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The Cordova daily times., 1920-12-29

9.7 per cent before the war, the re- port said
 The government fleet in operation June 30 consisted of 1,294 steel yes sels plying to all quarters of the globe, including 50S to Northern Flu rope and 126 to Southern Europe. In the Transpaciffc service there were 163 vessels and in the South Ameri- can, 138
 Forty one direct service lines have been established to South and Cen tral America from nine ports on the Atlantic coast. four on the Gulf and two on the Pacific coast, the report said.
 The board sold during the year 426 ships for total of $279,914,594 in cluding 131 new steel cargo vessels. 34 new wooden ships and 33 former German cargo ships.
 Demand for tanker tonnage in creased and government tank steam CTS carried 3.641,362 tons of oil during the year
 Nearly all seized German cargo craft have been sold or chartered with option to purchase, while all but II German passenger ships had been disposed of during the year No dis position has been made of the one Austrian vessel. the Martha Washing ton.
 The chairman urged that congress provide machinery to adjudicate claims of other than enemy citizens against these seized vessels, in view of the delay in the peace treaties
The Cordova daily times., 1920-12-29
FEWER HOLDUP
 ARTISTS ALONG
 FINANCIAL ROW

NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (by Associat- ed Press) .-Holdups in the financial district of this city which last year were of costly frequence, are reported by surety companies to be decreasing This is partly because brokers have hired ex-policemen and firemen to convoy runners and messengers car rying valuable securities much as sol dier laden transports were protected by destroyers in war days. Also it is attributed to unrelenting prosecu- tion of dishonest employees and mes sengers by surety concerns which bore heavy losses during the orgy of robberies and embezzlements.
 In assigning these reasons for the fewer holdups, Wm. A. Griffin, vice. president of the National Surety Conl- pany, said his concern and similar ones had spent several hundred thousand dollars in ferreting out and prosecuting men connected with the dishonest practices.
 At police headquarters it was said the services of retiring patrolmen and firement have been at premium since the surety companies advised brokers to hire them. Several hun dred of these ex-service men have been employed in the financial dis trict.
 Some of the former patrolmen and firement are used as guards and watchmen inside offices of financial concerns and others accompany mes sengers. Usually two of them pre- cede the messengers and two follow behind as they go from banker to broker carrying bonds, stocks and other securities.
 Financial or commercial concerns which which are using this method of guarding their property while in transit through the streets declare that it is vast improvement over the employment as messengers of unre- liable youths about whom they know nothing. Some of these young men have proved to be in conspiracy with gangs of hold-up men and have noti- fled them of the opportunity to stage robbery that would yield big haul.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-12-29

Your eyes fitted. Compound and stigmatic lenses replaced. See 0s- borne.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
COPPER MARKET STILL
 IN THE DOLDRUNS

Thes lump in foreign exchange, to- gether with cancellation of large or ders for copper and brass by retrench- ing automobile manufacturers, have resulted in the lightest copper market in some time. Only few small or ders have materalized which have been handled by the small dealers at 1872 cents pound or less. Sales for the entire month of July totaled less than 50,000,000 pounds, establishing an even lower record than the June sales of 52,000,O00 pounds. These are the lowest figures since the middle of Hast year.
 Some heavy cancellations of orders are reported by eastern brass makers. One of the largest brass companies received cancellations for finished products, the raw material for which, copper and nizc, is piled up in his yards and storehouses. This automa- tically removes him from the copper market indefinitely.
 The drop in foreign exchange has effectually eliminated new buying or ders from Europe. However, even without the decline it is doubtful whether important purchases would have been made. There is still a large amount of standard copper to be shipped from England to this coun- try against recent purchases which were made because of the wide range between standard and refined metal. This copper will be refined here.
 Europe seems to be generally sur feited with copper. Tremendous amounts of scrap metal are constant ly being recovered from the now-use- less war munitions. This appears to satisfy the greater portion of the European demands. In fact, several thousand tons of blister copper have been offered for export to America, thereby indicating that excess sup plies are on hand there, have always been dependent upon Europe to take a large portion of their output, late developments are disheartening.
 Market prices of the shares of prac- tically all the copper companies touch ed new "lows," presumably on account of the hopeless outlook of the indus try. As yet, no immediate relief is in sight, as unsold accumulations of metal continue to pile up. Until con- sumption of copper. begins to absorb an appreciable part of the produc- tion, the situation does not inspire confidence. ..a
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
LIVESTOCK AND RANGES -.
 ARlONA-NEW MEXICO

Mail and telegraphic advices to the Weather Bureau show that the week ending August 24th was a dry one over a greater part of the state though in a few sections the rainfall was generous. Flagstaff reports. 1:54 inch and Williams, Tucson and Mo- gales oyer half an inch for the seven day period while no rain at all fell at Pinto or in the Vest. In ,Cochise county precipitation was sufficient to bring continued improvement to the ranges though more rain was needed. Range and stock conditions in the sec tion southwest of Globe are reported asex cellent, nearly five inches of rain having fallen at Pinal Ranch since August 1st. In the north-central portion of the state and also in the the eighborhood of Pinto cattle are reported rolling fat" and range con- ditions very good. Reports from where it was very dry last week, are missing but it appears probable that some showers have fal- len in that section. In spite of the dry and rather trying summer cattle appear to be in from good to excellent shape throughout the state.
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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
SILVER TRAILS co.
 IS NOW FINANCED

E. C. Bradshaw returned from the coast early this week where he was successful in financing the Silver Trails Mines Co.,, operating the Dia- mond Joe
 Mr. Bradshaw had at first thought he could finance the property by the sale of treasury stock but later chang ed his plans. However, the stock al ready promised to different ones in Mehave County by Ed Shaw, will be delivered by him. er
 The truck is now hauling ore over the new road. Another truck will be added before long which addition will make"it possible to put in two shifts and run about 30 tons of ore day.
 It will now be possible to get tim Der in over the road with which to timber the old stopes before starting to take ore out of the old workings. All timber had to be packed in before the road was finished. ...
 In the old workings there is esti- mated to be 5000 tons of ore broken down which will average $15 per ton, and 20OO tons averaging $20. This ore was broken down and left in the stopes in the early days, after the chloriders had sorted out the high grade. Besides this there are 1000 tons of $10 ore on the dump.
 Bradshaw intends later to tap the lower workings with tunnel.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
|GMAN CONS0L-
 DATED MILL TO BE 1 READY BY SEPT. Is

be work on the tunnel of the King
 Consolidated will be resumed N in September, when all the ma cry will have changed from oil to electric drive. The tunnel is
 in 1850 feet and the new equip It will make much faster progress bible.
 he, mill is now being remodeled General Manager Will Halloran E he expects to have 1t ready for ration September 15. The mill a capacity of 150 tons. When the
 is first put into operation they
 engage in straight concentration
 then experiment with Notation. from the mill will be taken from 165 and 330 levels of the Banner, Ire there is plenty of ore to run on considerable length of time. he leasers will continue getting shipping ore, after the mill starts.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
NEW C0NST0CK STARTS WORK ON THE 400

Superintendent w. c. Howard stat es that the New Comstock has just in- stalled new generator and are now ready to go ahead with the develop ment of the 400. Working simul- taneously on the 200, 300 and the 400 considerable ore will be opened up during the next month or so.
 The 200 and 300 levels have been opened up extensively, the lower level showing the best ore of the two. The ore had just been broken into on the 400 when work on the level was stop ped, and the ore there showed up sim liar to that on the level above. ..
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
|ITED AMERICAN | 10 START DRIFTING

The United American shaft has |ched a depth of 670 feet, which responds with the 400 level of the |h Reed. They will now start to 1t and crosscut, making a connec- D with the Tom Reeds 400 level.
 The 200 foot ore shoot on the Amer h's 800 has caused the Tom Reed |start the extension of their east |kings on the 400, to the Ameri- |'s end line, a distance of about 600 |. The American will have about
 same distance to go to make con |tion with the Tom Reed. The ping of the workings will be of in unable value to both properties.
 Fhe Tom Reed has already opened Ia new ore body on the footwall of
 same ledge on their 440, and are ping and milling it. .
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
Elected to Member
 ship in A. I. M. E.

The August issue of the American Institute of Mining Engineers month ly bulletin announces the name of John c. Albers for membership in that organization. MT. Albers until re- gently was employed as assayer and surveyor by the c. O. D. Mines Inc. Previous to coming to Kingman last winter MT. Albers was employed in a similar position by the Ellamar Min ing Co.,, Ellamar, Alaska. Before this he had been superintendent for the Birthday Mining Co.,, Good springs, Nevada. He was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and was graduate of Temple University. MT. Albcls is to be congratulated.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
ROAD AND MINE MAP OF
 ' MOHAVE COUNTY NOW OUT

The Mohave County Road and Mine map, drawn by Ross Housholder and published by the aid of merchants of Kingman, is now out and being distri- buted.
 s Around the map appear brief write ups of the different mining sections and mines and on the reverse side ap- pear the ads of the merchants, who subscribed to the cost of publishing the map.
 Distributed around the country as it will be, the map will undoubtedly help attract attention to the greatest undeveloped mining district of the west.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28

Mr. Cameron placing his before the people ton to the United States Senate with promise ting through legislation development of the State of Arizona -. ls-.-s "
 Foremost these is the development power on the development of the Coorad and has ordered big drilling outfit from San Francisco with which to bedrock order ascertain how far down the dams will have to be laid planned point s2 interfere by the Big Boulder Canyon Dam now being undertaken by the According Mr there are enough sites for all and the generated from all the dams, can be used in the development of the west be % s ssd There IS no doubt about the project going through"
 The plans call for about 60 miles north Will Hams where dam 400 feet high will be built The second plant to be located about 80 miles northwest of Kngman where dam 300 sufficient power to supply demand Arizona for the 25 years. 1.-..
 That these two giant power the stimulus to make Arizona greatest producing in the union the opinion pointed great resources which only await development here.
 "When survey of the state in 1909 found that the furnished 4 per cent of the total of the a Agriculture furnished only cent There has been little change and to get on the Arizona must develop its are nearly four million of land which irrigated by stored But these the of pumped water and the plants part Of the state will be the means of rdeemng these and
 Mr. says high officials of the Southern Pacific railroad and had made careful study of the land in the southern part the state and ton sufficient water be pumped rgate about OO Of land The water ranges in depth from 35 to 80 feet
 The of these lands practical development fur sh his farms for about 1o families This could be furnished by the two big plants at low The would his current direct from mannes would age of directing his entirely his assisting in the upkeep of extensive irrigation system
 An encouraging indication that the project go through is the interest that the Santa Fe railroad taking realization according to Mr. Cameron Officials of this railroad derng the plan for several They contemplate ecfyng the main line of the Santa Fe railroad Gallup to Barsow Ca and the branch lines from the Grand Canyon Phoenix to Cad The present shortage of oil tending to make railroads throughout the country power
 By the use of current from the plants not only obtain bring abled to smet the minerals a low cost
 Mr. Cameron he had that the es would subscribe for enough bonds He says will not be necessary federal aid out the project as there sufficient private capital terested to its
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
WORK TO START ON
 BLACKBERRY EXTENSION

A. L. Johns was in town for short time this last week, making prepara- tions to do some development work on the Blackberry Extension. A crew of men will be put to work on the road at once. Then the camp will be got ten in shape after which they will start sinking.
 The Blackberry Extension promises to show up well with the proper amount of development.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28

MINING NEWS. MOHAyE MINER
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
INR WANT ADDH. BRING
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d the Mo4ave County Miner for
 Mining News
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28

he waters of the spring above re-
 led to are now being bottled and commercially. '... ..
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
fNI INDIANS HAVE STRANGE
 [ELIEF ABOUT SACRED SPRING


 Navajo, Arizona. c. F. Montross, St. Johns, Ariz. ar Sir: n your issue of July 3rd l read MT. F. Banta's article on the Secred ke of the Zuni Indians, on the Tuck Livestock company's ranch, be- len St. Johns and Navajo. I be- he interested in this lake through Thomas Tucker telling me of the hderful curative powers of the wa I had an analysis made of the ter by Won Schultz and Low of nver, and they say the water is gual to-if not better than the fam E Carlsbad springs of Germany" ere may be some gas coming up m below-but I am sure it is caus- by springs and the lithium, potas- m, sodium, calcium, etc., waters ling up from great depth, cause disturbance that the Zunis think ! large animal coming up to Apache nty. I was told by one that knows Zunis we'll, that they believe in blution-that they descended from | lgs, snakes and turtles-and that is reason they call this lake Flana |tlu ella Kwe (big village of the hs.) Another story is that all ! |ir gods and goddesses (they have a b or goddess for everything) dwelt harmony in a cave above Sinking ring, near Hunt; but one day the hdess of salt started something and other he and she gods threw her bodily. She hopped from the |e to Sinking Spring, where she he'd the water salt; she then made |onger hop into Green Lake, which now salty; from there she went but 1000 feet into the Red Lake |e sacred lake) that now carries but 5 per cent salt; from there she de long hop into the lake near New Mexico-Arizona line, and Ire she is now. The Indians and whites are getting their salt there, I guess she is happy. The Zunis | ! a celebration at the cave and es every four years. We expect m in 1922.
 Yours truly,
 R. K. THOMAS.
 -(St. Johns ObselSer.) he waters of the spring above re- ed to are now being bottled and commercially. l IMR WANT ADUS. BRING
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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
11,000 VOLTS PASS
 THROUGH MANS BODY

A few hours after Macedonia Els calante, a house painter, touched a power wire that sent 11,000 volts of electricity through him, he was telling his father he would be all right in a day or so. c. L. Baker, his foreman, saw him hanging from the wire,
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28
DLD ORE HITS 40 DOLLAR ROCK

The Gold Ore this week struck lr foot vein of ore on the east drift, hning over $40 per ton. This strike hes almost simultaneously with the like made last week in the west fit.
 The news of the new discovery bsed an advance of Gold Ore stock
 the Los Angeles exchange and bsed great many sales. s, This new ore comes in a black for [tion, similar to the high grade bduced in the Mother Lode country.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-08-28

smoke rising from one arm. As Bak- CT ran for hsip, Escalante dropped to the ground, five feet below and was taken to a hospital. He had been
 painting the transformer house of a
 cotton gin. Physicians declared the voltage many times enough to kill . man.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-12

banking and currency, placed there py
request Of members, in order that tney
might have the benefit of his services
In connection with the operation OF tue
farm loan act. He originated the wnoie
subject Of rural credits-financlal re-
lief to the farmers. He introduced the
first bill on the subject. He was CHAIR
man OF the American Commission OF
two from each state, and OF the Unit
i ed States commission appointed Dy
President Wilson 10 cooperate wltn the
American commission in tour OF Eu-
ropean countries and study OF the
various systems OF agricultural finance
in operation in the older countries.
Millions have been advanced to farm
ers throughout the country on the pa
sis OF their report, under the law
which he. more than any other man, Is
responsible for. President Wilson rec
ognized that when he presented to
Senator Fletcher the gold pen with
which he affixed his approval to the
farm loan act.
Senator Fletcher Is also a member OF
the committee on public health and
national quarantine, which is OF great
Importance to Florida: the committee
on the Philippines, and was chairman
OF the joint committee on printing,
which acts as a board Of directors for
the government printing office-the
worlds largest printing plant at which
5000 men and women are at work night
and day.
Because Of his exacting duties he had
to resign the presidency OF Southern
Commercial Congress, but he retains
the presidency of the Florida Society
of Washington. He is honorary presi-
dent of the Southern Commercial
Congress and member Of the joint
international high commission, Of which
the secretary Of the treasury is chair
man.
When it comes to specific instances
OF direct material benefits to Florida
one needs only to inquire at the de-
partments to find that Senator Fletcher
has been behind every one of them.
Comparisons in the matter of service
are not permissible, but the record
shows that F1oridians have cause for
being proud of and grateful of the rec
ord of their senator. Camp Johnson is
his work, unquestionably; Dinner Key,
Cutler and Arcadia stations he took an
active part in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
with having the sites inspected and
following the matters to successful
conclusion. Other work that may be
partially credited to his includes: The
fisheries station at Key West improve
ments and extensions, improvement of
the channel in the harbor and the like;
establishment OF the Pensacola naval
air stations, Of the various shipyards,
improvement OF rivers and harbors of
the state and general development of
the Shipbuildine industry at Tampa
Jacksonville, Millville, Pensacola and
elsewhere. He is pursuing further de-
velopment in this important direction.
Extension Of yards, marine railways
and drydocks are among the things he
is pressing. Erection of public build
ings in Florida are also to his credit
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-12
SENATOR D. u. FLETCHER,
CONSTRUCTIVE STATESMAN
BY Frank L. Huffaker, st. Angus
tine Record.

At no time in the history of the ma
ton has there been more imperative
demand for the services of American
ized patriots at Washington than dur
ing the recent war-torn period-for
men who were courageous and knew
how to use their courage to the ad-
vantage of the people and their allies.
1T has been a time for level-headed,
action-not for pyrotech-
nics-and the shortcomings of those
who were weighed and found wanting
have been woefully evident to them
selves and beneficially evident to their
electors.
There have been some instances in
which Florida representatives were ac-
cused of acts that were not American
lied, but it is not the object of this ar
ticle to criticise those gentlemen. In
all his acts. official and private, how
ever, one member of the Florida dele
cation has marched shoulder to Should
er with the boys who wrested victory
from the Hun. That member is Dun
can U. Fletcher. senior senator, than
whom no member of recent year con-
gress has contributed more to the peo-
pie of the nation and state in peace or
war time.
Before the monster struggle was
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-12
IN DEEP CONTENT.
(By Frank P. Stanton.)

Don't bother bout no politics
A-runnin' of the nation;
A shany scene s.
A bank Of green,
Jes' beats the whole creation!
An nod, nod, nod
Goes the old time fishin' rod,N
An the mockin' birds are singin' where
the blossoms strew the sod.
Don't bother bout the fall o. stocks
That makes the rich folks shiver;
From worlds o. woe
Away I go,
Like ripples on the river!
An nod, nod, nod,
Goes the old time fishin' rod.
An the birds are all a-singin' where
the blossoms strew the sod.
Don't bother bout the world below,
Nor ever the worlds above me;
The violets say:
It's fine today!"
The lilies seem to love me!
An nod nod, nod,
Goes the old time fishin' rod
An the sweet birds are ringin' where
the blossoms strew the sod.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-12
in part.

in part.
No man in the country is entitled to
the credit which belongs to him for the
farm loan act, and the act. authorizing
the United States shipping BOARD. The
one secures financial accommodation to
the farmers Of the country, at an in
terest charge and on terms never before
dreamed Of; the other secured to the
United States a merchant marine, and
constitutes the sheet anchor in this
days crisis.
well done, thou good and faithful
servant" is, or should be, the Flo
idian's verdict -