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Page Two PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, JUNE 7, 1905. ES DISCUSSED AT Mr, Goldsworthy Suits The Capital City WordsIOf Praise Given For New Chief Clerk Concerning the recent changes in the local railroad officialdom, the Phoenix Republican has the following to say: W. S. Goldsworthy, for many years a resident of Prescott, was in Phoe nix yesterday, and will hereafter make that his official headquarters as gen eral agent of the Santa Fe lines, to succeed L. IL Landis, who has tender ed his resignation. Mr. Goldsworthy has been for sev eral years chief clerk of the traffic department of the railroad at Prescott, under both H. P. Anewalt and his suc cessor F. A. Jones. He is very pou lar in Prescott, and no doubt will be equally so in Phoenix, thaving already made the acquaintance of Phoenix men. His family will continue to make Prescott their home until the cooler weather in the, fall, when they will move to Phoenix. The transfer of Mr. Goldsworthy has necessitated a general re-arranging of the traffic department. A. E. Taylor of this city, an experienced railroad man, and until recently in partnership with P. B. Champagne, in this city, has been appointed chief clerk of the passenger business in the traffic de partment, and George West of Pres cott, has been made chief clerk in the auditing department. Mr. West has been the station agent at Prescott for several years, and his promotion cre ated a vacancy that has been filled by the advancement of another Phoe nix man, W. H. Iloover, who has been for a long time the cashier of the freight office in Phoenix. It was not learned who will succeed Mr. Hoover in the freight office. Concerning Mr. Landis, he has been in the east for several weeks, and is now in Xrjv York. He' will return in a few days, and until then nothing definite can be learned of his plans. There is a rumor that he may retire from the railroad business, the possible foundation of which is another rumor that through the death of a relative he will be called upon to look after other interests. His intimate friends, how ever, believe that lie has placed him self in touch with eastern railroad friends, and that he may have secured something more pleasing in the line of his former worlc He has been with the local Santa Fe system about ten years in various capacities, from sta tion agent to general agent, and has many friends all over the territory, who will wish him success wherever his lot shall be cast. Mr. Goldsworthy was asked yester day if there was anything newiJo be given out by the new general agent aside to the reference to the above changes. His reply was that he was very busy arranging his new rou tine, but that there was one thing he desired to mentionfi and that is a prospective excursion to the Grand Canyon on the Fourth of July. A BEOKEN LEG. Kirkland Young Man Suffers in a Eunaway Accident. Bert Inman, a young man from Kan sts Ciy, who recently secured a posi tion at the store of T. M. Earnhart in Kirkland, is now in the Phoenix hos pital with a broken leg as the result of a runaway accident. While driving a team hauling a load of baled hay, the horses ran away on a down grade, throwing Inman from the wagon. Tw. wheels of the loaded wagon passed over his left leg, fracturing the bones below' the knee. Inman 's ignorance of hand ling horses caused the team, which was quite gentle, to become frighten ed, and a falling bale of hay started them to run. CURES WHERE ALL ELSc FAILS E C . s r-, - - -. r, RAILROAD CH UG PHOENIX -r-T m 1 Mining Activity Around Turkey (Special Correspondence.) TURKEY, June 2 C. F. George's Lincoln property is at the present time one of the promising mines in this district. A full crew of men is at work under the able management of Superintendent Tharsing, and each day's work improves the outlook. The five stamp mill, with one Wil fley table and 1 banner is being crowd ed to its utmost capacity with the most gratifying results. The Wild Flower group at Liston's camp, in which F. M. Murphy is inter ested, is working about a dozen men on development a tunnel of about 1,200 feet having been run within the last nine months, at a depth of more than 400 feet under the summit. Another and a smaller tunnel, exploit ing a diffcrit ledge, has also been run, while 200 and 300 foot shafts have been sunk at different points. This group comprises about thirty-five claims, and in the opinion of experts and old-timers will, after it is develop ed, produce ore in unlimited quanti ties. The main holdings of the property rest between two porphyry dykes, east and west, and from surface indications four different" ledges beside the main ledges, exist. It was of this property that W. H. Holmes, the eminent geologist, of Den ver, said some seven or eight years ago: "It is an ideal formation for true fissure veins and deep lode mining." J. M. Sullivan, who operates the Republic mine, has been in Prescott for the past few days. The depth of the shaft on this mine has now reached 5S0 feet, and the crosscutting has been commenced at 550 feet. Twelve men are at present employed, and with this force considerable headway has been made. The Pickaway Minirg and Develop ment Company, of which E. A. Hag gott is general manager, he having transferred his holdings to the com pany, is keeping up its good work in the line of deevlopment, with every prospect of success. A force of about 1G men is being worked at the present time, the shaft having reached a depth of 500 feet. One of the new boilers for the steam hoist arrived two days ago, and an other is expected Friday. The old coal burners have been abandoned, oil burners having taken their place. It is reported that the Hidden Trea sure mine will commence operations shortly, in fact it was expected that it would do so before this. This mine is equipped with a fine 10-stamp mill, and is in all around good shape for the resumption of active operations. Disaster Not As Serious As Reported Superintendent Will L. Clark, of the United Yerde Copper company, is a visitor in Prescott from Jerome, and expects to remain here for several days. In a chat with a Journal-Miner repre sentative he explained that heretofore he has always been rushed when in Prescott, coming in one day and hurry ing out the day following, and that he hopes during this trip to be able to take a rest of a few days. When questioned as to the condition of the mine since the late cave in, Jie explained that the full force formerly employed at the .works was gradually being reinstated, and that the work of repairing the damage is being pushed with all possible speed. Reports of the disaster were in many instances highly exaggerated, and on the whole the interference with the gen eral working of the property was as much a matter of import as was the real damage to the property. The shut ting down of furnaces, which was at first made necessary, has already been overcome, and the smelter is now run ning at nearly its normal capacity. Such damage as was expected to fol low as a result of the first cave in has amounted to little or nolhing, and the first giving way of tho surface earth was not followed bv further trouble, which was predicted by many of the best informed miners in the Je rome district. In fact, the first cave-in was the onlv accident to cause material damage, and this is being worked upon with as large a force of men as can be profit ably employed. Mr. Clark will remain in Prescott severaldays unless unexpectedly called back to Jerome. HAVE YOU A COUGH. A dose of Ballard's Horehound Sv rup will relievo it. Have you a cold? A dose of Herbine at bed time and frequent small doses of Horehound Syrup during the day will remove it. Try it for whooping cough, for asth ma, for consumption, for bronchitis. Mrs. Joe McGrath, 327 East 1st St., Hutchinson, Kan., writes: "I hnve used Ballard's Horehound Syrup in my fam'ly for five years, and find it tho best and most palatable medicine . ' w uira. i;uc, ouc, 51. soia oy j Brisley Drug Co. E STILL FAR FROM SETTLED Arbitrators May Not Find a Way To Agree Likely To Be Carried To Courts After All Arbitration in the matter of settling the price of property Is not apparently as easy a matter as might be supposed. Despite the fact that R. N. Fredericks and J. W. Sullivan were named as the two arbiters in the action of John Duke against the city to recover the price (to be agreed upon) of Duke's land, and although they have been in consultation, they have- not as yet come even close to reaching an under standing. Yesterday Mr. Sullivan, who repre sents Duke the owner, spent much of the day with his associate in this mat' ter, but so far as can be learned noth- ing has been done to even lead to a suggestion for settlement. When questioned last evening Mr. Sullivan was decidedly cautious in answer to inquiry, and explained that thus far nothine had been accomplished to ins- tify the probability of an amicable set tlement. His explanation of the status of the matter was but a repetition of what is already well known, and there was but one point upon which he seem ed to be willing to talk, that being the possibility of having to call in a third party to assist in adjudicating the claim. Avoiding all pertinent reference as to this possibility he said that should the transaction reach a stage demand ing the selection of a third party, the whole settlement would doubtless rest upon this co-arbitrator. Brieflv explaining t hat such a party would surely not be called in until after it should be plain that the two already at work had failed to reach an agree- ment, he intimated that the decision as to this third party would practic ally dispose of the matter. Put in plain words, Mr. Sullivan hints thit if two men cannot agree unon the price of a piece of property, they mav have a hard time reaching an understanding as to the selection of the third arbiter. When asked as to the possibility of -caching an agreement at an early dav. he replied that he hoped to accomplish something at the next meeting, set for Monday. Among the public gener ally, more particularly among those best informed in the case now in ad judication, it is the belief that it will require but a few days to determine whether or not there is a possibility of an agreement, or whether it wll be found necessary to call in another re feree. Should the third party be de cided on the entire matter will rest in his selection, as he will hold the balance of power. Pessimists who are -inclined to see the dark side of all public matters say that there- is no chance for an agree ment in this case, and that the further apart they are in 'heir first attempt to arrive at an und- rstanding, the more stubborn will be their fight in select ing a third man. From what little is to J be learnel about town it seems to be j me general impression that no agree ment is likely to be reached, and that the selection of the third arbitrator will add to make the whole question more complex. SUSPECTS RELEASED. Evidence in Alleged Smith Murder Insufficient to Convict. The alleged Smith murder in the Jerome district has ended in nothing more than suspicion. As a result of the visit of Assistant District Attor ney Pattee to Jerome, the suspects, who have been held at the county jail, are now at liberty, and it is announc ed that there is not sufficient evidence of the crime to justify further inves tigation, and no ground of sufficient importance for holding the suspected parties until the next session of the grand jury. Those in Terome best acquainted with the facts connected with the strange deat of Smith assert thpir belief in the theory of fonl play, bnt despite a most careful investigation the evi dence needed to justify holding the suspects could not be secured. DU GONTROVERSY T BE Arrangements Perfected For Continuous Development Old Workings Are Again The Scene Of Operation It will be gratifying news to the mining community of this section to learn that operations have been resum ed at the Great Peck mine, and that, too, in an earnest and energetic man ner. Furthermore the statement is made from headquarters in New York city that it is the purpose of those interest ed to continue developing uninterrupt edly. At present there is but a small force of men employed on the property, but this is owing to the conditions prevail- j inS in tn facilities underground. The i work now 8o!ng on is in crosscutting from tue west to the middle ledge of j the Pcck system of Asur. s. it being the intention to tap the shoot in which I leasers last year struck such fabu- I lously rich ore. This work is under the superintendeney of Pete Giroux, a practical miner, and one who is also conversant with the workings of that property at all points. Mr. Giroux informed a rcprcsenta tivo of 'this paper last evening that so far as this development had progress ed the're was every possibility that this vein of rich ore would be struck; in fact, it was but reasonable to make the assertion that such was an evident fact at this time. The intention of the company is centered to reaching depth, that is, to get below the old workings of the property or where sur face indication or disturbances would give way to permanent formations. Tt is possibly due to the successful operations under leasers lately that the Great Peck management has wisely outlined a plan of independent work. and on the basis now under headway, that is, to reach greater depth and also to explore new and undeveloped ground. When this work is completed or while it is being prosecuted, the main working of the property will follow to a point at least 1.000 feet deep, or more properly speaking, 500 feet below the greatest depth reached on this property. The operations now in progrss are then .but the initial of what is to follow in the future on a plan of extensive operation. Historically speaking there are many things to mention in conjunc tion with the Peck of the past, and that, too, of an interesting and fas cinating nature. Thirty years aco this month, its discovery stampeded the southwest, and men became prac tically furious in their frenzy to reach it. Prescott in three days was depopulated, and for miles around the favored spot where the green chloride of silver was struck thousands of lo cations were made and not a foot of ground was open. Development continued, and as ole running to as hich as twenty thous and ounces to the ton was struck, in terest became aJ th more centered in this property r genuine El Do rado. This condit''- prevailed for over two years, and the property was practical- gutted from one end to tho other in the wild elation of the owners to get out everything in sight, and realize on nature's eenerosity. New and costly machinery was intro duced, a town of over a thousand souls sprung into existence like a mushroom, and a typical western camp resulted. When the fever of the mine's fabu lous wealth settled down as an estab lished fact, wt secmnsdv everything was hummintr along harmoniously, the inevitable followed. That isi litiga tion crept in and dissension followed among one and then another member of the- company until' the entire five mem bers of the Peck became hopelessly involved. The property was tied up tighter than its treasure below. De cay soon followed in the underground workings, and legal complications that ensued hopelessly burdened it beyond the possibility of future operation. In this condition the Peck of to day is but the Peck of so long ago. It has never been permitted to be prac tically operated since that time, and aside from the digging of an occa sional chlorider, nothing is known ECK ML CT IRKED as to the treasure vaults below, if such are in existence. It is the purpose now to do the work that should have been permitted long ago. It is to be sincerely hoped that when this old and magnificent producer is again put under headway or handled as it should be with men and money capable of doing the ground justice, it will revive the tender days of the past and be as heavy a producer. There are yet many miners iu this section who clifag to the belief that tho Peck is still fabulously rich or as good as it ever was, and in this they are barricaded behind a genera tion of experience that has been ex pended in practical mining work from prospecting to operating. It is to be sincerely hoped that the future will exemplify what the past has time and again crystallized in so many instances in mining in this section, that after all the old mines are the best to tie to. Activity in the Crown King Feild. (Special Correspondence.) CROWN KING, May 31-A stretch of good weather that appears to be permanent has arrived, and all loyal citizens of this thriving camp are correspondingly happy. The Crown King Mines Co. start ed in concentrating its 'lines about May 20, and are now milling about 70 tons a day. As there are something over 300,000 tons on the dump it can readily be seen that it will prove to be a profitable job, particularly in view of the fact that it is reported that the results arc very good. The Tiger Gold Company at Oro Belle is now working about 110 men. and taking out ore that is hard to beat. The uncovering of a ledge that was reported by Messrs. Conley and Shearer in Prescott about three weeks ago has turned out even better than was expected, both in magnitude and quality, end as a result the Tiger is now riding on the first wave of coming prosperity. Their twenty-stamp mill is running on full time, its capacity being crowd ed to the limit. Dave Kycr and C. J. Kimball, who have been working thb Eclipse mine, known as the Luke property, a patent ed mine, are now doing development work on their own claims known as the Austin group. The showing made by these boys so far leads them to be lieve that they have a mine in sight, and if Dave Kyler ever gets over that attack of colic there will be some thing doing over on the Austin claims. E. Brcttingham. who has bonded some property to the Apache Panther Company, is now developing another claim located about half a mile north west of the Austin group. It is reported that B. Conniff, man ager of tho Apache Panther Co., has started work on a 1,00 feet tunnel on the Otis property. Strangers are arriving daily and as a result the Jones Restaurant is do ing a rushing business. Mrs. W. S. Jones took the noon train for Prescott today for a few days visit, and incidentally to consult a dentist in regard to a tooth that has proven unruly for the past day or two. B. F. Barnes, of Crown King. Mercantile Co., reports that a slight increase of business is noticeable and that he anticipates a summer and winter of prosperity unparalleled in Crown King history. P. Kearney, who is the proud own er of a full blooded Irish terrier, and also a few mines, is smiling and hap py these days, as it is reported that he has negotiated a few good deals lately. THE .FITZGERALD OBSEQUIES. Impressive Ceremony By Brother Elks. Over the Eemains. Funeral services over the remains of Edward Fitzgerald, were held yester day afternoon under the auspices of Prescott lodge No. 330 B. P. O. E., a large attendance of Elks and other friends taking part in the 'ceremony. Acting as an escort local Elks march- eu m a body irom the undertaking , settle in Phoenix in the realty busi rooms to the Catholic church, leading 1 nessj and in this latter calling he was- the funeral procession. At the cathedral the customary ser- f vices for the dead were performed, and the remains conveyed to the cem- tery followed by many sorrowi-f friends. At the grave the Elks' burial service was performed. The personal effects of the dece"--i are in the hands of John Wilson, who has reported the matter to the local lodge of Elks, and he has been ordered to retain possession until some infor mation may be received from relatives of tho dead man. A feature of the funeral was a vcry handsome floral cross resting on the casket, which was dedicated by friends in Jerome. j Fresh roses and sweet peas, plenty You fan live without ihf Journal- of tnem at the Ncw CURIO, Elks' Op lfiner, bat why should yonT era House, tel. 3-15. L DOS FDR T REJECTED Successful Contractor Failed To State Time New Proposals Will Be Received On June 12 Word has been received by Major. Walcutt. chief quartermaster at Whip ple Barracks, that the bids for the construction of twenty-four build ings at tho fort have been rejected by the government authorities at Washington. The reason for this rejection was that the lower bidder did not com ply with the specifications which re quired that the successful contractor must state the length of time in which he agreed to perform the work. The,Burrell Construction Company of Oakland, Cal., was the lowest bid der on each proposal, which provided for the construction of twenty-four buildings, the installation of heating apparatus, and the electric wiring. It was probably through an over sight that this important detail was omitted, but the result is that thif government has ordered all bids thrown out and advertisemr- ts are out calling for new proposals. Thich will be op ened on Jure V Upon the orev'- of the former com petition for the bidders, about tw-: personally represent came from New Y Chicago, and St. was also liberally - There was such the bids that it is' there were 36" - nf whom were- ' ome of these several from "hile California - rented. vide variation in probable that a number of the bidders will not attempt again to' secure the work. At least, several stated that day that the Bur rell Construction would certainly lose money on the work at the figure which that concern bid, for it is gen erally understood that there is no chance to do any "crooked work" in this contract, for Major Walcutt is a stickler for exacting a strict compli ance with the -specifications. t Apropos to this it is said that when the brick buildings at the barracks were in course of construction that the Major had a man employed to test every brick before it was placed in the building. This same surveillance extended to every part of the con struction, and all of -the material, and as a result there are no more perfcctly constructcd buildings anywhere than those recently erected at Fort Whipple. RAILROAD PROMOTIONS. W. S. Goldsworthy Appointed General Agent of the S. F. P. and P. E. E. A. E. Taylor, who returns to Pres cott after several years' absence to take the place made vacant by the pro motion of W. S. Goldsworthy to the position of general agent of the Santa Fe, .Prescott and Phoenix road, will be warmly welcomed by hi? many old friends' here. "Bert," as he is familiarly known among his old friends in Prescott, leaves the real es tate business in Phoenix to take a place with the road, and since quit ting here to accept a railroad position with the Santa Fe in the south has made Els home chiefly in Phoenix. He remained with the road but a few months when opportunity offered to- very successful. His return to his old home here is a matter of much sa- tisfaction to his host of friends in Prescott, and the fact that he is ad mittedly a capable railroad man leadi t the hope that he will be permanently retained in his new position. W. S. Goldsworthy, who has been promoted, will in future make hi home in Phoenix and leaves many personal friends in Prescott who will regret his departure.- Former freight agent G. C. West has also received promotion in the changes under way, and will in future aet as assistant to Auditor Hastings. WHIPPLE