Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-05-08
1.-THE QUEEN OF THE
 NAVY"
INSIDE FACTS


 flying the American Flag and blow ing the seven seas, the U. $. 5. IDAHO and one of the most promin- ent and most efficient. The Idaho IS one of the latest additions to Uncle Sam's first line of defense; she takes a leading role in the war games play ed by the newly formed Pacific Fleet.
 The Idaho is the best in gunnery. Early in this year her gun-pointers established a record for ships of the Idaho's class when they made nine bull-eye's out of some thirty shots at a distance of 10000 yards-nearly twelve miles.
 When we consider that it is prac- tically impossible to see the target with the naked eye at this long range, the plainer we can see the expertness of the linen behind the guns" These monster 14-inch guns hurl projectile weighing fifteen hundred pounds at distance of 22 miles whe6 extreme ele- vation is maintained.s In order to fire at this great distance aeroplanes are utilized to direct the gun-point- CTS.
 STARTLING FIGURES
 The owner of a Ford automobile, provided he had space in his tanks, could drive his machine 3C,O0G,0OO miles on the nbricating oil carried in the tanks of the Idaho. One million, three hundred thousand gallons of lubricating oil is carried when this great battler is ready for sea.
 The heavy armor of the Idaho, if hammered into one-quarter inch plate, would cover the city of Cleveland She burns 4,000 incandescent electric lights, reached by over 100 miles of wire. Her great electric search lights are so powerful that a man can read newspaper by their light at a dis tance of fifteen miles.
 By the press of single button in the coming tower or on the bridge of this, wonderful fighting machine, the entire bfoadside of twelve 14-inch guns can be fired.
 The wireless set on board is cspable of sending a radio message at , dis tance of 2,500 miles-receiving the same. The wireless telephone system on board the Idaho is one of the finest in the country. Conversations car be carried on with perfect ease at dis tance of twenty miles.
 \ This huge warship can be steered from five different points in the ship and by either hand, stea'a or electric ity Twenty-Five thousand gallons of fresh water is used every twenty-four hours, this is all evaporated from salt sea water by the ships large evap- orators. It is conceded that this is the, purest water in the world.
 One thousand tons of salt water is used as ballast if the occasion nec- essitates. The Idaho, when in fight ing trim, carries crew of 1, 400 off cers and enlisted men.
 The displacement of the Idaho is 32,500 tons. She cost about twenty million dollars, and was built and placed in commission in three years. Captain Carl T. Vogelgesang, U. S. Navy, is her commanding officer, and Commander Ralston s. Holmes, U. s. Navy, is her executive officer.
 Seeing the World.
 Although the Idaho was commls- stoned at the Navy Yard at Philadel- phia only a year ago, her crew has had an opportunity to see great deal of the country. Her trial trip "shake down"-cruise was made to Cuba. She returned to New York and then made splendid cruise to Brazil with the President of that country as a guest of the American Government. Returning to Hampton Roads, Va, she joined the Pacific Fleet and made the famous trip to the Pacific Coast as a member of Admiral Rodmar's Fleet. She cruised up the Southern California coast and her crew was given a chance. to take shore leave at nearly all the ports. She tken went dSan Francisco where the fleet was reviewed by the Secretary of the Navy, and thence to Seattle, and the Great Puget Sound Navy Yard at Bremerton, Washington. The IdaAo is now in Southern California takinE part in the maneouvers of the Pacific Fleet.
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