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WEEKLY JOURNAL-MINER, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1912.
ARIZONA IS TO
GET LARGE SUM
Government to Spend Much Money
Improving. Roads in Forest Re
serves of This State.
For n number of years past, 25
per cent of the gross income from
the National Forests of Arizona has
been returned to the State for dis
tribution by the Legislature among
the various counties, to be expended
for the support of roads and schools.
The Agricultural Appropriation
II ill for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1913, provided "that an addit
ional ten pcrccntum of all moneys
received for the National Forests
during the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
twelve, shall be available at the end
thereof, to be expended by the Sec
rotary of Agriculture for the con
struction ami maintenance of roads
mid trails within the National For
ests in the States from which such
proceeds are derived; but the Secre
tary of Agriculture may, whenever
practicable, in the construction and
maintenance of such roads, secure
the co-operation or aid of the proper
State or Territorial authorities in
the furtherance of any system of
highways of which such roads may
be made a part."
Tliis item, it will be seen, provides
a special fund which is aside from
;ind in addition to the 25 per cent
returned to the State and the regu
lar appropriation for National For
est improvements. In accordance
with the law above quoted and the
policy of the Secretary of Agricul
ture, plans have been made to spend
this special fund entirely on road
construction and maintenance for the
benefit of the public. The fund has
been distributed among a number
of projects throughout the National
Forests of Arizona, which it is be
lieved will prove of the greatest
"benefit to the people at large. Be
fore making these allotments, the
matter was taken up with the Gov
ernor of Arizona, so that the pub
lic value of the improvements would
be assured and the funds placed to
the best advantage.
A total of $22,64575 is the amount
available for expenditure under the
10 per cent item in that portion of
Arizona which lies south of the
Grand Canyon and is in District
Three of the Forest Service. Of
this amount, $2800 has been allotted
to work within the Apache National
Forest; $1800 will be spent immedi
ately on about 12 miles of the
Occan-to-Ocean Highway where this
liighway crosses the Apache Forest
between Springcrvillc and Sheep
Springs. County authorities and oth
ers locally interested in the good
roads movement arc co-operating
enthusiastically in the construction
of this road and it is hoped to com
plete the portion through the For
est before snow flies. The remain
ing $1,000 allotted to the Apache
will be spent on approximately 8
miles of road between Bigelow
CrossiiiK on the Little Colorado
"River and the top of the White
Mountains.
To the adjoining Forest, the Sit
greaves, $2,46577 has been allotted,
which will be appropriated between
several projects. About $1200 of
the total will be spent in improv
ing the road between Holbrook and
Fort Apache, $200 in making some
necessary repairs to the Pincdalc
Snowflakc Road and $300 in similar
work on the road between Holbrook
and Pleasant Valley, where this
crosses the Sitgrcavcs Forest. It
is planned to spend the balance of
$734 in constructing a crossing over
Chcvalon Canyon, which will make
travel much easier between the cast
trn and western ends of the For
est. This will, without doubt, prove
of immense benefit to a great many
local stockmen and ranch own
crs.
The Pleasant Valley-Holbrook
project will be continued in a meas
urc on the Tonto National Forest
where $1480 has been allotted for
the construction of a road between
Salt River and Pleasant Valley. Af
ter this work has been completed,
it is expected that a passable road
will be provided from Salt River
through the Tonto Basin and across
the Mogollon Mesa to Holbrook.
The allotments to the Coconino
and Tusayan Forests amount to
total of $12,600, which will be spent
in completing the highway between
Flagstaff and Williams. The ex
penditure of tltis relatively large
amount on these two Forests is
justified by the fact that they fur
nish a correspondingly large pro
portion of the total receipts from
the Arizona Forests as a result of
the large sales of timber now in.
progress on them. The people of
Coconino County have been spend
ing as much of their funds as pos
sible on this highway and arc very
anxious to sec it put in good shape
to support the heavy traffic be
tween the two principal towns of
the county. It is not likely that
work can be commenced on this pro
ject until spring. In the meantime,
plans will be made for the work,
which will be put in charge of a
competent engineer of the Forest
Service.
One thousand dollars has been
Hotted to the Corouado Forest for
expenditure on four miles of pro
posed road, which, when completed,
will give direct communication be-
ween the Canillc country and Fort
Huachuca. It is anticipated that
this will be of great advantage to
a large number of ranchmen who
ivc in that part of the country, and
who now have to make a long de
tour via Elgin in order to reach
Fort Huachuca. While the Forest
Service funds available arc not suf
ficient to complete the road, it is
expected that considerable co-operation
will be furnished by those lo
cally interested and also that the
authorities at Fort Huachuca will
render assistance in constructing
that partion of the road which lies
within the Military Reservation.
On the Crook National Forest
$1500 will be spent; $800 of this
will be devoted to building a sub
stitute for that portion of the fam
ous Apache Leap Trail, near Super
ior, Arizona. This trail is used ex
tensively by travelers between the
Globe district and Superior, but the
last few miles just before reaching
Superior arc dangerous and in fact
nearly impassable. It is hoped to
iccomplish a considerable improve
mcnt with the funds available. $500
will be spent in improving that
portion of the road up Fryc Canyon
in the Graham Mountains which lies
within the Forest. This road is
much used by the people of the Gila
Valley in reaching their summer
homes in the mountains and in haul
ing timber from the Forest. The re
maitiing $180 will be devoted to as
sisting the county in repairing the
road between the Gila Valley and
Sulphur Springs Valley across the
south end of Mt. Graham.
On the Chiricahua National For
est, in the extreme southeastern
corner of the state, $800 will be
divided between the improvement of
road through Tex Canyon and
Ruckcr Canyon connecting the Sul
phur Springs and the San Simon
Valley and a road up Cave Creek,
both of which will be of consider
able benefit to the people of that
region.
MOHAVE COUNTY
BOOSTERS ON
THE JOB
The Arizona Good Roads Associ
ation's Road Map automobile, with
Messrs. Locke and Hamilton, re
turned Saturday to Kingman from
the Colorado River in the Granc'
Canyon. The distance down Peach
Springs Canyon and Diamond Can
yon to the river, is 21.5 miles. The
first eleven miles. is pretty fair road
the balance, 9.5 miles, exceedingly
difficult, there being no wagon road
whatever. This is the first auto to
make the complete trip to the river,
Messrs. Loc"ke and Hamilton arc
traveling in a Ford touring car.
Mohave County road "boosters"
arc now about to build this roail
throughout. Mr. Locke writes that
the views along the route arc wond
crful beyond description. From th
auto, they looked down thousands o
feet into the gorge and found new
and inspiring vistas at every turn
Both predict that this will be one
of the most traveled scenic roads i
Arizona.
At the rate the representatives of
the Association arc going now, it
is probable that the "logs" of a
Arizona roads can be placed in th
hands of the publishers by the first
of the year. The book is be'ng com
piled and the road "logged" under
supervision of the Arizona Gooi
Roads Association.
AW EXPLAINED FOR
BUTCHERING BY PRODUCER
(From Wednesday'! Dally.)
Through the courtesy of County
Attorney O'Stillivan, the law gov
erning the butchering of certain live
tock by those residing outside of
incorporated towns, is published.
he law specifics that a producer
may not slaughter and offer for sale
during one calendar year to exceed
vc head of cattle or twenty sheep
or goats. Hogs arc not mentioned.
Below is the statute governing this
ndustry:
"Sec. 7. That before the producer
shall slaughter any domestic animal
intended for food, he shall cause the
same to be inspected; the inspection
shall be made at the place where
such animal is to be slaughtered;
such slaughter shall take place with-
it three days after the inspection;
ic inspection shall be made by a
ivc-stock inspector, or by two dis
interested land owners able to speak",
read and write the English language,
and who arc in no way related to
ic owner of such animal.
Sec. 8. The inspector or inspec
tors shall examine by daylight, the
animal to be slaughtered, and shall
make and sign a statement showing
when and where the examination is
made, the name of the owner, and
the character of the animal, giving
full description of it, including
color and brand, if any brand; and
it is well, sound and fit for food,
they shall so state; and the owner,
within ten days after such inspec
tion, shall deposit such statement
it Ii the county recorder of the
county wherein such inspection is
made, and shall preserve the hide of
such animal for inspection as pro-
ided by law. The recorder shall
c entitled to no fee, but shall pre
serve such statement for public in
spection for a period of six months."
No fees arc provided for inspec
tion, and the inspector or inspectors
arc entitled to none. The act pro-
ides that the sale of animals btitch-
rcd, without complying with the
bovc sections, is punishable as a
misdemeanor, by fine not exceeding
$1,000 or imprisonment for a term
not exceeding six months, or by
both.
NOVEMBER, BRIDE
MONTH, JUNE LOSES OUT.
(From Thursday's Dnlly)
While June has been proverbially
the month of brides, and the cus
tom may be sweetly preserved
among the love lorn in other coun
tries, so far as Yavapai county fig
ures November clips in at a lively
pace and takes the cake in the pan
try if the number of hymeneal events
pulled off in this city during the
present month is any criterion to
go by.
That the pace set early in the
month may be kept up, yesterday
added three more happy couples for
the altar of marriage bliss, making
total of twenty-one during the
past three weeks. This is the rec
ord for any one month ever known,
and so far as June is to be consid
ered the old time custom is shatter
ed. Those who were to wed were
the following, according to the re
cords of Clerk Farley's office of the
Supreme Court:
Miss Anna May Gibson and Ed
ward M. Harris. Both reside in
this city, the groom is an employe
of the Arizona Power Company, and
lis bride an accomplished musician
and a very popular young lady.
Virger R. Cromb and Miss Eva
M. French. The former a well
known resident of the city, and his
bride-to-be the fascinating daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. French.
John Ralston and Miss Elma Es
ter Codec, both residents of the
Verde Valley, the latter the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Codec, who
are farming in the above country
Another license was issued late
last night, the principals arriving
from California and the southern
part of the state. They desire to be
married post haste m this city.
EDITOR SANGUINE OVER
FUTURE OF CLARKDALE
(From Wednesday's Dally.)
W. S. Adams, editor of the Jc
romc News, was a brief visitor to
the city yesterday on business, and
states that there Is no disguising the
fact but that the new town ol
Clarkdalc on the Verde is dcstinc
to be a strong commercial center,
Business men arc coming in, an
with the interest shown in large
land deals being talked over, he pre
diets in a few years a thrifty center
of population and a commcrcia
point that will excel any other com
munity in the county. The tide of
trade and travel is already under
way from the lower to the Upper
Verde, the railroad communication
established being the inducement
Jerome, he also contends, will re
main on the map and has a decided
ly flattering future, with the many
mines adjacent to draw on.
DIES JUST SHORT
OF CENTURY MARK
(From Thursday's Dally.)
Telegrams from Los Angeles 'yes
terday brought the sad news of the
death of Joseph Ehlc, the pioneer
of all pioneer residents of Arizona,
who passed away from old age on
Tuesday.
Had he lived until next March, he
would have reached the goal of one
hundred years. Of remarkable vi
tality, this aged man attracted the
admiration and the attention of the
many, as well was it known through
out the nation that his long race
on earth had been attended with a
distinction few if any had ever at
tained, in fraternal circles. He was
reputed to be the old living Mason
in the world, in point of member
ship as well as age. It is stated
by authorativc sources that he had
been a Mason since 1838, joining a
lodge in the state of Iowa, seventy
four .years ago.
Aside from this feature of his
citizenship, the deceased was a man
of that sterling integrity and patrio
tic zeal that brought to his side
friends by the score, and to his
memory the tribute of his upright
dealings with fellow men will be a
beautiful chapter to close his earthly
career. About three years ago his
health began to decline, and he was
taken by his daughter to a lower
elevation on the coast. One faculty
after another failed, when the won
derful machinery of a ondc vigor
ous frame gave way and the inevi
table followed.
The deceased arrived in Prcscott
early in 1864, with his late wife and
several children, many of whom sur
vive, among them being his son,
John Ehlc, who still makes Prcs
cott his home. From the beginning
he identified himself with building up
the country and to his credit he
erected the first substantial home in
the then widrenscs, and which until
a few years ago was situated on
the southwest corner of Goodwin
and Marina streets. This landmark
has been supplanted by a modern
brick row of flats. The old Ehlc
home erected over forty years ago,
on North Montezuma street, still re
mains as a symbol of his industry
f other days, mid which he occu
icd up to the last moment when
e left the city a few years ago.
The remains will be brought to
rcscott today for burial beside
those of his wife, who passed away
early ten years ago. The deceas
ed was a native of New York state.
FIND RICH GOLD
ORE IN MONTE CARLO
(IFrom Thnrcday'K Dally.)
The Monte Carlo mine, near Co
lumbia, in the southern part of the
county, is again attracting attention
through the wonderfully rich gold
ore being produced in the shaft
where the bonanza values attracted
ttcntiou several months ago.
The strike reported a few days
ago, occasioned Louis Bernard, one
of the owners to make a trip to the
amp, to visit with his associate,
ohu Ravclli, and to ascertain ex
act conditions. Mr. Bernard stated
yesterday that there was every in
lication of the new body of ore ex
posed being permanent, and assays
made gave values as high as $400
per ton, on a vein two feet wide.
Some of the ore runs as low as $60,
This grade was taken from a shaft
65 feet deep, and several tons were
on the dump ready for treatment,
The gasoline propelled arastra hail
been started up, and the intention
was to install a five-stamp mill in a
short time, enough ore being on the
dump to warrant the increased ex
pense of a larger treating process
Mr. Bernard also states that the
driving of the long tunnel to tap
the rich ore bodies at a depth of
approximately 300 feet will begin at
once. This development was under
taken sonic time ago, but will now
be rushed so as to solve the ex
tent of the rich ore bodies again in
evidence. Samples of the new strike
arc on exhibition at the business
house of Mr. Bernard on North Cor-
tcz street, showing the free gold
character of the ore.
IS WELL PLEASED WITH
SHOWING IN EVIDENCE
(From Wednesday 'n Dnlly)
J. A. Martin, who resumed devel
opment on his Martin group of rop
per mines near Ramsgatc, in Sep
tember, while in the city after sup
plies, expressed himself as well
pleased with the showing in evi
dence, ami will maintain his camp
permanently. He is operating
through a tunnel which has reach
ed a noint on the vein over 300
feet, and the plan is to begin sink
ing from that point. The vein mat
tcr is over fifty feet wide, And
samples about four per cent in cod
per with small values in gold, and
zinc. He has a small force of min
ers employed, but when additional
exploitation will permit, two shifts
are to be placed at work
PREPARING FOR THE NEW
PARCELS POST SYSTEM
Uncle Sam is Busy With Plans For
Becoming Competitor of Express
Companies.
After years of effort on the part
of the Postoffice Department the
Government is ready to give the
new system of carrying parcels by
mail a complete try-out, and, begin
ning January 1, 1913, it will be in
operation throughout the country,
including Prescott.
The establishment of the parcels
post in America marks a new era in
the history of the Nation. Men who
have studied the system in foreign
countries say it will tend to reduce
the cost of living. They explain It
will bring the producer and the con
sumer in closer touch, and in many
cases do away with the middleman.
Rated on Parcels Post.
The rates for packages under the
parcels post system will be as fol
lows: Each package may weigh as
much as eleven pounds. Rural route
and city delivery, 5 cents for the
first pound, and 1 cent for each
additonal pound; first rone, within
fifty miles of postoffice, 5 cents first
pound, and 3 cents each additional
pound; second zone, 150 miles, 6
cents first pound, 4 cents each ad
ditional pound; third zone, 300
miles, 7 cents first pound, 5 cents
each additonal pound; fourth zone,
600 miles. 8 cents first noiind. 6
cents each additional pound; fifth
zone, 1,000 miles, 9 cents first pound,
7 cents each additional pound; sixth
zone, 1400 miles, 10 cents first
pound, 9 cents each additional pound
seventh zone, 1800 miles, 11 cents
first pound, 10 cents each additional
pound; eighth zone, over 1800 miles,
12 cents first pound. 12 cents each
additional pound.
Classification of Articles.
A classification of the articles that
may be admitted to the parcels post
was first made by the committee ap
pointed by the Postmaster General.
The parcels post is open to practi
cally every kind of merchandise that
can be transported, including pro
duce of the farm and garden, as
well as factory products provided,
of course .that such articles come
within the weight limit.
Robert S. Sharp is chief postal
inspector. He is also chairman of
the committee which has charge of
making plan's and regulations for
the inauguration of the system.
Sharp gives an interesting resume
of the plans so far outlined. It in
cludes a general plan for the estab
lishment of the system throughout
the country, and between the Unit
ed States and its insular possess
ions.
Plana for the Department.
"Immediately upon the appoint
mcnt of the committee," said Sharp,
"we took up the question of a suit
able parcels post map to accompany
a parcels post guide, to be so ar
ranged as to be easily understood
by anybody. To make this clear,
the law provides that the whole
country shall be divided into units
of area "identical" with the inter
section parallels of latitude and
longitude on the basis of 30 dc
grccs.
"So that we might be certain as
to just what the law meant wc con
sulted geographers and Government
experts from the geological survey,
the geodetic survey, officers of the
Army and Navy,, and many others.
With all this data before us wc have
recommended, and I believe it will
be adopted, n map that will be
drawn strictly in accordance with
the law. These maps will be very
simple and easily understood.
"A map will be made for each
postoffice with that postoffice as the
center of the eight zones radiating
therefrom. For instance, take the
map that will be furnished Chicago.
Chicago will be the center, and rndi
ating therefrom will be eight zones.
First, there will be No. I, Nos. 2, 3
4, and so on up to eight, each iudi
catcd by a circle drawn around the
central Postoffice at Chicago. Each
circle will be a certain number o
miles from the central Postoffice
The first zone fifty miles from the
center, the second zone 150 miles,
the third zone 300 miles, the fourth
zone 600 miles, the fifth zone 1000
miles, the sixth zone 1400 miles, the
seventh zone 1800 miles and the
eighth zone shall include everything
outside the seventh zone. In addit
ion the map will be so drawn as to
show clearly the units, of area. These
units of area, according to the law,
shall be 30 minutes square that is,
just half a degree square each
way.
Made With Great Care.
"The printing of these maps will
be done under supervision of the
Postoffice Department by the best
experts obtainable, so that the great
est care will be exercised in their
preparation. It will be absolutely
necessary that the zone lines be ac
curate and, be drawn from the ex
act center of each unit of area, so
that there will be no chance of hav
ing one map showing a cheaper rate
than another. The printing of these
maps is the most particular part
of the whole work.
"There will be a base map from
which all other maps will be made.
All future maps must be made from
the base map. The base map will
be engraved upon the finest copper
plate by the most expert engrav
ers in the Government service. No
map will be considered official un
less it is made from this plate, just
as in making stamps or money.
When the maps arc completed each
one will be mailed to its postoffice
in a separate tube prepared especi
ally for that purpose. All of the
work is now under way and the
maps will be sent out shortly so that
everything will be ready by January
1, 1913.
"In addition to the maps there
will be a parcels post guide. In this
guide will be printed the regula
tions governing the parcels post
system. Every detail will be cover
ed not only for the information of
the public, but also for postal cm
ploycs, instructing them just what
may or may not be carried. Great
care will be exercised in preparing
a complete index to the regulations
so that ready reference may be
made by anybody. Wc arc now
working on the regulations and ex
pect to have them completed in a
few weeks.
"Before the regulations arc issued
every system in use all over the
world will have been carefully stud
ied. In addition to this information,
business men representing every
class of enterprise in the United
States, in fact, representatives of
every phase of business now car
ried on in this country, arc appear
ing before the committee and aiding
us in the preparation of the regula
tions."
Why Congress appropriated only
$750,000 for the new service when
the cost of 70,000 scales required
will be from $300,000 to $400,000,
and the purchase of necessary wag
ons, rental of storage space and em
ployment of extra labor will many
times exceed that sum, is a puz
zle.
It will be necessary that additional
appropriations be made at the ses
sion of Congress beginning next
December in order that the parcels
post may be carried on, efficiently
until the funds of the next fiscal
year ticcomc availanlc. Already
postmasters all over the country
arc making contracts for hiring wag
ons and automobiles for local deliv
ery service.
Postmaster-General Hitchcock
says the service will start efficiently
and promptly. How long it can
continue after January will depend
on Congressional appropriations.
There arc approximately 62,000
postofficcs in the United States. All
of them must be equipped to handle
the postal parcel business.
GETTING READY FOR
WORK ON FORD MINE
(from UVrttirnriiiy'a Dully)
George O. Ford, president of the
Mining company that bears his
name, was in the city from his camp
near Jerome Junction, and states
that the new boarding house and
lodging apartments have been com
pleted and other surface improve
ments arc under construction.
Mine work will be inaugurated
immediately, and a force of twenty
men employed. A steam drill will
be the method of exploration, the
old shafts to be opened i'p ami
continued to depth. He returns to
day, and takes out a miscellaneous
shipment of mine utilities.
