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Weekly Arizona journalminer.
Piorrer Paper of Arizona.
PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY. JULY 22, 1903.
Fortieth Year.
MAKES DENIAL
FALSEJEPORTS
F. M. Murphy's Posi
tion Toward Labor.
Upholds Consistent Labor Organi
zation, But Denounces Agita
torsEffect on Business.
F. M. Murphy returned borne Satur
day evening from a business trip
through the east, having returned by
way of Denver where he was joined
by General Baldwin and party who
are making a tour of inspection of
this territory. Mr. Murphy was seen
by a representative of the Journal
Miner today and questioned as to the
general ouditious of business in the
east and especially as to the feeling
toward Arizona. He replied that his
trip had been a hurried and very busy
one. but he had noticed that the un
settled labor conditions of the coun
try were having their effect, not only
on this section but throughout the en
tire country. There has been so much
agitation in labor circles that fhe bus
iness men of the country hardly know
what is going to happen next or how
to calculate on the future. He said:
"I understand reports are being cir
culated that I am opposed to all labor
organizations. Such reports are abso
lutely without foundation, as I be
lieve a great deal of good has resulted
to the laboring men from organization
where these organizations have been
conducted in a business like and con
sistent manner, aud not as a means of
warfare on the employers of labor.
tne great body ot working men are
reasonable and 1 believe want to do
what is right, and it is only when the
well meaning employes are dominated
over and controlled by hot headed ag
itators, who have neither responsibil
ity nor good business judgment, and
who bring the organizations into bad
repute and cause strife between the
employer and employee to (he detri
ment of both."
When asked as to the report which
is being circulated in this county that
he is trying to get the new scale of
wages that has been adopted by the
Yavapai County Mine Operators Asso
ciation in force aud then to have the
new law carried into the courts and
declared unconstitutional and hold
the wages down to an eight hour lias is
for a ten hour day, he replied :
"The report is not ouly false but
malicious. There is not a man in the
country who would like to wy top
notch wages any better than myself.
1 have always paid my employees good
wages, and often more than some of
the enterprises with which 1 am iden
tified really warranted. Much of the
work that is being done is in the
way of development without any cer
tainty of returns, and reasonable
economy must be practiced or those
putting up money jn such cases will,
of necessity, have to quit. In regard
to the Poland timel. for instance,
this enterprise means a great deal to
his section and especially to Prescott
aud Yavapai county, as it would be
the means of opening up a very rich
mineral sectiou where huudre.l.s of
men could find protiiaable employ
ment aud scores of good mines could
be developed that without the rail
road facilities which this enterprise
would give them, would lay idle aud
produce nothing. The thing that
looks so strange to me is that these
agitators cannot see that they are
working a great injur' to the terri
tory and a hardship to those they
would have it appear they are .so anx
ious to help. 1 say agitators, because
1 know that there is only a small per
centage of those employed who are
stirring up this trouble. A great many
men belong to labor organizations
honestly believing that where they are
properly conducted good results will
follow, but they allow the walking
delegates too much latitude. If there
was less letl to those sell constituted
bosses and the members of the unions
would take a more active interest in
conducting their affairs and do so in
a just manner, it would be much bet
ter for all concerned. A very great
majority of our miuers want to work,
aud 1 fully believe but for the dicta
tion of the agitators there could be
lietween "2000 aud 3000 more men work
ing in this sectiou. This would mean
a great deal to this county. It
would mean that many thousand dol
lars more each mruth would be turn
ed into the business channels of this
city. The troubles we are having are
striking at the very heart of the busi
ness and industrial progress of this
section and i.- of vital importance to
everyone who has monev invested
here and who wants to see the country
push forward as it should. There can
be no question as to the right of
organization, but the development of
this country must not be retarded un
justly. Miners who may not want to
work can, if they please, go to some
other sectiou of the country, but how
about the lawyer.-, the doctors, the
merchants, etc., etc., who have set
tled in Prescott and throughout the
country, and who are dependent upon
reasouable business activity? How
aliout the assessment roil that must Im
materially affected if our large min
ing camps are to be crippled and no
new ones created? The few that will
lie left to stand the brunt will find it
pretty hard, and the farmer will come
in for a goodly share of the extra tax
that will surely lie imposed if busi
ness is brought to a standstill or seri
ously hampered."
Mr. Murphy said that be stood now,
as be always had. ready to do all
within hi.- power to promote tne good
of the'ent ire territory aud esjiecially
Yavapai county, which is his home
and which be expects to make his
borne as long as he lv.--.
Meeting of Bar Association.
The Northern Arizona Bar Asso
ciation met at the court room this
morning immediately after the court
had concladed its business for the
day, with John C. Herndon, presi
dent, in the chair.
After a few pleasant remarks, Mr.
Herndon announced that nominations
for president would be in order.
Thereupon Hon. Robert E. Morrison
placed Judge John J. Hawkins in
nomination for that office and Judge
Hawkins was unanimously elected
presiaeui. upon taxing tne cnair.
the newly elected president thanked
the members present for the honor
and announced that, in accordance
with a time honored custom. the mem
bers of the association would be in
vited to partake of a bauqnet which
would be given, at an early date, at
the Hawkins mansion.
P. W. O'Sullivati then placed in
nomination for secretary of the asso
ciation Joseph E. Morrison, who was
unanimously elected to that office.
John C. Forest was placed in nom
ination for the office of vice president
and treasurer by T. G. Xorrisand un
animously elected.
A vote of thanks was tendered to
the retiring officers for their efficient
services.
Hon. Robt. E. Morrison and Hon.
Richard E. Sloan were elected dele
gates to the meeting of the American
Bar Association to be held in August
at Hot Springs, Virginia.
Messrs. Richard P. Talbot, Charles
W. Herndon, LeRoy Anderson, J. M.
Boss, C. W. Hicks and H. E. Brooks
were admitted as members of the as
sociation. E. S. Clark, as district attorney of
me county, submitted certain corre
s(Kndence had between members of
the association and eastern lawyers
relative to the proper construction
aud applicatiou of oue of the sections
of the penal code. The matter aroused
considerable discussion and was fin
ally referred to the standing commit
tee of the association composed of
Reese M. Ling. E. S. Clark and John
J. Hawkins whose duty it is to attend
to such matters. The meeting then
adjourned subject to the call of the
president.
COLEMAN 15
ACQUITTED
The United States graud jury has
iguored the charge of murder against
Prime T. Coleman, for killing Henry
Barrett receutly in Apache county.
It was shown that Barrett was the ag
gressor, making a most vicious assault
ou Coleman while he was engaged in
cooking over a camp fire. Both were
stockmen and had been partners in a
permit for grazing privileges ou the
reservation and a dispute over this led
to the tragedy. Coleman was shot
through both legs and will be crip
pled for life. Both were wealthy and
were considered good citizens. Bar
rett was fearless and nervy, having
assisted tbe sheiirT't pofcee in runuiug
to earth a number of desperate char
acters. After receiving mortal wounds
from bullets from Coleman's rifle,
and exhausting his own ammunition,
be used bis gun as a club, and struck
Coleman over the head with it .a
number of times, beating him into
unconsciousness, as he lay on the
ground from wouuds from bullets
from his (Barrett's gun, and remark
ed as he did so: "You have killed
me all right but 1 will take you to
hell with me," and almost immedi
ately expired. Coleman did not re
cover consciousness for some time and
it was thought for days that be would
die.
TWO KINDS OF BRAVERY.
By Dr. S. M. Wright.
1 stood by the rim of a great deep
shaft,
Whose bottom w far lielow
And tbwught of the strokes of ham
mer and drill .
That it took to make it so.
Then, too.wheu 1 think of the mighty
power,
Which tore the rocks in twain,
And the hair breadth risks of the men
below,
It saddens my heart with paiu.
Full mauy a miner's chance for his
life
And his loved one's chauce for
bread.
Is less than the miner himself would
guess
It hangs on a tiuy thread.
Great rocks in the top of the shaky
drift.
Where none but miuers go,
May drop from a jar or a finger's
touch
Aud bury the men below.
The cable may break, with a dozen
men
lu the cage and then, alas!
When they search for the Ixidies far
beknr,
They find but a shapeless mass.
And let them explode just one miss
fire
Aud whatever more befalls,
The warm red blood and the quivering
flesh.
Are scattered o'er the walls.
And the noxious gas, with the hor
rors else
Too many to mention here
It starts the query of a hundred men.
Will there one survive a year?
In war men will rush to the cannon's
mouth.
For excitement quiet fear
But down in the depth of a deep dark
mine
Xo music there to cheer.
None step to the time of the rhymic
drum ;
Old Glory there don't wave;
Yet down to the depth these stern men
(to.
With none to call them brave.
Some may say this picture is over
drawn
Don't ceusure me too quick
The man who mines with his kid
gloves on.
Don't rustle behind the pick.
Have you tried "Lorna, " the fash
ionable perfume. We hHve a few of
those beautiful pictures left which we
give with a purchase of two ounces.
Corbin & Bork, the Burke Hotel
drugjfflts. fMO-tf
INSPECTION
TOUR OF POSTS
: AlTiVal Of G611 Bclld-
win and Party.
Visits Jerome on Sunday and Will
Visit Other Mining Camps
While on Trip.
A distinguished party of visitors ar
rived on Saturday evening in the pri
vate car of F. M. Murphy, president
of the S. F. P. and P. railroad, as
previously announced in these col
umns. The party consisted of Gen
eral F. D. Baldwin, in command of
the military department of Colorado
included in which is New Mexico aud
Arizona; Col. J. W. Pope, chief
quartermaster of the department;
Lieut. J. A. Drum, aide of General
Baldwin, and a stenographer of the
general. En route from Denver a stop
was made when a drive was made to
Fort Wingate and that post inspected
by the officials. On the way from Ash
Fork, the party stopped at the Del
Rio pumping plant, aud the source of
supply of the city's water system, as
well as its plant for forcing it iuto
the city reservoir, was inspected.
As this is General Baldwin's first
vjsit to the posts under his command,
he is familiarizing himself with the
industrial enterprises located in his
department as well as with the rail-
roan systems ami witn tnis end in
view, he went to Jerome yesterday for
a visit to the big mine and reduction
plant of the United Verde Copper
company. He will also visit Congress,
Tombstone, Phenix, Morenci aud
Clifton and probably other poiuts in
the territory.
This morning he made an official
visit to Whipple aud this afternoon he
went out aud inspected the target
range. He will leave for the south
tomorrow morning and in addition to
the places mentioned above will
visit Forts (irant and Huachuca.
General Baldwin is a throrough sol
dier, hence does not indulge in much
official talk, but incidentally from his
conversation it would seem as though
be is quite well pleased with what he
has thus far seeu on his trip and has
been very favorably impressed.
Geueral Baldwin has had quite an
active and distinguished military ca
reer which commenced with the open
ing of the civil war in 1881, when he
entered the service as second lieuten
ant of the Michigan horse guards,
which was houorably mustered out the
same year, when he became first lieu
tenant of the Nineteenth Michigan
infantry the following year.- He was
promoted to a captaincy two years
later and was honorably mustered out
in 185G.
After the close of the civil war, in
18iG, he joiued the regular army as
first lieutenant of the Nineteenth in
fantry in which he served until 1WU
when he was transferred to the Fifth
infantry in which he whs promoted to
the rank of Colonel prior to the out
bieak of the war with Spain. This
regiment was oue of the earliest sent
to the Philippines and it saw much
active service and sharp lighting in
the islands.
General Baldwin was sent again.-l
the Moros at the time of their tirst
outbreak, aud he stormed the forts
and broke the power of the insurrec
tion. For his services in the islands
Ceneral Baldwin was promoted to the
rank of brigadier. He returned to
this couutry last winter and soon
after bis arrival was assigned to the
command of the department of the
Colorado to scuceed General Funstou.
who had been transferred to the com
mand of the department of the Colum
bia. General Baldwin was awarded a
medal under an act of congress for
distinguished bravery in the battle of
Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, lHtU,
while serving as captain of the Nine
teenth Michigan infantry.
MINING INTELLIGENCE.
Dougals, Lacey Jc Co. seem to have
come to the conclusion, after pros
pecting around iu this section for
about two years, to engage in the
mining business. During the period
since they entered the Held here, they
have taken hold of sixteen different
prospects, every oue of which are now
closed down, whether permanently or
ouly temporarily, time will tell, they
do not say. A deal was closd yester
day whereby it is reported that the
company has purchased the property
formerly worked by Mr. Moynahan on
(room Creek. Negotiations have been
in progress for this pnqierty for
some tinie aud Mr. Moynahan was en
route east to close the deal when he
i met the accident which caused his
death. The properties have an excel
lent reputation and should prove a
success under good systematic busi
I ness management aud under the sup
. ervisiou of a man who understands
mining. It is hoped that in this
property Douglas, Lacey Jc Co. may
find the opportunity of redeeming
themselves from the distrust that has
resulted from their former oierations
here, and that this new property may
prove a dividend nayer. It is report
ed that they will at once erect a mill
on this new acquisition and work it
for all that it is worth.
President G. W. Hull of the Cleo
iatra reports that the north drift
from the Wininghani tunnel ou that
property has improved wonderfully
during the past few days. He says
they are taking lietween two and three
tons of ore per day from this tunnel,
and yet are ouly drifting. The devel
opment of a miue ou the Cleoiatra
grouud means much to Jerome, hence
the deep interest U'ing taken in the
development of this property.
J. A. Coulee has ju.-t returned from
a trip to Walnut Grove and the lower
Hasayamrm section of the county and
has furnished the Journal-Miner
with the following: "At Wal
nut Grove everyone is happy.
There is plenty of feed aud fat cattle
at present though rain was wanted,
and there is very little water running
in the Hassayampa. Waterman and
Moore has some kiud of a deal on with
some of their mining properties.
Everything around the grove has a
very prosierous look and is lietter
than it has been for several years ast.
1 reached the Crown Point mine at 9
p. m. aud was well taken care of for
the night. Nothing is being done on
the mine at preseut. A road is being
built to Wickeuburg from the miue.
Near this mine is the lead mine own
ed by Mr. Thompson, a very promis
ing prospect for lead carrying a small
per cent in gold. There are large
outcropping of lead laying ou the
surface. It has lieen explored to a
depth of oue hundred feet. At the In
terior G. M. aud Trust company's
mine, formerly owned by F. X.
O'Brien, who is now the geueral mau-
aer.is develoni oc the lilaoL- Htmr :nn!
I . , . . 01 .
ll'imestake claims on the Black Bear
lode. A gasoline hoist has been iu-
stalled with a capacity of siukiug 400
feet. The shaft has attained the
depth of lot) ou a vein of ore to a
width of four feet from the surface to
the bottom of the shaft with about 1100
feet of drifting ou the ledge.
On the Homestake a shaft is being
sunk. A double compartment oue,
aud the best timliered shaft in the
territory. The timbers are 8x8 inches
backet! up with two inch planksof
Oregon pine. This shaft is now down
225 feet aud is penetrating the ore
body. This property is well opened
with an incline, disclosing a large ore
body. The shaft is to be the main
working shaft ou this ledge. A 'JO
horse power gasoline hoist is installed
ou this shaft. When this property,
the Black Bear and Homestake, are
opened the company will then put up
a mill with a capacity to handle or
treat :i00 tons ier day. Mr. O'Brien
is pushing this work with a force of
twenty men. He is the right man in
the right place. This property iu the
uear future will lie iu the dividend
paying class with its present manage
ment. The ores are of low grade but
some very high grade ore is found
running in the hundreds. The ore
body is very large large enough to
warraut 100 stapms. The ore is partly
free mi Ming aud iartly a concentrat
ing proposition.
J wo more car loads ol ore were
shipped today from the Merchants'
Mining company's mine to the Val
Verde mill. The company is averag-
ine; aliout twenty car loads of ore per
month at preseut. Connections be-twet-irthe
uorth and south shafts
have been completed at Ixith the KM!
and 185 foot level Iu addition to
affonfiuir excellent ventilation for the
mine this drift has oiiom-d up a verv
lare;e on- sh.K.i. A telephone mes
sage was received last evening; from
the mine saving that in one of the
levels the men are now working in a
four-foot body of solid galeua ore.
The mine continues not ouly to hold
its owu. but to improve with every
f(ot of work done.
The air compressor at the Jerome
Canyon mine will lie placed in posi
tion today ami the drills will lie
started up at once. !'. OL Kobiiisou,
a celebrated mining engineer is at the
mine making an examination of it.
C. A. Heeler sent a section of a big
smoke stack out to Crowned King this
afteruoou for the Crowned King Mines
company. Mr. Keeler is just finish
ing up a freighting contract for the
above company of eight car loads
five of lumber and three of ma
chinery. James W. Haas, who was iu Prescott
today from Mineral Park, brought
with him some specimens of very Hue
ore from a strike recently made there.
The specimens were literaally covered
with native copper, and were obtained
from a claim where no iudicatiou of
copier had been found .prior to the
finding of this ore. The claim belongs
to Mr. aud Mis. Kay. aud they have
had it located for about two years aud
have worked it as they have been able.
A tunnel was ruu in on the vein for a
considerable distance, and good high
grade ore was obtained. Lately they
have started to sink a sh ifl and it was
iu this shaft, where the ore carrying
native copper. was found at a depth of
twenty live feet. The miue is called
the King miue. and this copier was
the last thing thai was expected to lie
found in it. The ore is twelve inches
wide at the above depth.
Sheriff Lovin came in from Gold
I toad Tuesdaj last with a big bar of
bullion from the Gold Koad mill, the
result of live days ruu. The bar weigh
ed aliout 10.000. This makes the
fourth bar shipied from the mill since
it started up. It is stated that bullion
will lie shipped every live days hereafter.-
Mohave Miner.
J Over on the desert the mine oiera
tors have organized an association for
mutual protection. It apiers to Ik- the
intention of the oicrators to make a
clean cut fight against the miners'
union and if carried out the war will
lie a long drawn out affair.
H. lilauvelt has secured au exten
sion of the option on the Monte
Christo mine on Groom creek and
will commence work ou it next month
again. Since closing it down, it has
tilled up with water anil considerable
time will be required to get this out.
The mine is opened by shaft to a
depth of MB feet but no levels have
lieen run at that depth. The levels
run on the 900 font level .-how up good
ore. The Monte Christo has produced
MM fabulously rich ore.
Superintendent J. S. Smith, of the
Jerome Canyon OafffMt company, says
he expects to start up his air com
pressor anl drills next Saturday in
the mine.
DOM KST1C TROUBLKS. ,
It i: exceptional to Hud a family
where there are no domestic ruptures
occasionally, but these can be lessen
ed by having Dr. King's New Life
Pills around. Much trouble they save
by their great work iu stomach aud
lievr troubles. They not only relieve
you, but cure. 25c, at all druggiutii.
WHA
I
AT THE GREAT
The New Mill Now Crushing Ore and Pro
ducing BuUionDiamond Drill and
Other Improvements.
Much has been said during the past i "200 tons capacity per day in full oper
few mouths concerning the great Iron jation.
King mine, which is being operated A complete water system will also
by the American Copper company,
near Val Verde, about 21 miles south
east of Prescott, but little has been
said concerning the camp and equip-
nieuts, for in fact there has not been
...
much to say until the last few
mouths, because it has been the pol
icy of the company to first demon
strate that it had a great miue that
would justify the erection cf large
mills, smelters and other extensive
above ground improvements
and
then to make these necessary im
provements and do it in a first clas
manner. That th company has oue
of the greatest mines in the west has
been well established, aud is no longer
a matter of speculation, as between
l-2,000,000 and $15,000,000 worth of
ore has already been blocked out
while the deepest workings are ouly
about 330 feet deep, the last hundred
and fifty feel being in solid black sul
phide ore, the extent of the body of
which cannot even be surmised, but
enough has been done to prove that
the ore body is simply immense,
When these things had been proven
lieyoud a donbt then the wo.k of
builidng a camp was begun in earnest,
and it was the pleasure of a Journal-
Miner man to visit this camp a few
days ago aud compare it with what he1 mijls. and especially one of this size,
saw there some five months previous. ' it took a few days to get the machiu
At the former visit there were about ery "limbered up'" ami perfectly ad-
five or six buildings in the camp all
told, while the reporter could hardly
believe the evidences of his eyesight
at the last visit. In place of the five
or six bouses there were between forty
and fifty buildings, all put up iu a
handsome and substantial manner.
Coutractor Burhans had just finished and operating in a quadruple dis
the erection oi several large buildings j charge battery, each -tamp capable of
aud had closed contracts with Mr.
Blanchard for the erection of a mag
nificent new compauy's store building
to be 40x80 feet, two stories high and
a rock basement, several additional
cottage-, a combination church and
school house whicb will have a seating
capacity of about 130 presons. A
school district has recently been or
ganized at the camp. Mr. Blanchard
has demonstrated that a mining camp
can run and succeed aud still observe
the Sabbath. He has shown by his
kiud aud considerate treatment of his
meu that be has a deep interest in
their welfare and comfort and by so
doing be has gained the good will of
everyone of them and as a conse
quence there is no jar iu the camp
aud lietter results are obtained iu all
departments. The men are allowed
one day iu the week to rest and
church services aud Sunday school
are provided and are well attended
aud appreciated. Secial effort is
made to employ men with families so
that very few changes are made in the
working forces and the camp has a
substantial home like air. As no li
quor is allowed ou the property
there is not the slightest sign of row
dyism or disorder and the men save
their money aud are consequently
prosperous.
Among the contemplated improve
ments in the camp is the installation
of au electric lighting system for the
camp, mine and mill. The office
building is being enlarged aud uow
has ten large rooms, aud also a large
vault for the safe keeping of the mauy
valuable paiers and books.
It has been decided by the company
to install a diamond drill for the
purpose of exploring the ore body to
a depth of not less than 1000 feet.
As soon as this can lie done the work
of putt ing in the big smelter will be
pushed with all possible haste, aud
before the present year closes the
company fully expects to have a smel
ter of at least 500 tons aud a mill of
YAVAPAI COUNTY
PAYERS
The tax payers of Yavapai County have been must flagrantly out
raged by the action taken by their board of Mparvisen today. After
winning the county's suit against the Daited Verde Copper Company
for the payment of taxes, the board has unanimously agreed Oil a com
promise, ctittiiif.' down last year's assessment about one-third, or from
11.250,000 to a little over 1900,000, the amount of tax-- being M&310,
which it is reported the company has paid. This year's assi ssmcnt lias
been fixed by the board at practically the same as the compromise
value of last year, the total asssessnicnt, iiichnlim: the valuation of the
railroad which the assessor turned in at about 90,000 being a little
over $1.(XH).(I00. The valuation as returned by the assessor, of the COM
panv's property was nearly .'l.tHH),(H)H which is conceded by all to
he a conservative valuation.
By this action of the board the county sustains a loss of about
irj.tKH) oi the amount of taxes due
property owners in the county will he called on to make up.
Not content with qnandering the tax payeri money by banting
sand and rock on the plaza, and piling them up in erasy, shapelel
masses, disfiguring about the only place in and around the town, which
was free from rocks, they now deliberately m ike a cash praeenl to the
wi ahhiest corporation in the county of $19100.
Is there any limit to the endurance andjatienoe of the tax payers
of Yavapai comity? Or are they willing to forever endure the yoke of
an inconijictcnt, (to make no nmrc serious charge) hoard of miper-riaora.
The whole transaction
from the fact that the board
equalize the assessment of tl
in court, as the action brought in the case was decided in tavor of the
county, and hence there, was nothing to base a compromise on. It is
an mitright gift, on the part of the beard, of aboal tlSjOOOtothi
United Verde Copper Company
Will the people dtatid it?
ACCOMPLISHED
E
lie installed for the camp. The pres
ent fire protection will also lie greatly
enlarged aud improved. A large res
revoir will be built on top of the hill
just liack of the camp which will give
the water a pressure from nearly 300
feet elevation.
A petition has been forwarded to
Washington for the establishment of a
postoffiee and it will undoubtedly be
granted as there are over 200 ieople iu
I the camp.
The hoisting plant has been greatly
improved by the addition of a 50
horse power friction clutch hoist built
by the Hendrie ifc Bolthoff com pa uy at
Denver, and another one of similar
size has been ordered fcr the new
three comjiartmcnt working shaft.
At shaft .o. .) a OV horse power
Frost boiler is ready to be installed
for operating a hoist at that shaft.
While the large new- mill at the
Iron King mine was ready to start up
a month ago, on account of the delay
in gettiug the pumping plant installed
land in operation the mill did not be-
' gin to pound rock until a few days
i ago. when the ponderous machinery
. began to move and the thump of the
stamps have been heard iu the camp
j day aud night ever since. Like all
I justed, but those little difficulties
, have now bean about all adjusted
and from hence forth the Iron King
will lie one of the steady bullion pro
ducers of this part of the southwest.
The mill at present consists of six
stamps, each weighing 1000 pounds
crushing about nine tons of ore per
day, or iu round numbers, 50 tons per
day. Also a 50-ton cyaniding plaut.
giving the entire mill a capacity of
100 tons each 21 hours.
The plant was installed by the
Joshua Heudy company, of San :Frau
cisco, one of the oldest and liest
known firms in the west, and which
has been installing mills on the Pact
fie coast for the past 10 years. The
fact that this company was in charge
of the erection of the plant is of itself
sutficieut guarantee of its got id qual
ities. A Journal-Miner representative was
shown through the new null by L.
Cummins, who has charge ot the mill
and assay office for the company. Mr.
Cummins is an expert mill man.
chemist, machinist and electiiciau,
being a graduate of the Colorado uni
versity ami -cliool of mines, and hav
ing held important positions iu Colo
rado aud California, and the Iron
King is fortunate in having so capable
a man in charge of its plaut.
The mill building is one of the
largest and best constructed in the
county, being 100x125 feet in diuien
siou, aud was built with the intention
of doubling its capacity should the
machinery prove to lie what was need
ed for the ore. This question seems
to lie pretty well established now and
an order has lieen made for the mill
to be increased to XM tou per. day,
and an effort will be made to have
this accomplished within the next 88
days.
Every arrangement of the mill has
been made with the objects iu view
of accomplishing the greatest amount
of work with the least expense aud
trouble, aud also for the safety of the
employes. Electric touch buttons
have Ueii placed in every place where
there is any possibility of an accident
and also for the purpose of conveying
signals to the engineer without going
to the engine room. As soon as the
electric plant has been installed the
TAX
ARE OUTRAGED
from last vcar. which the small
I
Ml
has the rankest kind of stench to it. loo,
is sitting as a board of equalization, to
9 present year. There is DO -nit pending
mill will be lighted throughout by
electricity.
Tw-o large Wllfiey tables are used to
concentrate the base ore after it has
passed over the amalgamating plates,
aud the free gold has been separated
from it by amalgamation. The tail
ings are tested every fifteen minutes
by a Lamb automatic tester, so that
a perfect check can be kept on the
values that are being lost in the tail
iugs. The tests so far of the mill
show that not over 75 cents to 91 per
ton is being lost in the tailings. This
is considered to be a very small loss.
The cyaniding system is what is
known as the pneumatic system.
There are four 00-ton tanks and are so
arranged that one of these tanks will
be ready to draw off each day.
The assay office is situated on the
hill just above the mill and where it
is passed by the ore cars carrying ore
to the mill from the mine, si that
samples can be taken from the ore
without going to the bins for them.
The assayfng department has been
equipped with all the latest and most
improved apparatus for every part of
the work, it being secoud to none in
this part of the country. The assayer
with an assistant can turn out be
tween 275 and :I00 assays in 10 hours.
While the mine at its present depth
of XV) feet produces considerable wa
ter, yet the supply was not sufficient
as yet to run the mill, and a pump
ing station was put in at the Agua
Fria rivr about one half mile below
the Val Verde smelter. From this
source an abundant water supply can
lie had for many times greater plant
than they now bave. A pipe line one
aud one half miles long carries the
water from this place to the camp
where two large reservoirs with a ca
pacity of about ltU.OOO gallons are
kept full. A 22 horse power Fair
banks, Moris & Co. gasoline engine
is used to operate the large
Goulds pump whicb has a capacity of
130 gallons per minute under a pres
sure of 225 pounds per inch.
The 12-drill air compressor has now
been put iu commission and the Bur
leigh drills have been started up
which means the work underground
will now be pushed much faster than
heretofore.
At the present time the following
amount of underground development
has been done : Shafts, 917 feet ;
drifts, 1734 feet; cross cuts, 574 feet;
upraises, 237 feet; making a total of
:m2 feet of development done on the
maiu property while several hundred
feet of work has been done on claims
belonging to the company outside of
the Iron King group. The greatest
part of this work had been done with
in the past year, aud the property to
day is the marvel of everyone in this
part of Arizona. Where one year ago
there was only a blacksmith shop and
oue or two other small buildings to
indicate that there was a small min
ing camp, today there is a small towu
of nearly fifty splendid buildings.
The Iron King miue, at its preseut
rate of growth and development will
within a few more months be second
iu Yavapai county to the great United
Verde. The American Copper com
pany has almost unlimited money at
its command aud when an improve
ment is seen to be needed it is not
hampered for want of funds.
Monday Night's Recaption.
It was a large and brill iaut company
t hat assembled last evening at the
magnificent residence of Mr. and Mrs.
V. M. Murphy to meet and welcome
tleneral Baldwin and party to Pres
cott. The spacious grounds surround
ing the residence, always beautiful,
and attractive, were transformed last
.veiling into enchanted ground by
the artistic arrangement for their il
luminatiou. A row of Chinese lan
terns of variegated colors, in which
were lighted electric lamps, encircled
the eutire grouuds, while in the fol
iage of the trees arranged with artistic
promiscousness, were yellow paper,
orange -haii-d bulbs, lighted with el
ectricity, which in the evening dark
ness, shetl a mellow light and at the
same time had the appearance of hav
ing grown ou the trees. This com
binatiou for illumiuatiou gave a pret
ty effect.
Of course iu making them, the in
tention was to utilize the lawn by the
guests, but a raiu storm which occur
rert just before dark, spoiled this part
of the eveuing's programme. An or
chestra discoursed sweet music on the
side porch of the mansion aud some
of the guests participated in dancing
Mr. and Mrs. Murphy and their
guests of honor, received the guests
of the eveuing in the parlors. Gov
ernor Brodie being also assigned a
place of honor in the reception be--Mer-
Qanaral Baldwin.
A most delicious aud palatable fruit
puuch was served continuously in the
library, while elegant refreshments
were served iu the diniug room dur
ing the evening.
The rooms were very beautifully
and artistically decorated with sweet
peas aud wild flowers and iu addition
to imparting a most hearty and cor
dial welcome to the visitors, the
quests had an evening of rare social
enjoymeut.
(iciicral Baldwiu remarked to a
Journal Miner representative during
the evening that he had never made a
trip in his life which had been so re
plete with pleasure as this one bad
iieeu.
watch wrovnea
PTtaaa l'eter Karageorgeviteh
lias mounted to the throueovitch.
He says that he is coutent
That he can hold bis ownovitch
But watch out from your neckovitch
Your headsdki may lie blown.
The dark and treacherous Servians
Love to killoffski kingsic
They feed their monarch bullet softs
And other meanski tbingsic
Watch, i'eter, or your soulovitch
Will gathereski sudden wiugsic.
Kxchange.
KOUKST UKSKKVK
SCKI1T FOB SALK.
The undersigned offers for sale
forest name script in 10, tlO and ltiO
acre tracts, or any other amounts.
Kor prices and particulars apply or
addles.-., Alfred iiuiz,
:tl Bunk f Arizcna Building, Pres
eott. Arisen.
5 i tf
LIFE WORK OF
POPE LEO ENDS
Last Moments Peaceful
and Painless!
As Throbs ot His Great Heart Grew
Weaker He Lapsed Into Uncon
ciousness and Death.
Kome, July 20. The pope died
shortly after four o'clock this after
noon. His last moments were com
paratively peaceful and painless, pre
ceded by a period of insensibility.
Around his liedside at the final
moment were a number of cardinals,
bis relatives aud members of the papal
court. Before lapsing iuto unconsc
iousness the dying pontiff feebly
moved bis lips, his last articulate
words being those used in bestowing
the benediction.
Gradually the shadow of death
spread over the pontiff, his extremi
ties became cold, and bis features as
sumed the rigidity of djeath aud Dr.
Lapponi noted tbe last fluttering of
bis heart beats as his life ebbed away.
News of his death spread rapidly
throughout Rome and caused a most
profound sensation. Tbe whole city
is iu mourniug.
Rome, July "JO. A large crowd
was around tbe Vatican when tbe death
of the pope was announced but perfect
order prevailed there, and elsewhere
in Rome. Tbe pope's death agony
was short and was terminated by a par
oxysm of choking.
After a short interval cardinal Sen -flno
Vennatelli intoned a requium
amidst the weepiug of those present.
Theu all kissed Pope Leo's band be
fore leaving the chamber. Official
identification of the pontiff's body
will occur tomorrow morning iu the
presence of members of tbe sacred col
lege. Cardinal Oreglia, dean of tbe
sacred college will nominate a secre
tary of the consistory to succeed tbe
lute Manager Vol ion i.
Mrg. Gaspiui is mentioned for sec
retary of the consistory.
Rome, July '21. The body of Pope
Leo today reposes in tbe chamber
where his last death struggle took
place, which for the time being has
been transformed into a mortuary
chapel. Late this afternoon the body
was embalmed and clothed iu full
pontifical robes, preparatory to tbe
funeral obsequies.
Rome, July 21. This morning be
gan tbe first of tbe grand and unique
ceremonies whicb follow the demise
of a pope. All of tbe cardinals pres
ent in Rome, numbering twenty nine,
assembled in tbe apostolic palace to
view tbe remains of tbe late Leo XIII
and to officially pronounce him dead.
In tbe death chamber the body lay
with a white veil over the face, sur
rounded by Franciscan penitentiaries,
while outside tbe noble guard main
tained a solemn vigil.
The cardinals filed silently into tbe
room, kneeled and silently prayed.
Then Cardinal Oreglia as Camerligo.
gowned entirely in violet, reverently
approached tbe recumbent form of tbe
pope and performed au impressive cer
emony which ended with the an
nouncement "Papa vere mortuus
est." (The pope is really dead . Fol
lowing this came tbe ceremony of re
moving the ant i. pie fisherman's ring
from the dead poutiff's finger which
was then broken iu the presence of
the cardinals, later to t reset and
presenieu iu me ue ooue.
The government of the Catholic
church was officially assumed by j
Oreglia as dean of the sacred college.
The cardinals met this morning in j
preparatory congregation to discuss
the ceremonies preceding the conclave
which will meet about August 1 to
elect a new pope. .
At this moruiug's meeting of the
congregation of cardinals Mgr Merry-Del-val
the first apostolic delegate to
Canada, was provisionally appointed
secretary of the com. tonal coucrega
tiou replacing the late Volpoui.
Telegraphic Sparks.
New York. July 15. It is officially
stated that the Union Pacific company j trocuted, although the case will prob
for the. purpose of financing require j ablv Ik first appealed.
ments of its affiliated companies, have
sold $10,1X10,000 of one aud one half
year five per cent notes. The money
is to be applied to the subsidiary
lines, more particularly to the South
ern Pacific which is pressed for im
provements. Trenton, N. J.. July 15. -Chancel
lor Magee today granted a motion to
show cause why a receiver should not
be appointed for the Universal Toliac
co company. It was charged by
Edwiu McAlpie that the company is
mismanaged for his own personal in
terest by president V. H. Butler.
Topeka. Kas.. July 15. Lieut. Gen
eral Nelson A. Miles and his aide Col.
Maus, inspected tbe post at Fort
Riley today. Gen. Miles proceeded
east tonight.
t nicago. July l.i. Kiotous scenes
were repeated here today when a moo I
of a thousand meu and boys chased '
for two miles a wagon loaded with
freight from the Kellogg -iitib
board company. Many persons were j
struck with flying missiles. A score of
policemen guarded the wagon to the
northwestern railroad freight house!
where a special crew unloaded it. the'
freight haudleis refusing to touch it.
Five arrests were made.
St. Petersburg. July 15. - It is an
nounced today that the czar has
abolished the harshest remnants of
barbaric punishments of former times
uamely. castigatiou with cudgels au
eat o'uine tails which are still inflict
d on persons exiled to penal settle
ments or to the mines. Solitary con
ttnemeiit has lieen substituted in the
new statute
Ut I ...it in, July In - Prof W. F.
Mi-tlee, of the ethnological bureau at
Washington, has been appointed chief
i of the department of anthropology
and ethnology at the world's fair for
j 1U04. The appropriation of tbe de
; partmeut has been increased to 390,-
000.
Washington, July 10. The Jewish
petition, laid before tbe president, by
the B'Nai B'Rith society, was re
ceived here today. Secretary Hay
communicated by cable with Riddle,
the American charge d'affaires at St.
Petersburg, respecting the means of
bringing it to tbe attention of the
czar. It is believed that Riddle's in
structions are to notify the Russian
government of the existence of the
petition, and ascertain whether it it
willing to receive it.
Oyster Bay, L. L, July li .Secre
tary Shaw was a special guest today
of tbe president. He came to Saga
more Hill to discuss with the presi
dent tbe investigation relating to
the treasury department which he has
been making in the middle west.
Chas. Bonaparte, special counsel for
the government in the post office
. lues, Kay Stannard Baker, a maga
zine writer, and H. H. Kohlsaat. of
Chicago, were also guests at luncheon.
Sait Lake, Utah. July lo. Accord
ing to a decision of tbe state supreme
court of this state a man is nnder
moral but not umter legal obligations
to support bis plural wives and to
educate bis children by such a union.
The decision was rendered in a snit
for separate maintenance brought by
Mary Caroline Riddle, the plural wife
of Isaac Kiddle.
San Francisco, July 15. Union oili
cials s tate that the boycott against
the Pacific States Telephone company
is proceeding successfully, and three
thousand telephones are expected to
lie ordered out within a week.
President Sabiu of tbe telephone
company claims that the business is
entirely unaffected.
Portland, Oregon, July 15. Six
masked highwaymen held up an elec
tric car on the Oregon city line at
midnight last nigbt and shot and ser
iously wounded Frederick Day.
After robbing tbe passengers of
about ?300 they escaped.
Berlin. July 15. Emperor Wililam
has conferred upon John S. Sargent,
an American painter, a large gold
medal for art in connection with the
Berlin exhibition.
Maysville, Ky.. July 15. Enraged
at the dilatory methods of tbe court,
a mob broke into tbe Flemiigsburg
jail early today and banged William
Thacker, white, who had been given
a life sentence for the murder of John
Gordou two years ago. Thacker was
waitiug for another trial, and it was
feared that he might escape punish
ment altogether.
Augusta. Me., July 15. Mrs. James
G. Blaiue died at the Blaine home
stead here today.
Oyster Bay. L. 1.. July 1?. After
'ran acting some pressiDg business
this morning with Secretary Barnes.
President Roosevelt passed the re
mainder of the day in company of
Senator Lodge who arrived here this
morning.
Tbe senator came to discuss the
work of the Alaskan boundary com
mission of which he is a member.
Lodge will sail for England tomorrow.
Washington, July 15. Tbe Man
churiau question bad been settled sat
isfactorily to this goverament. As
surances have been received from tbe ,
Chinese government that in tbe near
future she will open, as treaty ports,
several whicb are now closed to the
world's trade. The Russian govern
ment has conveyed a formal assurance
to tbe United States that it will not
iu any way oppose such opening. It
is presumed that Moukden. tbe prin
cipal port of Manchuria and Ta Lung
Kao, at tbe mouth of the Yalu river.
j will be opened. The state department
regards the outcome as an
important
K,n to commerce.
Soledad, Venezuela, July lo.--The
situation here is unchanged. Tbe bro-
posed attack on Cuidad, Bolivar, by
tbe Venezuelan troops has been defer
red at the request of tbe American
aud German consuls and tbe bishops.
In place of an attack tbe city will be
besieged. It is believed that Gen.
Kolaudo cannot resist more than ten
,iayS
Hamilton. Ohio. July It. Alfred
A. Kuapp was convicted of murder in
the fl-st degree this morning for tbe
murder of his wife, Hannah Goddard
Knai ;. He is also suspected of hav
ing murdered two other women whom
he had married. Knapp will be elec-
Nan limn. B. C, July lt'i. Twelve
Chinese were killed aud eight others
injured iu an explosion of fire lamp
last night in Xo. o of the CiuulierlaBd
miue. Ouly four white men were em
ployed in the miue.
Vineyard Haven. Mass., July Kt
The cruising schooner Hoosier, owned
by Xelosu, editor of the Kansas City
Star, won the all night race from
Marhlehead.
Caracas, Venezuela, July 15. Tbe
Venezuelan government has paid tbe
representatives of the allied powers
the last installment of its indebted
ness. Topeka, Kan., July 16. A heavy
rain fell during the night all over tbe
state. It will add tremendous value
to the corn crops.
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