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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-28
PRICE OF COPPER "
 REMAIN THE SAME.

Many copper mining companies have been concerned over the possibil- ity of the government dumping it's millions of pounds of unused copper on the market and thereby creating a slump in that metal after the price fixing ban has been lifted. It ap- pears that there is no intention on the part of the government to let go of a single pound of copper or any other metal that it has in stock. The gov ernment has too many uses for metals to junk the works and buy back at greater price as soon as the necessity arises for its use. And the main thing that will keep copper at a high figure in he mrket will be the wage rate that now exists in the mining camps of the west. It will be hard to lower the wage until the cost of living is far below the present scale. If the farmer is going to, hold up the market and the people, the metals. producers will have to meet the costs; with high priced metals.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-28
LEXINGTON MINE NOW
 OPERATING AT OATNAN

H. E. Wood, principal shareholder in the Lexington-Arizona mine, at Oatman, has been getting that prop erty in shape for large developments. The No. 1 shaft on the property has been unwatered and sinking is now in progress below the 126 level, at whic,, the crosscut was run through the vein some time ago. This crosscut showed 31 feet of ore, 39 inches of which gave values of $13.30 per ton. The indi- cations at that point tended to confirm the belief of Richard Lloyd, the we'll known mining engineer, that a big property would be brought in under the development that was then map ped out.
 MT. Wood recently came up from the oil fields of Texas to put the prop erty in commission and he is firm in the belief that he is going to open a winner.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-28
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

To Henry Wismeyer:
 You are hereby notified that l have expended during the year 1916, One hundred Dollars in labor and improve ments upon each of those certain mining claims, situate and being in the San Francisco Mining District, Coun- ty of Mohave, State of Arizona, more particularly described as follows, to- wit:
 The Ellinwood Lode Mining Claim, the location notice of which is of Rec ord in Book "HH" of Mines, ;of the Records of said Mohave County, at Page 466. The LeRoe Lode Mining Claim, the locstien notice of which is found of record in Book "HHp of Mines, of the records of said Mohave County, at Page 467. The Center Star Lode Mining Claim, the leea- tion of which is found Of record in Book "HH" of mines, of the records of said Mohave County, at Page 469, and the Ellinwood Fraction Lode Min ing Claim, the location notice of which is found of eecord in Book "MM", of mines, of the records of said Mohave County, at Page 916.
 That said One Hundred Dollars in labor and Improvements were done and made on each of the above mining claims by me in order to hold said mining claims, and each of them un- der the provisions of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States and the amendments thereto, concerning annual labor upon mining claims, the said above named sums being the amount required to hold each of said mining claims for the period ending on December 31st, 1916, and said labor and improvements were done and made for the year 1916; and if, within ninety days from the per sonal service of this notice, or within ninety days after the publication thereof, you fail or refuse to contrib ute your proportion of such expendi lures as co-owner of said and each of said mining claims, which amounts to Thirty three and One-third dollars on and for each of the above named min ing Claims, you being the owner of an undivided One-third part of each of said mining claims, your interest in each of said mining claims will be- come the property of the subscriber, your co-owner, who has made the re- quired expenditures, by the terms of said section and amendments thereto.
 Dated: December 16, 1918.
 T. J. GRADY. First Publication, Dec. 2S, 1918.
 Last Publication, March 29, 1919.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-28
Signposting Desert

The United States Geological Sur vey, Department of the Interior, has surveyed and signposted a great area of the most dangerous desert region of the United States. The Thirty-ninth Annual Report of the topographic di- vision of the Survey, just made pub lie, describes the method employed of making the desert safe to the unwary
 trayeler.
 The region surveyed occupies about 60,0O0 square miles in southern Cali fornia and southwestern Arizona. In California it includes the southern part of Death Valley and the region between this valley and the Mexican border; in Arizona it includes the region west of Tucson and Phoenix and south of Wickenburg and Parker. This region was selected because it is the driest, hottest, and least explored part of the desert region ,and also be- cause of the strategic importance of obtaining information on the water supplies along the $50 miles of na- tional frontier that it includes. The field work was done by four parties, each of which consisted of one geolo- gist and one nontechnical assistant outfitted with an automobile and light
 camping equipment. Practically all watering places in the region were examined, about 16O samples of water were collected and shipped to the water-resources laboratory at Wash ington, D. C., for analysis, and a gen eral exploration was made of the geography, geology, and ground-water conditions of the region. The maps pre- pared and the data obtained were made available to the Army engineers for incorporation in the progressive military map of the United States. Guides with maps are being prepared for publication. .~s~.
 Signs directing rf6velaYs to water were erected at ieT localities in Cali fornia and 13S fin Arizona. The sign posts are galvanized iron, 1.9 inches in outside diameter and 13' feet long. Each post is anchored In the ground with two redwood blocks. The signs are 1S-gage steeb galvanized, are white, with dark-blue letters, and are substantially bolted to the posts. They are of two sizes, IS by 20 inches and 9 by 20 inches. Most of the larger signs, of which 470 were erected, give the names, distances, and directions to four watering places: most of the smaller signs, 165 of which were erected, give the names, distances, and directions to two watering places: The work done last year is part Of a comprehensive plan for mapping and marking the watering places in the en- tire arid region lying east of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Noun tains and west of line running ap- proximately from eastern Oregon through Salt Lake City and Santa Fe to the mouth of the Pecos River. (
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-28
MAY DAM COLORADO
 AT BOULDER CANYON

Quietly and without the blare of trumpets that usually announce the beginning of big undertaking, the Westinghouse Electric company has been working force of men near Collville, in the Big Bend of the Col orado river, the past six or eight months. The company is taking soundings of that part of the river to ascertain its possibility for the con struction of dam. The work is be- ing carried on systematically and will soon be finished. Supplies and ma terial is being carried into the can yon down Vegas Wash from Las Veg as, Nevada.
 Some years ago Goldfield com pany went in there and took soundings with satisfactory results, but the bursting of the big boom caused the projectors of the enterprise to stop work. It was considered possible to develop power enough to operate rail roads and all machinery within rad jus of 400 miles of the dam. The main part of the power to be car ried into Goldfield and Tonopah and intermediate towns, as we'll as carry ing several thousand horsepower into this county for mining purposes. The scheme was a good one then and a better one at the present time. Every particle of energy that can be devel- oped hydro-el electrically can be used to advantage in this and neighboring counties, and we hope the project will be put in commission.
 Boulder Canyon, in which this com pany is operating. covers the Big Bend of the Colorado river, from a point below Bonelli Ferry to the el- bow of the river Below that point Black Canyon borders the stream. The walls of Boulder Canyon are per pendicular for hundreds of feet in night and in places are only few hundred feet apart. About two years ago the writer went in there to look the country over for suitable site and made selection with the view of building a dam, on the crest of which railroad was to be construct ed, the railroad to connect the Chlo- ride line with the Clark road at St. Thomas. A representative went to New York to enlist capital in the pro feet, but the market for investment of this character was dead and the enter prise was abandoned.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-28
POWDER SLUMPS

The price of nitro and other powd- CTS has taken downward turn, being now quoted at $2 per ton below that of a month ago. It is probable that powder will seek it's old level of prices because of the vast amount manufac- tured and the millions of pounds un- used in the various factories of the powder companies. The drop of two dollars per ton will mean considerable to the mining industry of the country, because of the large amount consumed in the hundreds of big mines.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-28
ARIZONA ASBESTOS

Few people are aware of the fact that Arizona is producer of ashes- tos, but the fact is that the Arizona Asbestos association is operating a property in Gila county, at place known as Christolite that is produc- ing considerable amount of the ma terial. A mill separates the fiber from the short gangue, while the long fiber is assorted by hand. The prop erty is on Ash creek, tributary of the Roosevelt watershed.
 In the Grand Canyon of the Colo rado, north of Williams, are several properties and it is more than prob able that they would produce largely if developed. '.,,
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-28
ANSON H. SMITH Director of Mining Investments

Confidential information regarding mining companies and operations on mines. Mine reports by competent engineers.
 REASONABLE RATES Keep in touch with mine develop ments in Mohave County by subscrib- ing to.
 MOHAvE COUNTY MINER It has the best mining news to be had of doings in northwest Arizona.
 Kingman, Arizona.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-28
PLACER MINER
 VISITS KINGMAN

H. L. (Sandy) Harris, one of the or iginal locators of the Temple Bar plac-. CT mines, upon which more than half a million dollars was spent by a French company, some years ago, ar rived in Kingman from the Big Bend country few days ago. MT. Harris has placer interests in the Black Can yen section and also is the owner of mining property in Eldorado Canyon ? Sandy is, an old time printer and does not neglect to call on the print shops when he is in town.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-28
SPILLMAN HEADS
 NEW RENO PAPER

Charles F. Spillman, who was press agent f6f the Big Jim outfit at Oat- man, a year ago, is now the editor of a new mining paper known as the Ne vada Mining Press, published at Re no, Nevada. MT. Spillman is good writer and knows considerable of the mining game and ought to give the people of the Silver state a readable journal.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-28

War Savings Stamps will help to furnish the money, when the time comes, which will pay the bill for bringing our victorious army home
 from France and Germany,
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-28

Do your "Two-Bits" today. Buy one Thrift Stamp and help that much to pay for the war.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-28

If you have something you want to sell. Try an ad in the Classified col umns of this paper. It has paid oth- CTS. It will pay you.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-09
Linwood

Mrs. VIM. Turner and son Russell
and Mrs. Neal Thorn and daughters,
Virginia and Elizabeth, spent Wednes-
day with Mrs. Ben Thorn, of Steel
manville.
Miss Emma Hackett, of Somers
Point, spent Monday with her brother,
Ralph Hackett, who is improving af.
ter a very severe attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. Clarence Keller spent Wednes-
dya with Mrs. Smith Sutton.
Mrs. Vim. Barrett is improved after
being very ill with flu.
Mr.. Lylburn Price visited his sis.
ter, Mrs. Ralph Hackett, on Sunday.
He is spending sometime with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Lake,
after the death of his wife last week.
Miss Emma D~ougherty, of North
field, spent Sunday with her aunt
Mrs. Vim. Turner.
Mr.. Lewis Lake, of Mortified,
spent Wednesday with Ralph Hackett
and family.
Master Craig Hackett is visiting his
brother, Ralph Hackett.
We are glad to see Mr.. Wilson Pot
ter improving from a bad attack OF
pneumonia.
Mr.. Roy Sutton left last Wednes.
day from Camp HUMPHREYS to go to
Camp Sewer, South Carolina. He had
a very nice trip sightseeing in differ
ent parts of the country. He writes
Boys. do not be afraid to 60, for you
certainly have it nice and o certain.
ly see something. | am in my 22nd
year and a strong Republican and am
doing my best for Uncle Sam, and
when I come back no one will ever
turn me. 1 have a brother who is
also as strong a Republican as | am.
as are the rest of my people. l will
wear my colors till the terrible wal
is over. We are glad to hear that
Governor Edge was elected all over
the world"
Mr.. and Mrs. William Camp are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the birth
of a baby boy.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-09
HIGHLANDS.

Samuel Chase and family have re-
turned to Pittsburgh. They will be
back next spring. Mrs. Chase sent a
bond subscription from Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Bohrer, of End avenue, is ill in
a New York hospital. His family
were summoned to his bedside recent
ly.
The Liberty Loan drive was a great
success, in the hands of Mrs. Carrie
S. Burns, who c%anvassed the High
lands and succeeded in selling to $3.50
of the families. $4,000 worth of bonds
were subscribed.
The Colonel of the Women's Com
mittee, Mrs. Carrie S. Burns, desires
to thank the Highland people for
their generous and patriotic support;
also 98a of the Grange members who
are purchasers of bonds. Their names
will be placed upon the roll of honor
and framed and hung up in the Grange
Hall at the next meeting, Nov. 23d.
MI. John Gross met with an awful
accident while saving wood on his
circular saw. His right hand was
severed. He was taken to the Hos
pital at Atlantic City and we are in
formed that amputation of the arm to
the elbow was necessary. We extend
our heartfelt sympathy to Mr.. Gross
and wish him speedy recovery.
We have had several new families
to locate here this summer
Mr.. Chas. irish sent us a pleasing
letter from Cleveland, where he is
now located. In it was a bond sub
scription.
Mr.. Jack Bruckler and son were
home during the quarantine at Camp
Dix. We are informed they returned
there to operate their cars, carrying
passengers, etc.
Mr.. Ferdinand Bruckler was also
with us, as was also Mr.. Chas. Karkle.
Cyril Elliff has purchased a pony
and cart for his young son. The
youngster is very proud of his pony.
ever if he is only knee high to it.
Mrs. cliff and the children enjoy
driving the pony.
We have had a number of cases of
Flu. and several fatal cases. Among
the fatal cases was Mrs. VIM. Barnett,
nee Annabel Todd. Mr.. Barnett has
returned to Atlantic City for the win
ter. We extend our sympathy to him
and the family.
Mr.. Leonard Bruckler has recovered
from a severe attack and is again
working at the Amatol Loading plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hornbostle
have also recovered from recent at
lacks of Flu. We are glad to see them
about again.
Mr.. Whitman says he is going to
build a fine home on his Highlands
place and move back again. That's
right. Help to put Absecon Highlands
on the map with it's $3.50 Liberty Bond
owners.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-09
LOCAL RED CROSS HAS
CARTONS FOR SOLDIERS.

All persons having the required
Christmas parcel labels may obtain
the cartons to be filled and SEN to
soldiers overseas by calling at the
headquarters of the local Red Cross.
These boxes must be filled as per di-
rections and returned to the Red Cross
between the dates of November 18th
to 14th inclusive, from 2 to 5 p. m, for
inspection. Failure to observe these
regulations will prevent the shipment
of any box not coming up to the re-
quirements, and it is hoped that the
friends of the boys will use the great
est care in filling the boxes as we'll as
having them ready for inspection with
in the above mentioned dates.
Articles Prohibited.
These boxes may be filled with any
combination of prohibited articles, ex-
cept those on the list barred by the
postal officials. The articles prohibit
ed are all intoxicating liquors, all in,
lammable material, including friction
matches, and any composition likely
to ignite or explode Cigarette lighters
come under this classification, liquids
and fragile articles improperly packed.
Hu6I the uldllOuS uO nOle OT Mes
sage or written matter of any kind
will be permitted to remain in the
boxes.
In addition to the foregoing list of
prohibited articles, relatives and
friends are urged to bear these facts
in mind:
Do not put anything in the package
which will not keep fresh until Christ.
mas.
Pack dried fruits and other food
products in small tin or wooden boxes
Give preference to hard candy over
chocolates. unless the latter are in.
closed in heavy wrappers.
Do not put in articles packed in
glass.
Gifts should be wrapped in khaki.
colored handkerchiefs, 81 inches
square.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-09
COMMUNITY MEETINGS OF
FARM DEMONSTRATION.

The Office of Farm Demonstration
will hold some most interesting COM
munity meetings, beginning November
II. The purpose of these meetings is
to elect a working community COM
mittee, to consist of a chairman, sec.
rotary, and from one to five additional
members, to agree upon a program of
agricultural projects for 1919, and to
listen to the discussion or demonstra-
ton by one or more interesting speak
ers. The services of Mr.. V. E. Leavitt
specialist in fruit growing, have been
secured for these meetings. Mr.. Leav-
lit will demonstrate pruning in the
orchard, at the afternoon meetings,
and at the evening meetings he will
discuss varieties, kinds of trees to
plant, planting, and fertilizer, as ap-
piled to apples and peaches. Mr.. r.
w. DeBaun will discuss vegetables of
Importance in the community, empha.
sizing particularly the fertilizing of
crops. The meetings arranged for the
week include:
Linwood, John Aydelotte, chr,
Thursday, 10 a. m; Absecon, B.. F.
Sickman, chr, Thursday, 8 p. M;
Scullville, Joseph English, chr, Fri.
day, 2 p. M; Bargaintown, Wesley
Brown, chr. Saturday, 8 p. m.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-09
ABSECON NEWS LETTER
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK IN THAT THRIVING CITY cHRoN-
lcLED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

by Mrs. Baker Bowen, of Leeds Point,
a former Absecon girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Yelland were
over Sunday guests of relatives at
Trenton. Returning home they
brought Mrs. Yelland's mother, Mrs.
Hutmacher, with them. She visited
here until Thursday.
City Clerk Samuel Johnson, who
was confined to his home by illness
for a couple of weeks, is out and able
to be around again.
Miss Nettie Alexander, principal of
the public school, attended a teach
ers' meeting at Pleasantville IN We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Jacob Frendlich and son Roy
and Miss Margie Wagner, of Pleasant
vile, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
d.. S. Tilton on Wednesday.
Prof. E. D. Riley and Mr.. and Mrs.
William B. Riley and o. motored on
Sunday to Port Norris, where they
visited relatives of Mrs. William B.
Riley.
With a majority of II votes for the
Drys in the First Ward and a majority
of 10 votes for the Vets in the Second
Ward, Absecon voted dry last Tuesday
ny a bldJOlitJ vi IL WIZ LII tbO 0iby
in the closest local option election yet
held in Jersey. Several soldier votes
are yet to be received, but it is an
assured certainty they will add to the
majority for the Drys. This means
the Rockingham must close it's bar in
80 days from the date of the election.
Forty-nine votes were cast in each
ward election day for no-license, SO
49, Iax;n LA4~ no110I ~ both
wards for the drys and 81 votes in the
city in favor of license, SO in the First
Ward and SO in the Second.
First Ward results for municipal
candidates: For Mayor, Harry Matt
son, ST., SO votes; Councilmen for 8
years, F. H. Henry So, Harry H. Gar
ton 10; Freebooter, Edwin Robinson
IS.
Second Ward-For Mayor, Harry
Mattson, ST., AZ votes; Councilman for
three years, Walter Bates, 27; Free
holder, F. F. Doughty, 80; Constable,
T. J. Hamilton, 81.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-09

The regular monthly meeting of the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
will be held at the home of Mrs. Reu-
ben Babcock on Tuesday afternoon
next at 2.30 o'clock. All the members
are urged to be present.
Mayor Harry Mattson, ST., has been
confined to his home this week with
the influenza.
The sAbsecon w. C. T. U. held it's
November meeting on Tuesday after
noon at the residence of Mrs. A. G.
Fleming.
The Absecon Art Club met at the
home of Mrs. R. A. Elwood on We'd
nesday afternoon.
Ira L.. Giberson and family are re-
covering from the influenza, with
which they have been very ill the past
week. Mrs. Giberson's mother, Mrs.
Gilbert Smith, of Smithville, has been
taking care of them.
Captain Daniel Shovel, of North
Absecon, had a fall the first of this
week which injured his side and leg.
Dayton Hendrey has been very ill
this week at his home on Nevada ave
nue..
IN otbNliptAhS ~ -
of potatoes into a cellar John Allen
fell one morning last week and broke
his right leg.
DR.. and Mrs. Elmer Hancock, of
Philadelphia, have purchased and are
making their home in one of the cot
tages south of California avenue at
Heliostown.
Percy w. Smith, of Camp Hum
phries, was home again last Sunday;
sCNew fluerman L. Madden, of Camp
TX.
Chester Allen, who spent the sum-
mer at Mrs. Frank Hartzell's while
working at Amatol, left on Monday
for New York City.
Miss Ruth Adams resigned last
week as teacher in the public school to
take effect last Monday and left on
Thursday for Washington, D. c., to
assume her duties as a departmental
clerk. Her aunt, Miss Laura Adams,
accompanied her as far as Philadel-
phia. Her position here is being filled
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-11-09
FORMER MAGISTRATE SPECIE
MUST GO TO STATES PRISON

Former Magistrate Wilbur d.
Specie, of Pennington, convicted be-
fore Judge Shinn a veal ago, on the
charge of conspiracy, and given from
one to seventeen years in State
Prison, was brought back on reouisi.
ton papers Thursday night by County
Detective Nusbaum and lodged in the
County Jail.
Specie was found residing in Phila-
delphia, with his wife, and said he
had been employed as a pipe filter at
Hog Island. He was collecting a pay
envelope of more than $50 every week.
and claimed that he was no more
guilty of the offense than others who
were mixed up in it. He asserted that
he was the victim of circumstances.
and also that they had passed the
buck to him, letting him bear the pen
atty.
He asserted that he was innocent
of the charges as alleged in Court,
and his wife declared to Detective
Nusbaum: You are sending an inno-
cent man to jail"
Specie had been a city detective in
Harrisburg, Deputy Sheriff there and
had been arrested and convicted upon
some trouble he had with a Federal
criminal law.
The charge for which he is to serve
one ear in State Prison is based upon
allegations that he and two confeder-
ates practiced extortion upon motor
lists and imposing fines, which were
claimed at the trial to be illegally col
lected.
Specie appealed the case, which the
Courts have now dismissed.