is good for the soul and realizing that
his soul is in a somewhat precarious
situation, the editor has decided to take
the people into his confidence and pre-
sent to them a complete. record Of his
actions during the year of grace 1916,
says the Clifton Mining Journal:
Been broke 361 times.
Had money times.
Praised the public, times.
Told lies, 1928. times.
Been lied about, 6499 times.
Told the truth, 1 time.
Missed prayer meeting, So times
Been roasted, 431 times
:, Washed office towel, times.
Missed meals, 0.
Mistaken for preacher, II times.
Mistaken for capitalist, 0.
Found money, 0.
Took bath, times.
Delinquents who paid, %.
Those who did not pay, 1912.
Paid in conscience, 0.
Got whipped, o.
Whipped others, % times.
Cash on hand at beginning, $147.
Cash on hand at end, Is cents
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
COLONEL CODY'S
LAST STAKE IS
BURIED IN A MINE

The last stake of Buffalo Bill" lies
buried in the mountains back of Ora
Gle, and under the rust of narrow
guage tracks that wind about for
mile and half, around Campo Bonita.
says the Tucson Citizen. Forty
claims that the old scout hoped would
retrieve his fortune lie unworked.
Few will forget Col. Cody when he
strobe optimistic and jovial through
the streets of Tucson, back in 1902, and
rode out to the camp with his side
pardner on many a lonesome night in
the old days. Captain Burgess, of
frontier fame. Then came Colonel
Dyer, another pardner of Cody in the
old days; three men passed middle
life, who hoped with their last poke
to make a million in Campo Bonita,
where some expert had reported there
was gold in abundance and a mountain
of SCheolitA ore
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20

Woe be unto the man who sits on a
red hot stove for he shall rise again.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
GUGGENHEIMS MAY
BUY LOW GRADE MINE

SILVERBELL, Ariz., Jan. 19.-For
the purpose of preparing the property
for an examination by engineers of the
A. S. & r. company, a force of work.
men is cleaning out the test holes at
the Copper Oxide property, adjoining
the Imperial Copper mine here. The
Copper Oxide is said to have 10000
600 tons of ore blocked out, the hold
ings consisting of lao claims The ore
is very low grade, running LIS per cent
on the average, but there is also a
large amount of high grade ore that
can be shipped direct to smelters. The
A. s. & r. is planning to take over the
property if the investigation is salts
factory.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20

articles and things in anywise re-
Quired or capable Of being used in con-
nection with mining and numbering or
other operations, and to make and man
ufacture such articles when required.
To purchase, construct or otherwise
acquire, operate, carry out, maintain,
improve, equip, manage, control, and
superintend any roads, ways. private
railways, private tramways, bridges,
reservoirs, water courses. aqueducts,
wharves. piers. docks. bulkheads, fur
naces, mills, crushing, concentrating,
and smelling works, hydraulic works,
clay works. oil refineries. power plants,
electric plants, gas plants, factories,
dwelling houses, and warehouses.
To purchase. subscribe for, contract
to purchase. own, hold, sell, assign,
transfer, mortgage. pledge, contract
to sell or otherwise dispose of shares
of stock, bonds. debentures. securities,
real estate, mortgages and notes of
this or any other corporation or cor
porations, association or associations,
society or societies. or company Of the
State of Arizona or any other state,
territory or country, or Of the District
of Columbia, and while the holder and
owner Of such shares Of stock. bonds,
debentures, securities, real estate. mort
cages and notes to exercise all the
rights. powers and privileges Of own
ership, including the right to vote
thereon.
To acquire the goodwill, rights and
property. and to undertake the whole
or any part Of the assets and liabilities,
Of any person, firm, association or cor
poration, and to pay for the same in
cash, stock or bonds Of this corpora
ton or otherwise.
To have one or more offices, to carry
on all or any Of it's operations and
business and without restriction or
limit as to amount, to purchase or
otherwise acuire, to hold, own. to
AAOl lSdS0, sell, COHV0y, vi -Olu0TWlSo
dispose of real and personal property
Of every class and description in any
Of the States, Districts Territories or
Colonies of the United States, and in
any and all foreign countries, subject
to the laws Of such State, District,
Territory, Colony or Country.
The foregoing clauses shall be con-
strued both as objects and powers;
and it is hereby expressly provided
that the foregoing enumeration Of
specific powers shall not be held to
limit or restrict in any manner the
powers of this corporation.
In general to carry on any other
business in connection with the FORE
going, whether mining or otherwise,
not forbidden by the laws Of the
State of Arizona, and to have and to
exercise all of the powers conferred
upon corporations by the laws of the
State Of Arizona.
Article w
The authorized amount of capital
stock of this corporation shall be One
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
($15O,0O0), divided into fifteen thout
sand $4,000 shares Of the par value
of Ten Dollars (s1O) each.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20

The authorized amount of capital
stock of this corporation shall be One
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
($150,000), divided into fifteen thout
sand $4,000 shares of the par value
of Ten Dollars ($10) each.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
BIG JIM SHAFT TO
Go ON DOWNWARD

OATMAN, Ariz., Jan. 19.-Sinking to
the $50 level has apeen begun by the
Big Jim Gold mining company, which
has started work on three compart-
ment shaft at the 485-foot level. A
continuous ore body 20 feet in width,
extending from the 4S5 level to within
Is feet of the surface has already been
and the shaft is to be sunk
to depth to prove existence of the vein
below present development operations.
The ore will average $40 ton.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20

DR.. j. E. Crawford, now recuperating
has improved so rapidly he is expected
to return to Ray most, any day to re-
sumo his connection as surgeon for the
Ray Consolidated Copper company
His most intimate friends expect him
back the first part Of the coming week.
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
respectively agree to take the number
OF shares. Of stock hereinbefore set

sow W SoA0C S00 1Auu1UGE
OF shares, Of stock hereinbefore set
forth.
NED CREIGHTON (SeaD
q. w. HERSHMAN (SeaD
J. A. GAM (SeaD
STATE OF ARIZONA,
COUNTY OF MARICOPA.ss.
SO.
Before me, Henri Behoteguy, a No
tary Public in and for said County and
State. on this day personally appeared
Ned Creighton. G. w. Hershman and
J. A. CAM. known, to me to be the per-
sons whose names are subscribed to
the foregoing instrument, and acknowl-
edged to me that they executed the
same for the purpose and consideration
therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal Of
office this 18th day of December, A. d.
1915.
HENRI BEHOTEGUY,
(SeaD Notary Public
My commission expires October
IL, 1919.
First pub. Dec. 16. 1850
Last pub. Jan. 20, 1919
The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-20
HEARD ALONG THE ROW

Jake Miller-Is he rich who desires
nothing?
Joe Ling-Nope, he's dead.
well, anyway we haven't got any
of that money, so we can rest easy
Carl Smith
Listen Let me tell you something.
knew that guy when he hustled
garbage.
There goes my last picture.
Where did the red necktie come
from?
The quickest way to fell a tree is to
tear it down with Dodge car
And another bird took the Spanish
oath.
Il won't mention any names, but if
a certain party don't quit stepping on
my toes, I'm going to bung up his
other eye."-Clark Hardman
Woe be unto the man who sits on a
red hot stove for he shall rise again. !.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-17
ALASKA TROOPS BEING FORMED
 IN THE INTERIOR
Thomas Riggs, Jry Starts Organization of First
 Unit to Go to War
 if There Is One.

Stimulated to action by the hover. ing war clouds and demonstrating once again tho oft,manitested patriot ism of Alaska, the first unit of Alas ka troops will be formed by Com missioner Thomas R. Riggs, of the Alaska Engineering Commission, of Nenana, according to a cablegram dispatch received in Juneau.
 One of the moving spirits in the organization of the Alaska military unit is Francis Rotch, Jr., formerly first sergeant of First Company, Washington Coast Artillery Corps Of Seattle. Rotch is a former service man in the United States navy and has been enthusiastic for military work for many years.
 Rotch severed his connections with the Seattle artillery unit to accept a government position in Alaska. He has been in the north several years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-17
SCHOOL MASQUERADE

DOUGLAS, Feb. 17.-Betwcen six .y-Iive and seventy members of the Penelope Club, Kamera Club and alumni of the Douglas High School 9nioyed masquerade Valentine party in the basement Of. the school house last evening. Dancing and various games provided entertainment for the evening. About 1O:3O the signal was given for the unmasking. To- ward the close of the evening re- treatments provided by the Pene- lope Club girls who were the hos :esses of the party, were served cafeteria style. Considerable time had also been given to the decorat- ing of the large room which was gay with hearts and other emblems characterize of the St, Valentines week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-17
CITIZENS GAS co.
 TO BE STRICTLY
 JUNEAU CONCERN

"It will be the purpose of the Git izens' Gas Company to furnish the people of Juneau with gas at the lowest possible cost" said George Irving, who organized the company and-got outside people interested m 1t. What that will be it is now too early to say" he continued, be cause the cost of producing gas at Juneau has not yet been deter mined"
 Mir. Irving said that the company will be controlled by local board. "Tt will be Juneau company" he said, "and one that will be interest ed in the permanent development of the city"
 MT. Irving found outside people
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-17
PURCHASE
 FESTIVAL TO BE A
 NORTHWEST CARNIVAL

SEATTLE, Feb. 17.-Marine Carnl. val and Alaska Cruise was the of ficial title decided upon today by those in charge of tlfe celebration of the purchase of Alaska. The sell eetion and choosing of committees to hayN charge of the work marked the first decisive step towards the festival which bids to eclipse all past carniyals in the Northwest. The leading officials and members of the Seattle Yacht Club with associates from bankers and others prominent in business life will have charge Of the festival