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EL PASO HERALD
Week-End Edition January 6-9 1921.
ROMANCE IN ARIZONA MINING
IN EARLY DAYS AT PRESCOTT;
FORTUNES WERE MADE IN A DAY
By G. A- MARTTX.
Contf Btrei from pace 1.
1rr koM mi taken off this
anoaatalii Jnt picked ap ob top
of the rocks.
The presumption is that the gold
Tra deposited on the top of this
mountain when it wu in the bed
of the ocean. When an upheaval
tnade mountains out of the former i
c cean oed the go I d cam e up with
the mountains Then the theory is
wirds and waters of ages blew or
Tvashed awav the dust for there is
a nearhy valley full of earth with
solid rock bottom showing that the
earth has been deposited there from
erosion or by the action of the
grinds.
MIIUou Ik Gold: Can Get It.
Thi ieft the grold bar on the top
of the mountain. Mining engineers
ate certain that the valleys about
V e mountain wiuM prove wonder -fi.llv
rich as placers but there is no
tj.iipr near and no means of gretting
It there as the matter of mi nine the
!ar. ' not even considered. j
i aer oeiirve tkere are milUoiut
or rich koM la the nmrnm mad dirt
of the valley aad array aroaadl
thht obc llmr He mowotatn. bmt
It hi like the faaaewi ared-oM
qaotatloa of "water water
rverywhere. ator any drop to
driak. The gold la there hut
what moe fta scold If yea can't
jeet It mm fltt
Another romance of early day min-
ing in this county is that of ""Peck's
Final " a notable silver mine that
retted its discoverers several for-
tunes. a other Fafcnlovs Mine.
A scout discovered the ore almost
pure silver sticking- out of the bed
f a creek where the. water and
time had exposed It. He was in Prea-
cott one day talking to an assayer
and chemist when he saw some silver
ore that the assayer said was very
rich
"Why I know where there Is some
ore much richer than that. said the
scout casually who hadn't thought
verv much about it wheli h discov-
ered it.
"Where?" asked the assayer. "Can
you go to ltr
The scout aald be could and the
assayer secured a wagon and team
and the necessary tools but could not
find a man to help do the work.
Finally they found an old hum
who had been cleaning cuspidors at
the leading dance hail for his meals
and he consented to go with them
for a third interest in the mine.
They found it opened It up and
every time they drove the wagon to
town they brought a fortune with
them as the silver was almost pure.
The Traits of Riches.
One of the men they say. drank
himself to death the other went to
California and saved his money and
became a leading cltsine with a fine
home and family and the man who
was the old bum put in the rest of
his life making presents of part of bis
interest in the mine to the girls in
the dance hall who had refused to
notice him prior to his good fortune
but became great friends and pals
after his sudden rise to wealth. His
partners were kept busy buying out
hip girl friends.
Hundreds of fortunes were made
In this manner in the mining camps
about Prescott. which later became
the first territorial capital and the
most important town in the state.
Refused a Fortune.
Many men refused fortunes in
SYNDICALISTS -OF
SPAIN PLAN
WIDE BOYCOTT
Barcelona. Spain. Jan. t.Ml revo-
lutionary organizations of th world
aro requested to start on January IS
a complete boycott of Spanish pro-
duets and to refuse to load an unload
Spanish merchandise or -work with
material coming from Spain in a
TMnifMtn iMtiMi hv the STndJeatist
f eneral confederation of labor. After
enouncing the Socialist organisations
as cowardly tne manueeco mjo
If the boycott becomes as widespread
as It hoped for. Spain syndication will
secure a triumph which will benefit
labor in the entire world.
TENSION LESS
IN TEXAS-JAP
LAND DISPUTE
Brownsville Texas. Jan. 8. Tension
in the lowr Rio Grande valley over
the arrival of prospective Japanese
colonists appeared eased today as the
result of the promise by two Japanese
families at Harllngen to return to
California.
Members of the American legion
post at Harllngen. pledged their aid
In recovery of 110.000 which the
Orientals said they contracted and
paid partly In cash to Z. Yamata for
farming property near Harllngen.
Yamata Is a Japanese resident of Los
Angeles.
mines In the county by declining to
buy what appeared at first to be
worthless claims and what later
turned out to be rich. It is said In
this county that the late Dr. James
Douglas who antJl his death was at
the head of the Ffcelne-Dodge Cop-
per company owning mines at Bis-
bee. Globe Morenel. AJo and other
places In Arizona and at Nacosari
Mexico and Tyrone. New Mexico de-
clined to boy the famous united
Verde . which senator Clark later
bought and which has netted him a
million dollars a year since he owned
It.
Thin county Is still rich in
nine and ISO taxpayers in the
eounty pay a total of 9t percent
r the taxes while the other
saee taxpayers only pay the re-
maining eight percent.
The mining output of the county
for 11 was S17.000.00e.
The ' rattle In the eounty are
valued at a million and a halt
dollars on the assessor's books
and the sheep nt n million and a
half yet they constitute but five
percent of the total assessed valu-
ation In the county.
The tax rate for Yavapai county is
Th
e Popular
Cor. Mean Ave. mm4 San entente St.
Mall and Phone Orders Promptly Filled
At Your Service
THE Popular Dry Goods Co. extends not only a cordial welcome but
places at the disposal of visitors its entire organization.
Visitors and delegates to the American Livestock Convention and the Cham-
pion Cowboy Contest are cordially mailed lo tae advantage of any service
we can render.
'Lo There Cowboy
See These Hats
The John B. Stetson Co. has co-operated with us and sent a display of exclu-
sive styles in cowboy hats the like of which have never been seen before in
the Southwest The public is also cordially invited to see this display.
In connection with ihe display of cowboy hals Ihe Myres Saddle Co. has
contributed some marvelous items in leather. Display on San Antonio St.
INVESTIGATION PAYS
THE HIGHEST. DIVIDENDS
Save SO 40 Percent
We extend an advance invitation to visitors to the American Livestock Con-
vention and the Rodeo to take advantage of our present low prices on suits
and overcoats. You save from 30 to 40.
Made by Hart Schaffner & Mars B. KpeiAcHacr. Rogers Pee. & Co. Ftform and
other equally reliable manufacturers. Men's Clothing Department Largest in the South-
west 2nd Floor.
only 93 centa on the $100 valuation.
Including- state and county while
there are some counties in the state
that hare a tax rate as high as S2
because they have no rich mines.
When the Mlsea "Flay Out."
Of course some day. the mines of
Arizona are go in? to "play out"
everybody admits that and then
some other source of taxation Is go-
ing to be necessary. In some of the
counties they are already discnaslng
this and planning a way to meet tt
when the emergency arises.
Mines are assessed on their out-
put not on what they seem to be
worth and the figures are arrived at
through periods of five years in production.
Many mines that appeared to be
promising a few years ago are not
so any more roe urown King uutn
boldt. Poland and other mines on
which great sums were spent have
either ceased to produce or virtually
so. The smelter at Humboldt la now
in the hands of a receiver and is
closed down. They say it will be able
to get on Its feet" again shortly
after the once of Conner .roes back
to normal They say It costs over
IS -cents now to produce copper aad
the price is Quoted only at is and
11. For this reason many of the
mines have shut down aU over Ari-
zona or have greatly curtailed their
output.
Way Copper Is HeML
"If you had Sit) gold pieces In the
uanic would you draw them out and
sell them at $18?" asked a mining
man. wnen I asicea wnat they in
tended to do. We know he con-
tinued "what copper is worth: we
know that the world has to have it.
We are Just arolnc to close down
aad bold our copper and wait for the
price to get back where it belongs.
Then we will begin mining and
smelting It again. Some mines of
Alisons are merely working small
forces aad mining their copper at
about cost or even at a loss because
they wish to keep together the
nucleus of a force. It is necessary
to keep their pumps operating any-
how to keep the mines unvratered
so they are keeping email forces to-
gether. Some are not even selling the
copper but are holding It: acme are
merely doing development work-
opening up new bodies of ore for th.e
future. Artaona's copper production
is going to amount to nothing until
the price goes back.
The condition is a freak condi-
tion. We had 16-ceat copper before
the war. when times were normal
aad we win nave It again. The pres-
ent low price Is due to the large
amounts held by governments that
were turned loose when the war
ended and to the fact that building
eonditfons. stopped by the war. have
not resumed because of high prices'
la labor and materials. When the
surplus war stock is used up and j
building becomes normal aarain. nar- 1
Ueularly Industrial construction there
wm ne a tremendous demand for
copper and then Arizona will come
into its own again.
Saving the Old Capitol.
Prescott has more than Just its
mines to attract people here. It is
the home of the first territorial
capitol building and has much of
Historical importance. The state has
recently purchased the first state-
house or territorial capitol and reel
dence of the governor and turned it
over to the city for preservation and
Keeping.
The ettr Is now nlannlnsr. thronah
the Initiative of the local post of the
American legion to acquire some ad-
ditional property and erect a me
morial buuding adjoining the old
statenouse and make it a state mu
seum. George Nilsson a young attor-
ney who was in France tn the Judge
advocate general's department was
commander of the legion last year
and inaugurated this move which le
meeting with hearty response from
tne people.
Home af Oreat Hes-Hal.
Prescott is the site of the Pioneers
home of the state an Institution
where the men and women who biased
the trail for settlement In Arisen
are kept as wards -pt the state. It Is
also the noma or Public ileal th ser
vice hospital No. M where easervlce
men are being brought back to health.
Old Whipple Barracks a one time
military fort Is being used for this
nospitai anu there are now sis men
In the hospital proper and about 1M
In the city In private homes or in
private sanatorluma of which there
are several. Foundations were laid
for many more buildings when the
armistice was signed. These are ex-
pected to be completed soon to ae-
eonrnwHiate several hundred more
The altitude of Prescott Is around
a mile and the climate Is considered
very valuable for lung trouble. Tail
pines cover the mountains around the
city on one of which a wonderful
scenic drive rives a splendid view
of the city and surroundings. Good
roads connect Prescott with Phoenix
on the south and the rest of the
world by way of Ashfork on the
north.
Biff Game Htxntisx.
There Is good big game hunting la
the mountains around Prescott. and
at least one grlsxty bear Is known to
be alive la one of the canyons not
far from the city. Stanley Toting
who has been la charge of nredatorv
aatmal extermination In this region
for some time is responsible for this
statement. Het set out a lot of
latfte trans to catch the bear alensr
last fall and the animal stepped Into
one. out was so powerful that he
broke the heavy chain and earned
off the trao. welxhtns: 2S nounda.
Jtaay tnougnt ne would eat his
iw off and die or that blood pblson-
c wooia ena nm existence nut a
few weeks ago a couple of boys out
hunting spied the animal across a
canron. Ther had three docs with
them and the animals scenting the
oear ran in nis direction ins boys
followed nof knowing how dangerous
ine animal was nut wnen tney ar-
rived where the grixsly had been
they found their dogs dead and the
animal gone.
Thev could see prints on the rrannd
showing that the bear was still
carrying the steel trap on one of his
powerrui ieet-
There is to be a grlszly bear hunt
In a short time. This Is the onlv on
known to exist in these parts al-
though there are plenty of the
smaller bears.
KI.G TO ATTBND CHICAGO MEBT.
uarnett King general passenger
agent of the 1 Paso A Southwestern
railway system will leave Sunday
for Chicago to attend a meeting of
the Transcontinental Passenger
Agents' association.
SHOW nOTVRBS OF PERSIA.
At Westminster Presbyterian church
Wednesday evening Dr. Willie W.
Watte wiU show stereoptican pictures
of Persia. All friends and the con
gregation are invited to come.
11 JOIN ARMY.
army station have signed up 101 applicants.
"Something Different"
with Constance Blnney
Unique. Monday. Adv.
THE
nVnement. fine investment. Lee Xew
PO
PULAR
i Cor. Ma Ave and 8aa Antonio St. XTWat. Braatb. Exefcsng. 330. Mall aad Ptw. Orders PrempBy VOUi.
For Convention Week -
The Popular Dry Goods Co. is always one of the points & interest to visitors. Having this in
mind we have arranged for Convention week spring displays which will be of greatest interest
not only to visitors but home folks too.
Spring Stdts
Meidt vUch &ob At coacci foreeuiU far
ihe. earning Seaten.
TflSITORS to tbe Coawastioo aad El
Paso women alike w31 be ioteiesteci
the adrasce showBg of spmg suits. The
pfedoasati&g sole k the sJKwingB the short
jadet. boxed effects aad long tainted Uses.
They feeMe fancy betted effects; botans with
vests bos eeat styles and seaifitted effect.
Greatly cmrred imderarm Mams er godet pan-
els in t&e basojoe that giro a gnat flare at tbe
lower edge ebaraeterbse tbe semi-fitted style.
Prices lasge frsa $25.00 to 997.30.
Capc-badi jackets aft abo amtmued the
cape bemg tusotfp detachable.
Tbe cellar of tbe suit eosta are itf ompVntwn.
Tkey-ar in Harrow BaSitary styles or ia lew
taraorer effect. Many of the coat fasted
are esSadees.
For The Girls
The Gab' Owr Shop coairaSutes a Spring
Display of youthful creatioot m taffeta aad
crepe de chaw dresses. Colors are taa gray
brown aad navy Hue. Prices range $25
to $45.
Spring. Millinery
Cay iptmg htoiwevr Aomt at nil array in
the Seaton's new models.
ESPECIALLY for CosmatioB week we
have received a compreheasiVe line of
aew spring models from RosenJbloooJ Jar-
dme. Hylaad. GoMIor and other etanDy f
mom makers. These are shown k sport
afternoon aad suit models.
Materials are beautiful Surah satk cobbWJ
with faille s3ks and soft straws. Some are
flower trireaoed. others feather aad wing
trimmrrl New ribbon hats are irtcfatled k
the display and moire models are the most
The new colors shown are Nina jo red jade
sea green flame carol. French bloc and
many new shades of brown and gray.
Ihe shape tread toward medimn and large ia
off-tbfaee styles. Ti Rnsiisa rtiariers
effect the Spanish type aad times in beret
style with aiarired tendency toward tbe side
are all prominent.
Prices range from $1495
to $45.00
MflHnoj rhetiaa-aa Hoar
The Dresses
Long sUm sdhoaeUe. law Waist and oncer-
seta effect a the nde.
ONE of the marled tendencies for this
'spring fs toward fitted styles. The
use of borsiag or other stiffening is hardly
apparent The fitted effect is obtained by
merely awalrmrg the garaseat to the figure
by means of darts aad seams.
The first in importance in oar prtaut shnwing
is besntifnl sport dresses made of Caatoa
crepe ornamented with vari -colored head bead-
ing sport satin and bee combinations as well
as taffeta ifauws either self raffle trimmed er
finished with eyelet embroidery.
In this showing are some taffeta dresses with
unique lace apron effects.
Another section of the Spring display of
dresses ehows haadsoase trieolette and Poirpr
twill dresses beaatifaOy be-ribboned and beal
embroidered.
Prices ea dresses range $25-00 to ti7-S0.
Sport Skirts
New spring skats shown k a bewitching ar-
ray of plaids aad atripes k wool vekars and
stripes aad checks in Cameo crepe.
Prises range $5.00 to $3930.
Coming' Soon
The First Major Sale Event at The Popular for 1921
The World oi White
IN former days tbe kerns for the
World of White were assembled
months in advance. This year it k dif-
ferent. Last fall we realized prices
.especially on cott n materials mast
come down. For that reason we de-
layed assembling stocks for trie annual
World of White until prices had
reached the lowest price level.
Since the reduction in prices
our New York buying organiza-
tion and other sources have been
diligently assembling crisp new
stocks of white Wear and while
materials and other items which
enter into the annual World of
While.
ALREADY immense quantities
have arrived and others are
scheduled to arrive at an early date.
Popular customers can look forward
with the greatest expectancy for we
can state confidendy that the 1921
World of White will surpass in volume
and value giving any of ks predeces-
tsors. Watch the Papas
After Inventory Sales All Departments
Contribute Items
Fifth Floor
All winter dresses rawt be quietly sold. Our en-
tire stock has been divided into five groups and
priced at
315X0 S22J0 $29.50 $49.30
Farmer prices were SJ9J0 $59-50 SWJO $M9jo
S 197-50.
All remaining sails have been divided into three
groups end priced k the after inventory sale at
$19.50 S39J0 $49 ja
Former prices were $39 JO $97-50 $UsS0.
THREE GROUPS OF COATS These offer
you unequalled values. After inventory prices are
$19.50 $29.50 aad $49.50.
Farmer prices were $39 JO $4940 aad $97.50.
SALE OF PETTICOATS High grade petti-
coats coBttstmg of fancy jersey satks and satk
meteors have been divided into two lots. Petti-
coats which formerly sold up to $25.00 are an
after inventory special at $1930
Petticoats which formerly sold up to $17.50 are
an after mventory special at $9.75
BLOUSES You are offered choice of haod-
some blouses that sold formerly to $13.50 at the
after inventory special price of $6.45
Monday you are offered choke of any winter hat
in stock with the exception of fur hats at the nomi-
nal price of $5.00
Sixth Floor
Features. "Pabcolin" as an after inventory spe-
cial at the nominal price of. per sq. yd 76c
An additional charge of 15c per yd is made There
Xtra Special
BUNGALOW APRONS
AT 85c
F3R Monday we offer
bungalow aprons made
of percale in light aad dark
pattern of stripes figures
aad dots. These are well
made attractively trimmed
and have belt and pocket.
They are full length in
ample proportion. Sises
range 36 to 46. Special while
etS 85c
Downstairs Store
Second Floor
After mventory prices are offered oa oar earir
stock of footwear for men. womea aad chidrrn
All trunks baas aad suit cases arc an after inven-
tory special at 25 Reductions
Men's suits and overcoats are also a big after in-
January
14th Will Be
Third Floor
S3ks and woolens offer attractive after mventory
specials and the Art Dept offers one extra spe-
cial k regular $1.00 hank yarn at the nominal
price of c59c
THE UNDERWEAR SECTION offers after
inventory prices oa all Merode and Maaskg wear
also flannelette gowns and knitted skirts.
Fourth Floor
The Boys' Dept after inventory vehicles our
entire stock of boys' suits overcoats aad faraisa-
Corset Dept. k dosing out a number of high grade
models at BfHitmal prices.
THE GIRLS' OWN SHOP features coats
dresses and hats.
Down Stairs Store
Outdoes all prevkos efforts k an after inventory
special of suits coats and dresses at. . . .$15.00
SHOE DEPT. is dosing out women's high grade
boc g Ik nominal poet pi... r ....... .$2.95
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