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WEEKLY JOURNAL-MINER, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 26, 1911
UNITED GOLD MINES
TO ENLARGE PLANT
Immense Ore Tonnage Being Opened
Is Attracting Mining Men From All
Over Country to District
D
OS
CAME
SKELETON OF GIANT
ON STATEHOOD SOUND
FOUND AT JUNIPER
(From Friday's Daily.)
After an expenditure of ' $15,000
during the incumbency in the past
seven months of E. L. Bartholomew,
superintendent of the United Gold
Mines Company, located at Congress,
Yavapai county, one-quarter of a
mile south of the well known Con
gress mine, rich ore has been struck
in the 700 foot level. This strike is
attracting a great deal of attention
as the dyke and vein are parallel
to those of the Congress mine, viz:
east and west with a dip to the
north and strike to the west. These
determinations are characteristic of
Dearly all the neighboring veins.
For the past eight years a far larg
er amount of money has been put
into this property than has been re
covered in ore and the present pros
perity of the mine is entirely due to
the confidence of D. J. Sullivan and
the McGill Brothers of Chicago, own
ers, in its future.
At present, the shaft is 700 feet
deep, running five levels seventy-five
feet apart in a westerly direction on
the ore snoot
The 700 foot level has been pene-
trating a continuous ore body from
two to five feet wide. It is JUU.are situated, also, the Old lork.
feet long now and still in ore. The
average assays go from $20 to $200
in gold, being the richest in the his
tory of the mine.
In this level the ore is of an
oxidized character, demonstrating in
the opinion of its engineers, that tne
mine has not yet reached the per
manent sulphide zone. Judging from
the experiences encountered in de
veloping the neighboring Congress
mine there should be much richer
ore in the sulphide zone of the brother of the late United States
United Gold Mines Company; for the Senator Calvin S. Brice, who has
Congress mine shipped several hnn-' invested heavily with E. L. Barthol
dred carloads of sulphide ore run- omew and John S. Reilly, of Prescott,
ning from $200 to $300 per ton in I in the Old York group, two miles
gold. j south from the Yarnell mine.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
BUILDING BIG ROAD
"LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 19. j
Work on the largest single span up
lift bridges ever to be constructed
has been started by the Southern
Pacific Company in San Pedro liar-'
bor, California. The length of the
bridge is lSTV; feet. The bridge will
carry a double track and will be
operated by electric power, capable
of lifting the ponderous mass of steel
in fifty seconds, affording a clear
channel of 1S3 feet for the passage
of boat traffic.
The new bridge is what is known
as the Strauss trunnion type, differing
from the Bascule bridge of the Salt
Lake railroad, also at San Pedro, in
that the latter is lifted on a xoeker,
while the Southern Pacific bridge
will be lifted on a tail pin or hinge.
It is also to be double tracked. A
latch operated by a motor will hold
the bridce in place when it is down.
This new bridge will replace the
present Southern Pacific and Pacific
Hectrie trestle bridges.
The Southern Pacific company made
application to the War Department
a year ago for permission to build
this bridge, which was granted on the,
first of December, last, on condition;
that the structure would be completed'
within a year. The Southern Pacific
engineers "have been working all of
these months in making tests for
Tpitr foundations and studying the var
ious designs of bridges. Test wells'
bored to a depth of 100 feet found
nothing more solid in the harbor bed!
than sand. Thre,e cofferdams are!
now being constructed. They willl
be bound with concrete and sunk to
a depth of forty-four feet after which I
piles will be driven to a depth of
eighty feet.
Following the construction of these .
cofferdams the water will be pumped
out and the interior concreted and
Teinforced. Upon the base thus
formed the concrete piers will be .
erected to a height of ten feet above!
low water mark, the superstructure toj
be built upon these piers. I
The largest of the piers will be
22x55 feet and will enclose 1S5 piles.
Thirty-five hundred yards of concrete J
will compose the three piers. The
King Bridge company of Cleveland
is building tne material trom ae
signs furnished by the Strauss Bas
cule Bridge company. The parts will
soon be shipped to aan Fedro and in
stallation will probably begin about
the first part of September. The
work is being done entirely by the'
engineering department of the South- j
em Pacific company. '
WAITING NEW HIGHWAY.
(Trom Thursday's Daily.)
Dennis Welch, who is operating
mines near Columbia, arrived in the
city yesterday and reports quite a
revival in gold mining, with better
results being accomplished than in
recent years. Mr. Welch states that
one of the principal drawbacks to
making that gold field one of the
greatest producers in the territory, is
the deplorable road conditions. The
coming of the territorial highway
which is surveyed to pass within a
short distance of Columbia, will re
suit in bringing iii capital, he says,
and start an era that will redound
to the general prosperity of that
district. The many mine owners who
are developing their properties on a
limited scale are anxiously awaiting
the advent of this improvement.
The company is at present operating
a thirty ton milling and cyaniding
plant. It intends to enlarge both tne
millinu and cyanidinsr plants to
double capacity in the near future;
also, to equip a steam hoist and
a gallows frame to enable sinking,
at least 1000 feet deeper.
All the other levels in this mine
are in ore of good grade and size;
everything is running steadily; con
centrates are being shipped to El
Paso and Needles and the balance,
from cyanide recovery, is being
shipped in bullion from the mine di
rect. "When the ore body on the 700
foot level is developed deeper, say
to 1500 feet," said Superintendent
Bartholomew yesterday, "I confident
ly believe that the shoot f ore which
will be opened up will surprise the
mining world. There is no question
in my mind but what it will equal
the richest output of the famous
Congress mine, adjoining it."
The United Gold Mines Company
and Congress mine are situated in
the richest gold belt in Arizona, a
tried and richlv productive field for
the past forty years. In this belt
Rincon, Johnson, Octave, Mildred and
Yarnell mines, besides scores of other
smaller properties.
From the showing made by the
United Gold Mines Company, this
district is becoming the scene of
greater activity than has been evi
denced during the past ten years and
mining men from all over the country
are interesting themselves in the
development of adjacent properties.
Among these is John K. Brice,
GOLD EOADS SALE IS
RATIFIED IN THIS CITY
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
Monday afternoon the board of di
rectors of the Gold Roads Mining
and Exploration Company, of Mo
have county, ratified the sale of that
company's property to the United
States Smelting and Refining Com
pany, which closes one of the most
important mining transactions that
has taken place in recent years. Ne
gotiations were practically concluded
for the taking over of the great gold
mine several months ago in Europe,
American and trench capitalists be
ing the owners. Representing the
purchasing company was Alfred
Sutro, attorney of San Francisco,
while the retiring company had as
its official representatives William H.
Bayly, president, G. W. Bayly, sec
retary, and Messrs. Jeffers and Jen
nings, of the board of directors of
Los Angeles. Judge J. J. Hawkins
participated in the closing of the
transaction. The formal transfer of
the Gold Roads interests will take
place at the mine tomorrow, the prin
cipals leaving yesterday forming for
this purpose. The consideration in
this deal was not given publicity, but
that it wll range close to $2,000,000
is known. It is also stated that the
purchasing company will make Pres
cott its headquarters, although the
main base of operations is to be lo
cated in the adjoining county. Ru
mors are in circulation that the
Needles .Smelting and Refining Com
pany, whose interests are located at
Needles, Cal., and which is a sub
sidiary enterprise of the American
Smelting Company will establish per
manent offices in this city also, in
tending to operate extensively in pur
chasing ores for treatment. This re
port, however, was not officially con
firmed by any of the visitors who
figured in the Gold Roads deal that
was closed in this city.
NEW BISHOP OF DALLAS
DALLAS, Texas, July 19. Distin
guished churchmen from many dioceses
today attended the consecration of
Rev. Joseph P. Lynch as Roman Cath
olic bishop of Dallus :n suvoiainr. to
the late Bishop Dunne. The solemn
service was held in the Cathedral of
the sacred Heart of Jesus. The con
secrating prelate was Archbishop
Blenk of New Orleans, who was as
sisted by Bishop Morris of Little
Rock and Bishop Gallagher of Galveston-
The sermon was preached by
the "Very Reverend- Michael S. Ryan,
president of Kenrick Seminary. St.
Louis. At the conclusion of the cere
mony the visiting prelates and priests
were entertained at dinner at the
Oriental Hotel.
The Right Rev. Joseph Lynch, the
new bishop of Dallas, was born near
Chicago in 1S73, and early in his
career he was engaged in the prac
tice of law. Deciding to enter the
church he took a theological course
at Kenrick Seminary and was or
dained a priest about eleven years
ago. After his ordination he became
attached to the Dallas diocese and a
year ago was made vicar general.
He has been the active bishop since
the death of Bishop Dunne.
REALTY SALE.
CFrom Friday's -any.)
Ike Cooper of Jerome, has sold to
Frank Zamar, three lots, for $1,500,
the deed being filed for record yesterday.
(By LT. S. Press Association.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 20.
Perhaps some day that portion of the
population of Arizona that has listen
ed to the poor advice given them by
some of its citizens who have spent
a good deal of time in the capital,
may be brought to realize that the
position of Delegate Cameron has
been sound at all times and indeed
it appears in the light of most re
cent events that the courageous stand
taken by the delegate in opposition
fo the Flood resolution and in warn
ing the senate committee on territor
ies that an attempt to pass the
house resolution would defeat state
hood, has been justified in view of
the most recent developments. Chair
man Smith of the committee on ter
ritories, got back' to town the other
morning and immediately wended his
way White Housewards. Then he
went to the senate and arose in his
seat and made the statement that
feeling personally friendly to the
prompt admission of Arizona and
New Mexico, and desiring to bring
about that end at the present ses
sion, that he desired to give notice
of his intention to offer an amend
ment upon the question of the judic
ial recall provision respecting the
constitution of Arzona. Outside of
the senate chamber Mr. Smith be
came more communicative and ex
pressed the opinion that if the joint
Flood resolution now pending should
be adopted as it left the house, that
it would be vetoed. The position of
Mr. Smith at this time, and which
will undoubtedly gain the support of
all except the insurgent senators, i&
practically in line with the minority
report of the "house which was signed
by the delegates from Arizona and
New Mexico, and which brought upon
their heads the criticism of portions
of the population of Arizona, who
were described by Senator Suther
land in a speech on statehood the
first of the week. Mr. Sutherland
in beginning his address said that
"Within the last few years the
United States of America has be
come the field of operation for an
amiable band of insurgent soothsay-
PRECIPITATION TO
BE RECORDED BY GRANGES
For the purpose of ascertaining the
exact precipitation in parts of Yav
apai county where the rainfall has
not been recorded, Professor McOmie,
of the University of Arizona accom
panied by C. B. Howard and Sec
retary Fraser, installed rain gauges
Tuesday at the hotel at Jerome
Junction, at the Four Mile House on
the Walker road and the farm of
Moses Hughes, on the American ranch
road at the base of Granite moun
tain. Another gauge will be installed
at Puntenney in care of Mr. Nelson
Puntennev. Measuring sticks have
been obtained from Mr. Jesunofsky,
United States Weather Observer at
Phoenix and the exact precipitation
will be hereafter reported after each
rainfall from the stations above
named.
Through the courtesy of Mr. A. A.
Johns, a gauge will be installed on
his afrm at Nelson in Mohave county.
Professor McOmie will also have a
guage at his experiment station farm,
north of Prescott and by means of
this and other gauges, distributed as
they are in high mesa lands and the
low" valley lands, a more accurate
idea of the exact precipitation can
be obtained. The soils in the var
ious localities are quite similar and
it is merely a question of precipta
tion. Thus, Professor McOmie will
be able to obtain valuable data from
a large scope of country.
The party was halted several times
by reason of cloudbursts breaking
over Granite mountain and causing
a torrential flow in the washes near
the Target Range. Just north of
the Target Range, the loop road is
badly broken up; and a mile atrd a
half further, a canal has been formed
by the flood, opening a cut in the
road for a distance of an eighth of
a mile. Although it rained in the
mesas between Wyncoop's ranch and
a point three miles north of the
Target Range, there was no rainfall
at Jerome Junction up to two o'clock,
the storm seeming to have broken
only on Granite mountain and the
hills to the northwest.
The rainfall in Prescott according
to Dr. Flinn's reading, was 1.02
inches for Tuesday.
MILITARY CHANGES.
Major Chas. C. Walcutt, Jr., ar
rived in San Francisco a few days
ago from Htinolulu, and is en route
to Washington, D. C. for special
duty. He is expected in Prescott to
day .for a brief visit with friends.
He was formerly constructing quart
ermaster at" Whipple Bairacks and is
popular in civilian cin- e. Major
Geo. D. Moore, recently promoted,
is expected to arrive daily at Whip
ple from the east, being assigned to
the command of the first battalion
of the ISth. Captain Guy G. Palmer
of the ISth infantry, did not return
with his company from San Antonio,
Texas, a few days ago, being on a
three months leave of absence. Of
ficial orders issued from the Presidio,
Cal., convey the information that Col.
A. O. Brodie has assumed the posi
tion of adjutaint general of the de
partment of the Pacific and has en.
tered on the discharge of his duties,
with headquarters at San Francisco.
Mrs. Brodie accompanied him from
St. Paul. Minn. Col. Brodie, it is
said, will retire from active service
in September, when he contemplates
returning to Prescott for a brief
visit, having valuable mining inter
ests ta the Crown Point mines, in
the southern part of the county.
j ers, who have been going up and
down the land indulging in cabalistic
utterances respecting the, initiative,
j referendum and recall, and divers
and sundry other ingenious devices
for realizing the millennium by the
ready and simple method of voting
it out of its present state of incu
bation." Continuing bis remarks the gentle
man from Utah went on to say that
these same gentlemen have directed
"our attention to the clouds flying
above the for western horizon, upon
which the flaming figure of the
Oregon sun has traced in radiant and
opalescent tints, glowing pathways,
shining minarets, stately temples, and
castles and palaces, pinnacles of gold
and caves of purple, and they tell
us that these are the visible signs
which mark the exact location of
the new and improved political Jeru
salem, where the wicked office-holders
cease from troubling and the
weary voters do all the work. They
bid us join them in an airy pilgrim
age to this scene of pure delight and
assure us that here, high above self
ish and mundane things is the land
"flowing with milk and honey,
'where every bird is a songster,
where the exquisite flowers of polit
ical purity are in perpetual bloom.
wnere 'every prospect pleases,' and
only the standpoint is vile, where
ail tne laws are perfect, and corrup
tion and wickedness are forgotten
legends."
Following the above line of dis
cussing the great questions, Senator
Sutherland made a plea before the
senate as to the manner of handling
the affairs of the two territories,
with the purpose of "brineinir them
into the Union without unnecessary
aeiay. senator Aelson has presented
the minority report of the house,
'stating that it expresses the views
01 nimseit and the committee, dis
senting from the Flood resolution
At this writing it appears that the
action taKen by Jlr. kelson will like
ly constitute the republican position
of the senate, and should statehood
pass the senate along the lines of
the minority report, the goal of state
hood maj- be reached at this session
PLEASANT OUTING
AT CATHEDRAL CAVE
(From Thursdays r.!lyi
All who journeyed to Cathedral
Cave Sunday to partake of the hos
pitality of Don Senor Patterson,
Chester Dickerson and other Ash Fork
persons at their barbecue, pronounc
ed the trip the most enjoyable of its
kind they had ever experienced.
The weather was ideal, the roads
in first-class condition, barring a
few mud-holes which were inevitable
owing to the recent heavy downpour
and there were no accidents to mar
the trip.
The first machines left Prescott as
early as 0 o'clock, Messrs. Anderson
and Radley and their parties having
spent the" night before at the Es
calante. These first cars from Pres
cott arrived at the' Cave at 9:30
a. m., with the others stringing :n
up to 12, noon. After the arrival
of the Prescott cars, which numbered
thirteen, the party, joined by about
thirty from Ash Fork and Seligman
proceeded to explore the Cave. All
the ladies, with the exception of Mrs.
Dodds, descended -and remained with
the party until the exploration was
concluded.
Gus Peter, owing to the fragile
appearance of the rope at the neck
of the orofice refused to go into
the Cave at all. Don Senor Patter
son expostulated, measurements wre
taken and it was discovered that Mr.
Peter's girth at the- apex of his "cor
poration" was too great to allow a
safe descent without the use of ex
plosives to wiaen the opening to th
cavern.
Barbecued beef and all the neces
sary adjuncts to an open air feast
were turnished and served by Messrs.
Don Senor Patterson and" Chester
Dickerson at 2 o'clock and all who
partook are as one in pronouncing
the beef the tenderest ther had ever
tasted.
County Assessor Tom Campbell
voiced the sentiment of the Prescott
"bunch" when he stated that this
occasion would be a means of fur
ther cementing the good feeling ex
isting oeiween tne two communities,
whose position and resources render
them so dependable upon each other's
friendship.
Chester Dickerson responded for
the Ash Fork contingent, declaring
that the activity of Supervisors
Smith arid Stewart in finishing the
road to their city and the cave had
been the strongest agency in this
bringing of the cities together. He
predicted that this would be but the
first of a seres of "get-to-gether"
functions, to weld these relations fur
ther
A green mesa was selected as the
ituc mr cue dinner, which was
served in the shade of the inniners.
Messrs. Patterson and Dickerson had
spent the whole night in and prepar
ing and cooking the viands.
Mrs. Barney Smith made the trip
from Prescott to the cave and back
to Jerome Junction in her little
Metz without a hitch. At the latter
place, she tired of driving and hitch
ed her car to that of Barney
Smith, who towed the little machine
home, arriving in Prescott at 10
o'clock. Most of the other cars re
turned between seven and eight.
LOCATES LAND.
(From Friday's Daily.)
William Human, of Dewey, yester
day made application for a "home
stead entry of 160 acres of land near
that place, which he will begin im
proving immediately, utilizing it as
a home.
(From Fridays Daily.)
One of the most wonderful dis
coveries of prehistoric life that has
ever been made in Arizona, was re
ported yesterday by Peter Marx, of
Juniper, and corroborated by E. S.
Clark, attorney, which reveals the
existence of a race of people, that
Is not generally accredited to the
primitive era, in the huge propor
tions of a skeleton that is now in the
possession of Mr. Marx. In detailing
what was discovered by mere acci
dent on his farm early" in the prs
ent week, Mr. Marx gave the follow
ing interesting account of his dis
covery. "The bones of this monstrous hu
man may have represented a race
of men or a single individual. At
any rate, the skeleton of the man
in my possession, is sufficiently
complete so that the dimensions,
which are astounding, may be accur
ately ascertained and so far as the
present generation is to be consider
ed from what I can learn, there is
no comparison to be formed. In the
first place the skull is of such an
abnormal size that if the average
man of this day placed it over his
head, he still could find room to
move it backwards and forwards or,
up and down with ease, without dis
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turbing his natural position. From
measurements taken of this skull, a
number 10 hat would be required to
fit it. The teeth, several of which
are still imbedded in the jawbone,
substantiate the immense size of the
head. They are fully one third
larger than those of the men of to
day and present more the appearance
of tusks than of molars of the human
family. Other dimensions of the
head reveal similar evidences in
harmony with the above. As to the
bones, there is no disputing the fact
that the owner was symmetrically
formed, of immense size and her-
EANDOLPH PLANS NEW
LEVEE ON COLORADO
TUCSON, Ariz., July 19. Return
ing from a trip to the errant Rio
Colorado, which has caused govern
ment, railroads and land owners so
much trouble by the insistence with
which it strolls from its own prop
er course and wanders over the
surrounding country, Colonel Ran
dolph denies the report that emanated
from Yuma to the effect that he is
to supplant Col. Ockerson and under
take for the government the task of
turning the troublesome river back
into its proper channel. Col. Ran
dolph denies this report in toto.
The occasion of his visit to the
vicinity of Andrade was, Col. Ran
dolph "yesterday stated, to protect
the interests of the Colorado Devel
opment Company and not in the in
terests of the government.
Colonel Randolph gave out the fol
lowing statement:
"The survey which we are mak
ing near Andrade, following my visit
of a few days ago is for the purpose
of finding out how to protect the
property of the California Develop
ment Company in case the govern
ment is not successful in closing the
present break," Col. Randolph stated.
,"The break is discharging the wat
er of the Colorado into Volcano lake
following the channel of the Abeja
river Overflowing the south and
sonthwest banks of the lake it will
be discharged into the Gulf of Cal
ifornia But as the inflow continues the
salt deposits will render the lake
more shallow, and as it fills up the
tendency may be to discharge the
water over into the direction of thel
Imperial valley with its 275,000 acres j
of cultivated farms and into the!
Salton sink. '
"Three vears aco V built ten miles
of levee on high ground northwest
nf the lake and 15 miles east of the
lake in a general northerly and south-!
erly direction, this latter levee be
ing on top of a mesa. That served
for the protection of the Imperial
vallev and the Colorado was ulti
mately forced back into its natural;
water course. ;
"Now it may be neccessary to con-!
nect the two levees with a third,!
which will be eleven miles in length,'
thus making a protecting dyke thirty-;
six miles long.
"Much of the country around Vol
cano lake has never been surveyed.
I have put a surveying corps into
the field to get a contour map of the
district with all elevations definitely
figured out; and also to find out
what volume of water is being dis
charged into the lake and how rapidly
the lake is rising.
"It is simply a case in which, if
the government's efforts to levee
the Colorado fail, we must take meas
ures to protect the $5,000,000 invest
ment which the Harriman interest's
have in the water system of the Im
perial valley under the title of the
California Development Company.
"The survey will require about
three weeks to complete.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
Lightning struck several places, in
me ciij yesieruay, lusiuruing tele
phone and electrical services, and in
its antics selected the home of Col.
and Mrs. E. A. Rogers, on South
Montezuma street to intact the great
est amount of damage. The bolt
passed into the front room, and hav
ing an affinity for something warm
ignited several newspapers that were
lying on the floor. The blaze at
tracted considerable commotion in
that neighborhood, but a few- buckets
of water applied a few moments af
terward by Mrs. Rogers extinguished
the flames.
Journal-Miner High class job work
culean strength. The thigh and lower
limbs indicate at least twice the size
of the average man of today.
"I made the discovery by mere
accident. My attention some weeks
ago was directed to that part of the
farm by flood waters passing through,
cutting a ditch. A few bones were
found on the surface, but my im
pression at the time was centered to
the belief that they were those of
some animal that had been killed.
I dug into the bank that was exposed
by the rushing waters, and when a
distance of about three feet in depth
had been reached, the skull was
round, me bones that were strewn,
around for. a few feet, with those
found in the ground, were put to
gether with the above result. The
skeleton is only partially complete,
but there is enough in evidence to
show that it was that of a giant.
"After making this discovery, my
observations were continued, when
metallic arrowheads and spears, stone
hooks to hold garments together, 3
plumb bob of stone, two inches la
diameter and tapering to a point,
stone axes and butcher knives,
rottery of modern and primitive
manufacture, and other articles were
dug up. Near bv was evidently nn
i .i i m. . . v
om ion. xne wails were built of
immense boulders, indicating that
persons of great strength performed
the work.
"I have been the owner of that
tract of land for over forty-one-years
and have resided there contin
uously. That section of the farm
has never been cultivated to my
knowledge or any one else in that
country. No other human frame has
been found, although I intend to
continue digging. The relic will be
kept in my possession, as I consider
it a great curiosity. Mr. Clark has
seen the skeleton, visiting the valley
after I made the discovery."
BIG CONVENTIONS
TO BE HELD IN DENVER
DENVER, Colo., July 19. States
men all over the country are greatly
interested in the forthcoming Public
Lands Convention to be held in Den
ver the 2S, 29, and 30 of September.
While the convention was called by
uovernor shairoth of Colorado by
order of the State legislature, th.a
fact gives the affair no political sig
nificance from a party standpoint
but both parties are greatly inter
ested in the fact that the prominent
men of the West of all political
parties will get together at this
meeting to discuss matters of inter
est to the West and incidentally w'lr
be developed the fact that if ths
men of the West stand together with
out regard to political party ti
have the balance of power In Co.,
gress and can accomplish almost an7
thing.
"The future of the West lies in fa
great undeveloped territory now
known as the public domain," sail
Governor Shafroth the other day. "If
there is any one .thing regarding
which all the Western states an3
territories are unanimous, it is the
desire to see this territory developed
and the vacant lands filled with citi
zens. The recent development of a
new policy by the Washington bureau
towards these public lands which 's
keeping- people from the lands instead
of settling them, is responsible for
this effort to get together. If the
Western PeOnI pan 1 rrr&a imnn nnn
policy towards these lands and work
together for it, we can win. Our
Eastern friends will be with us when
they understand what we want, so
it is very important that the West
first determine
then fight for it."
The convention will be held in the
big auditorium in Denver and it
predicted that thero will u r.,i,.
3,000 delegates in attendance;
THOMAS CAT CAME BACK.
(From Thursday's Daily.)
J. W. Thomas, of Big Bug. while
in the city yesterday, related an in
teresting circumstance in connection
with the changing of the abode of
his high bred' tortoise shell cat from
that place to the camp of the Brook
lyn-Arizona aiming Company, which
revives the apt saying of the "cat
came back." Placing the feline se
curely in a covered box he started,
on his journey, and left the feline
at the boarding honse. A week later,
Mr. Thomas returned to Big Bug, and
when he entered the front- door of
his home, he was amazed to see puss
perched in the doorway as happy and
contented as ever. The cat started
from the camp the day following its
delivery and although the distance
is over forty miles, the trip seems
to have been made without anv dis
comfort. What puzzles Mr. Thomas
is to ascertain how the cat could
have retraced it3 step) for that num
ber of miles over a rough country,
without any guide other than that of
instinct. The feline will be kept at
home- hereafter, he says.
QUIETLY WEDDED.
(From Friday's Daily.)
Judge C. P. Hicks, yesterday, in
his office united in marriage Robert
C. Sinclair and Elva Burns, both resi
dents of Flagstaff, who arrived the
day previous. A few friends were
present. The groom is identified with
the cattle industry on the Mogollons,
while his bride is favorablv known
to all in. Flagstaff. They " left f r
the north during the day.
MEDICAL DIRECTOR RETIRED"
WASIirXGTON, D. C, July 20.
After a long career of efficient ser
vice. Medical Director Samuel H.
Dickson was placed on the navy re
tired, list today on; account of age.