davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
RED GROSS CHRISTMAS
 ROLL CALL DEC.l6 TO 23

About one-third of the people in California, Arizona and Nevada are members of the Red Cross. This pro- portion is not enough to satisfy the western spirit. The Pacific Division wants to do things in the biggest, fin est way possible. Because it has more members enrolled to the thousand pop ulation than ay other Division in the country does not satisfy it either Only the best is good enough out here in the West, and nothing short of 100% membership in the Red Cross should satisfy any state, city or com munity in our territory.
 The Christmas Roll Call for Univer- sal Red Cross membership is schedul- ed for the week before Christmas December 16 to 23. To be an Ameri- can these days is to account ourselves blest and honored. The only way to be 100f6' American is to belong to the organized SOUL of our nation and be listed on the Honor Roll of those who serve Humanity. The thing that put the entire population of the country solidly behind the war was the feeling that we were not in it for any selfish end. Through the Red Cross we have served our way into the confidence and into the hearts of every Allied Nation. The opportunity for unselfish service is now greater than ever. Even the enemy will re- alize that the American heart is the National Heart, and that in both war and peace we are in fact as well as in name "All for Humanity" The Red Cross must mean ALL America. There must be no weak link in the chain. Universal membership-That's All.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
GEOLOGICAL MAP
 OF THIS STATE

The Arizona Bureau of Mines is en- gagged in the construction of a geologi- cal map of the state, which is de- signed to show the geological struc- lures of all the districts The state has no base map and the bureau will take the matter up and compile it from all the available data. It will be made on a scale of eight miles to the inch and will show clearly the ge- ology of every section through which surveys have been run. Of course, there are many square miles of the state that have not been surveyed, but the object of the present work is to build as far as possible and when new surveys are made they will be added to the base work.
 Arizona is badly in need of a geolo- gical survey covering it's entire area and it is to be hoped that the forth coming session of the legislature will provide for it.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
LIGHT AND POWER
 COMPANY SUFFERS

Desert Power and Water Company has felt the effects of the present ep- idemic with especial severity. With forces already depleted by wars de mands, recent illnesses have caused the management and Chief Engineer Steed grave concern. For weeks ef- forts have been made to secure re- serve engineers, firemen and linemen from both Eastern and Western sour ces, but without success. As we go to press the following employees of the Company are reported sick and off duty: J. R. Hawkins, Thomas Brobant, c. Atkinson, A. A. Parke, o. Skaggs, Porter Williams, C.. A.. Rofinot and w. Walton. Several of the plant force while on duty have had the influenza and are only partially recovered. Engineer Walters is held at home by his wife's illness, so all in all, these are trying days at the power plant.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
PROPERTIES
 ARE TO BE DEVELOPED

Newton Evans and Carl F. Schader passed through Kingman yesterday returning from the Mineral Hill min es, in northern Yuma county, upon which property they have taken an option. The gentlemen, who are larg- ely interested in mining purpose start ing an important development cam paign on the properties as soon as camp can be established and the work put under way. ,g.
 The Mineral Hill properties were discovered about the same time as the old Copper Prince, but have never been developed to a great extent. Mir. Evans is responsible for the devel- opment of the Prince to the point where it was taken over by the Nit chel crowd, who had not reached the big ore body when the company went into the hands of receiver. Judge Thomas, who held a lease on the prop erty, found the big ore body and was fast accomplishing a fortune when he died. Since that time the Clark peo- pie have been operating the mines and are taking big money from it.
 It is possible that the Mineral Hill properties will prove. equally i'm portant.h ,N..."
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
STRIKE MADE UPON LOS CONQUISTADORES
 MINE NEAR BENSON

Some very interesting developments have lately arisen on Los Conquista- dores mines property, situated about 12 miles north of Benson.
 It had been regarded as gold prop osition solely, but recently a large body of gold-silver-lead ore has been uncovered on the Carolina No. and No. 2 claims, which from the values it contains bids fair to be the means of financing all of the development work through out the property and leaving considerable in the dividend fund for it's shareholders.
 Preparations are under way to ship a large tonnage of this ore to the Fl Paso shelter and it is intimated by some of the officials of the company that this step presages the withdraw al of the treasury stock from the market. t.-Tombston Epitaph.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
SENDS COPY OF
 NEWSY CAMP PAPER

The Miner office is in receipt of a bright and newsy Ettic sheet called the OFTEN. which has been sent to us by Wagoner Roma N. Jones, who is now stationed at the U. s. General Hospital, Carolina.
 The paper is the official organ of the hospital and is full of bright and trite little sayings and doings to aid in the brightening of the world for the convalescent soldiers with which this Hospital is filled and who have been returned wounded from France to this section.
 Roma is a Mohave county boy who has recently been transferred to the Medical department and is stationed at this place, but he writes, "is not a patient" as we might be led to infer from his connection with this institu- tion. Instead he reports as well and dong fine.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
LIFT BAN ON
 GOLD AND SILVER

The war industries board has lifted the ban on the use of gold and silver in the manufactures, but the ban on export still exists. Should gold be sub ject to export it would be but a short time until all the new gold would be in Europe. At the present time the German government would give better than $3O per ounce for the gold and high price for the silver. The fact that gold is the basic money metal of the greater part of the world and that some of the European countries are almost depleted of the, metal makes it imperative that some of them stock up on this money metal with all pos sible speed.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
ON SAD MISSION

Maurice Lauzon and wife have re- turned from Salt Lake City, Utah, where they attended the funeral of Mir. Lauzon's father, who died at San Bernardino last week. The elder Lau- zon was we'll known in Kingman, where he had resided during the past two or three years. He had been talk en ill with asthma and was sent to San Bernardino, where it was hoped the lower altitude would relieve his distress. Death was due in measure to heart failure.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
FOUNTAIN HEAD TUNNEL
 DRIVEN TOWARD ORE BODY

A. c. Goodwill, who has an option on the Fountain Head mine, at Stock ton Hill, was in Kingman several days this week. He reports that he has the tunnel in 200 feet, which is being run to tap the big vein at depth of about 100 feet. This tunnel will reach the vein shortly and the ore above that level will be made accessible. As soon as the ore body is developed along the level holster will be put in and the mine opened to greater depth.
 The Fountain Head is one of the best looking properties in the Wall apai district and we feel sure that it will soon be producing largely.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
DEATH COMES TO
 STATE POLITICIAN

Leroy A. Ladd, chairman of the committee of state institutions, died at his home in Phoenix last Saturday morning of pneumonia. He had been ill but few days. MT. Ladd was native of New York and came west ten years ago. Since the entry of Arizona into statehood he had been active in it's political history. He was private secretary to Gov. Hunt, after ward being appointed to the newly created office, which he held at the time of his death. His funeral took place last Monday.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
SENSATIONAL
 MINE STRIKE

One of the most important discover ies of ore in many months was made in the Magnate mine, in Pima county a few days ago. The ore was cut in to in drifting on a superficial level of the mine where a crosscut has dis closed 60 feet of copper ore, carrying better than nine per cent of the red metal and over a dollar in silver. The ore body is one of the largest eyfr opened in Pima county and the values makes the mine one of the big propo- sitions of the state.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
CASUALTY LISTS STILL COME

Many people are wondering why casualty lists still come from the bat tlefront of France, although there is no fighting. The lists take long time to prepare after each days fight, and as consequence these lists are about four weeks behind. As the daily lists are received at the war de- partment they are vised and sent to the postoffices, in the large cities, where the lists are printed and sent out to the newspapers. The Miner is in receipt of all the lists and any one who wishes can see them. Metropoli- tan newspapers have been printing only the lists of deaths and severely wounded, although there are few more in the lists of slightly wounded.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
TOM REED DIVIDENDS
 RESUMED AFTER MANY YEARS

The first dividend in several years was paid on the 20th of this month by the Tom Reed company, being two per cent on its capitalization. Were it not for the epidemic of influenza in the Oatman Camp it is more than pro- bable that the company would main tain it's payment of dividends at the rate of two per cent or better for years to come, and it may do so, but the lack of miners is quite an impeachment to overcome. The Tom Reed has the ore and every, requisite to the payment of dividends but the labor to produce This will be forthcoming in a short time.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
MAKE BIG
 ORE SHIPMENTS

There was shipped through the port of entry at Douglas from Mexico, dur ing the month of October, copper and lead ores carving gold and silver, to the value of $2,875,500. This is the best months shipment from Sonora during the year and would indicate that mining conditions in that state were becoming normal.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-11-23
HAULING ORE

The big trucks of Granger and Chappell are engaged in hauling ore from the Carter mines to the United Eastern mill, where it will be treated. The Carter could be made good pay ing proposition by extracting the ore now opened and milling it. The ore body to the 150 level runs about $27 pc ton anu can be saved to high per centage by the pocess used in the Easten mill.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16
MAY.DAY DANCE.

The business mems association met
last Thursday evening and one OF the
community activities decided upon is
community dance to be given en-
tirely free by the business men and
to which free tickets will be given
out to customers OF each business
man in the association.
The dance will be given on the first
day of May and will be in the line OF
May Day celebration. II you hap
pen TO trade with business man who
has not the tickets you will know he
is dead one" and not member of
the association. Watch for the tick
cts and make your plans for attend
Ing early I'm the month, for Il is pro-
posed to make this gala event ini
Crystal Falls.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16

The annual declamatory contest was
held Monday evening. The judges
were Mrs. Long, Mr.. Mason and Mr.
Hoopingarner. First place. Dorman
Ball; second place. Miss Thelma Rabi-
chaud; third place, William Ruwitch.
Last week the high school basket
ball team defeated Iron River by the
score OF 34-2S. The game was played
at Iron River.
Mr.. Tomlinson was an Iron Noun
tain visitor Wednesday. Mr.. Hill sub
stituted In his absence.
The basket ball team left yesterday
morning for Marquette where the up
per peninsula championship tourna-
ment Is being held We all wish the
boys the best of luck
The high school pupils are being ex-
amined this week by Or. Metcalf. Rec
ords are made and used for reference
when necessary.
Miss Moyle was called home tC
Houghton Wednesday owing to tn,
death of her grandmother.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16

The high school chorus has begun
practicing the musical numbers for
their spring festival.
Next Friday evening the basket ball
team will meet their old rival, Stam-
baugh, on the home floor. Come and
see what the boys can do to them over
here.
All the boys in the high school have
undergone the ordeal OF a voice test.
They are wearing look of relief these
days.
Mr. Hill gave an interesting address
before the high school Tuesday morn
ing about hisrecent trip to Atlantic
City. Wednesday he spoke to the
teachers on the same subject.
Some new members have been add
ed TO the boys glee club. There Is
still room for more.
The girls don't want you TO forget
about their inter-class basket ball
J tournament in the Fortse Park gym.
next Saturday evening. Tho games
will be played following as near as
possible the mems rules. The admis-
sion price will be 15c.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16

bettered the condition. The fact that
the mine has been operating for five
years. during nearly four years OF
which time my predecessor in ofiice
was on the Job and should have caus-
ed second shaft TO have been sunk;
but the fact that he did not should
not be saddled onto my shoulders. The
editor OF The Diamond Drill naturally
forgets these things, and also for
gets about the awful accident which
occurred at Alpha, previous TO my ad-
ministration in Office, of which he con-
veniently made no mention.
The editor OF The Diamond Drill
must certainly have spent lot or
time In checking up the rumors that
the mine was only inspected once dur
Ing the year, but for his edification ]
might state that l made an inspection
Feb. 81. April 2, May %. August 9,
October 30, December 12. and most OF
the mines every thirty days. However
in order that he ma, not be compelled
to continue handing the public that
kind OF bunk any longer | might be
in favor OF keeping him posted from
day to day as to what mines inspect
ed.
Thanking you for the courtesy OF
publishing this letter, beg to remain
Very truly yours,
FRED MITCHELL,
Inspector of Mines
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16

every day that are not seen by the
most expert OF men and will continue
10 happen SO long as there Is some
thing doing on this old mundance
sphere.
Tom. we believe you have done not
only Capt. Mitchell but also the men
who control the destines of the min
ing companies OF this county an unin-
territorial wrong-we don't believe
that you did II intentionally-and in
justice TO yourself and the men ac-
cused, you should back up on your ac-
cusatlons.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16
(From the Mine Inspeetor.)

Editor The Reporter:
Through the columns OF your volu-
able paper l wish to say a few words
in answer to an article which appeared
in last weeks issue Of the Crystal
Falls Diamond Drill. In this article
Mr.. Conlin, editor Of The Diamond
Drill, goes so far as TO say that the
unfortunate accident at the Amasa-
Porter mine could have been avoided
II the mino had been inspected by a
competent man. / am willing to CON
cede that ! have been unfortunate, In
asmueh as / had TO spend forty-six
years Of my life in mines. doing every
thing, from mining TO sand shaft sink
ing, and therefore could not work in
an Office or become editor OF news
paper. where / could learn mining
thoroughly and become competent. 1"
That l was elected by the working
people and not through the intrigue
or favoritism OF the mining companies
Is known 10 everybody and The Dia-
mond Drill must know II too as well
as the rest OF the people OF the county.
Your article. Mr.. Conlin, is very
pathetic and no doubt your eyes were
full OF tears when you wrote it, but
to be frank. ism IL the sore OF last
November that hurts you the most ?
Anyone working at the mines know
that the mining companies or inspect
or have not murder In their hearts,
and that the companies are making
every effort and spending thousands OF
dollars each year for the protection
and comforts OF their employees and
are so thorough in their safety meth
ods that there Is very little left for
the inspector TO do. The catastrophe
at the Amasa- Porter mine Is felt by no
one more so than myself.
A review OF the workings OF the
Amasa-Porter mine should convince
anyone, as II did the government in
spector, that the accident was entire.
ly unavoidable. That the bulkhead
Is still intact and should there have
been two shafts. as has been intImated
II Il doubtful whether II would have
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16
CONTINUED from PnLe Ono.l

in Chicago, and who has done several
difficult jobs Of concrete work, among
which was that OF running the tunnel
under Lake Michigan for the placing
OF the intake pipe OF the Chicago wa
terworks.
Mr.. Afford went Immediately to the
mine in company with Mr.. Richards
and will remain there until the new
bulkhead on the 2O0-foot level Is COM
pleted.
During the absence OF Mr.. Rich
ards the hitch was cut for the holding
OF the bulkhead. In order to be
thoroughly secure the hitch was cut
five feet deep all around which Is
3h feet deeper than the hitch which
held the first bulkhead.
Think Cause Discovered.
A minute examination OF the floor
of the hitch was made and right in
the middle OF IL they discovered a
seam of soft. magnesium material,
great deal like clay in texture. Mr..
Richards is OF the opinion that 1t was
this soft seam that gave the lead for
the stream of water which burst thru
and drowned out the mine.
Mr.. Afford is taking measures to
choke up this seam with cement os
that 1t will be impervious to water
pressure in the future.
AS soon as the bulkhead Is com
pleted on the first level second one
will be put in on the third level and
then the work of unwatering will COM
mence.
/ The pump at the third level is kept
going so that all the water is kept be-
low that point. At the same time that
the work Of bulkheading is carried on
preparations for the ditching OF the pit
will be carried on and the sinker kept
at work in the pit above. 1t is ex-
pected that by the time the work OF
recovery Is started the draining OF
the pit will have been completed so
that a water pressure will not again
bother the operators.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16
THE AMASA- PORTER ACCIDENT
Comment on Same Taken From Our Exchanges.

one Is quite responsible. The quick
sand OF that locality is very quick"
a very little water mixed with it max
ing IL very liquid and treacherous. All
the mining men In that section know
about II, and seek to meet the condi-
ton, and have great trouble, often, In
combating t. No one dreamed there
could be such an thrush OF quicksand.
The company felt they had everything
prepared TO prevent any such catas-
trophe, and no one thought there
could be such a volume OF material as
that which filled the levels. The ac-
cident happened. however, and such
accidents will recur because they can
not always be foreseen. 1t is an ele-
ment in the vocation that will always
be present Happily. accidents grow
less and less with time. as more Is
learned OF caring for ground, as safe
~ devices are invented and applied.
Millions have been expended in max
ing coal mines safe and still we too
frequently are shocked at the loss OF
life occurring in them. IL Is deplora-
BILE, but we do not think 1t quite fair
to charge them to the mine inspector.
! whose time may not permit him to go
into every detail, or who might not
know about engineering or how TO
guess things that were not in sight.
The people elect the mine inspector,
and we do not know OF an instance
where they ever chose a mining en-
gineer for the position. The inspector
generally comes from the ranks OF
the miners, and sometimes the Job Is
political rather than efficient II is
as the miners wanted IL in this re-
spect. 1t may be the Amasa- Porter
was an exception in regard TO proper
care, but we do not think so. Gener-
ally. as We have said, the mining com
panies are just as desirous OF operat.
ing without accident as are the min
ing companies are Just as desirous OF
operating without accident as are the
miners, and We personally know that
they constantly are, through their
foremen, printed instructions, safety.
first clubs, and otherwise, urging the
men 10 greater caution in the prose.
cution OF their work. No company
would invite disaster to life and prop.
erty by knowingly neglecting any
portion OF their operations and we dc
not think the Amssa-Porter people
had the remotest idea that such a ca.
tastrophe could occur to them. AnL
We are quite positive that the mine IN.
spector, even IL he had visited the
property frequently, could have known
that this trouble was brewing or ever
threatening.
We do known. that in the heat o.
such accidents, many rumors ar,
spread that are unfounded; that muc!
hard talk is heard; and that unjus
criticisms are freely offered. On,
need not be surprised at this becaus,
such sad affairs so act on the feeling,
OF people, and it is all very close /,
human nature.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16

II looks as II there viii be an agree
ment all along the line on officers.
Roy Jackson, Webster Ross and Ed
die Palm went last week to Van
couver Wash, to work with the
spruce department Of the aeroplane
service. They are in what is COM
monty called the "iumberjack corps"
Irving Jackson will go to Waukesha
in a few days to take treatment Tor
rheumatism with which he has been
afflicted the past few weeks.
Russell LaPlante has arrived safe
ly in France. His parents received
word from him last Thursday.
The Loyal Helpers met with Miss
Matte Nelson last Thursday evening
and very fine meeting Is reported.
Miss Agnes Carlstrom has been Wis
iting with friends In Bates township
during the week
Henry Liberty returned to his army
duties last Monday after a weeks visit
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Liberty OF this city.
Sam Jacobs travelled $50 miles.
stayed up all night and made many
other sacrifices in order to get here
10 vote last Monday. lie was so tired
that Immediately upon arriving he
lay down to catch up n little sleep.
At 4;S0 the woman who takes care OF
his rooms awoke him and he got to
tho polls just two minutes before they
closed.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16
NEW CHARTER RATIFIED.

Continued From Page One)
at the hands Of the people. The peo-
pie are particular, for this reason, 10
try 10 get supervisors elected who
will be big enough to rise above petit
ness; who will not be a tool of any
one. but will do their work in an even
tempered and fair manner.
II looks as II there will be an agree
ment all along the line on officers
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-15
Admission
Sc, 10c, 15c
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

The U. 6. Civil Service Commits
sion Announces an open competitive
examination for the position OF Ell
evator Conductor, male and female
in he Custodian Service, Chickasha,
Oklahoma. to be held August 29
1918. Applications for this examina
ton must be made on the prescribed
form which with the necessary in
structlons, may be obtained from the
Commissions local representative, w
o. Cook. All persons wishing to take
this examination should secure the
blanks and file their applications with
the undersigned at once in order to
allow time for any necessary cor
-'ections and to arrange for the ex
animation.
Charles Hendricks.
Secretary Civil Service Board,
Saint Louis, Missouri