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Benson Signal

Location

Benson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1916

Page

7

Mining and metal prices and Cripple Creek June output

Lead in New York at 7.00 per hundred weight and bar silver at 6.23 per ounce. Spelter at 11.21 in St Louis. Copper casting at 25.14. Boulder tungsten at 20.28 per 60 percent unit. Cripple Creek district produced 82 946 tons in June valued at 1 183 371 with average 14.26 per ton. North Maricopa Gold Mining organized Phoenix boom slogan. Continuous plant work and ore shipments noted.

New York St. Louis Cripple Creek Arizona Ruth Indian Creek McCabe Davis Slate Creek Phoenix North Maricopa Gold Mining Company New Cornelia Calumet & Arizona Ajo Tappan Bill Williams Rawhide Oklahoma Stoddard Company Agua Fria Denver Pueblo Col

Colorado Mines See Activity Spread Across Districts

Reports show high grade silver lead zinc ore opened at Deluge in Mon tezuma district and rapid mining growth near Salida with 200 workers. Lake City Hinsdale county district gains from metal prices and new finds. Midwest Refining declares 2 percent quarterly dividend totaling 360000. Vindicator Consolidated in Cripple Creek lists 6 percent quarterly plus special 6 percent dividend totaling 90000.

Montezuma Salida Chaffee County Colorado Breckenridge Montezuma Mines Lake City Hinsdale County Midwest Refining Company Vindicator Consolidated Gold Mining Company Vindicator Golden Cycle Cripple Creek

Keiser Mining Incorporation Papers Filed in Albuquerque

The Keiser Mining Company of Albuquerque filed incorporation papers with a capitalization of 10000 dollars. Additional leases were turned in for a test boring for oil at Dayton. Mogollon Mines reported fourteen bars of bullion and eight tons of high grade concentrate from 875 tons treated. The Oaks Company at Mogollon reported pay ore from north drift and south tunnel raises shipping to a custom mill. Ore body No 1 in Clifton mine extends north via new crosscut into the adit foot wall. Mayfield mine east of Tularosa was bonded and leased to Guitierrez & Co. by Jack Purdy, who also bonded and leased land east of Tularosa for 17000 dollars with a royalty on ore.

Keiser Mining Company of Albuquerque Dayton Mogollon Mines The Oaks Company Mogollon North Drift Raise South Tunnel Eberle Custom Mill Clifton Mayfield Tularosa Guitierrez & Co Old Mexico Jack Purdy Purdy

Oil firms report drilling progress in Wyoming fields

A. M. Berringer rigs four miles south of Cody as Laramie Oil Development Co drills its fifth well five miles west of Laramie and encounters heavy gas flow in Well No. 5. Midwest Oil Co completes three Grass Creek wells with one producing about 700 and reaching 150 feet above the rig before control.

A. M. Berringer Cody Laramie Oil Development Co Laramie Midwest Oil Co Grass Creek

Uncommon virtue and simple kitchen wisdom recur

Dickens quotes about striving beyond crooked paths and the greatness of spirit. A recipe for a lemon frozen dessert blends practical sugar work with moral reflection on grit. The piece links personal effort to benefiting others who would suffer without disciplined effort.

Household Cookery Notes From A Busy Kitchen

A series of practical recipes and tips for meat and desserts. Center-cut ham slices are salted with sour milk and broiled, while curries with mutton or lamb use onion, curry powder, mint, stock, and a rice border. Recipes also cover cherry rose leaf pie, cream of pea soup, not croquettes made with potatoes and nuts, and creamed sweetbreads with onion flavored sauce. Includes two literary quotes.

Tasty garnish ideas from olives to lemon jelly and banana whip

A collection of old fashioned kitchen notes suggests serving olives stuffed with caviar as a garnish for roast duck and in sandwiches. It also describes lemon jelly with apples as an accompaniment to roast fowl and offers several sweets and sauces including college sandwiches and a unique lempinor sauce.

Ice Cold Summer Drinks and Punch Recipes

A collection of refreshing beverages for hot days including root beer ginger ale strawberry punch Pinard Duchess Punch Cherry Julep and Mint Tea with simple preparation steps and fruit and herb garnish ideas. Ends with aphorisms from Sir John Lubbock and P T Barnum on mind and politeness.

Taken Philosophically. Murphy loses a hand in quarry blast

An Irishman named Murphy loses a hand in a quarry blasting accident on a payday. Quarry workers gather and console him as an ambulance is awaited. He remarks that things could be worse, noting it could have been the hand with his wages.

Red Cross Bag Blue Advertises Whiter Clothes

An old ad promotes Red Cross Bag Blue for wash day promising clothes whiter than snow. It claims availability at all grocers and emphasizes a brightening effect.

Red Cross

What Bait and a Quick Line for Mr Jimson

The clipped item notes a quip about inviting a queer fish, Mr Jimson, and a line is dropped. It also mentions a curious line about Guinea pigs not coming from Guina and not being pigs. China imports nearly 200 million gallons of kerosene annually.

China

Hypnotism in Animals Across Species and Tricks

The article describes animal hypnosis across species from a hen in 17th century experiments to cobra, frog, crab, crayfish and insects. It notes how certain methods induce stiffness or catalepsy, with persistence times varying by species and even offering life-saving potential in insects.

Athanasius Kircher India Ernest Mangold

Classic Salads Dressings and Variations From Pantry Staples

The article outlines choosing high quality oil for dressings and proper storage. It then details several salad recipes including Swiss Salad with cucumber and lamb, Chicken Salad with olive oil and onion, another Chicken Salad layering chicken and vegetables with mayonnaise, Watercress Salad with cucumber and French dressing, and Spanish Onion Salad with peppers and olives.

Women Propose and Marry First in New Guinea Custom

In New Guinea the custom assigns marriage proposals to women who send a string to a man’s sister or mother. If he accepts, they wed with a betrothal announced and branding on the man’s back. A jilted lover’s friends may seek retribution, and a faithless woman risks being eaten by her suitor.

New Guinea

The Saving Syllable Echoes

A used up hat retrieved from a ring sparks a wry exchange about appearances and rhetoric. The speaker defends dignity and force of expression, insisting on a stronger pose to avoid seeming pathetic.

His Only Fear and the Sword Suspended by Hair

A fragmentary quotation evokes Damocles and fear of danger as he asks for a sword suspended by baldness. The exchange contrasts perceived safety with a sharpened threat. The terse line hints at dramatic testing of risk and illusion.

Damocles

Jokes From History Highlight Odd School Days

The piece recaps two humorous anecdotes. One recalls William S. Coy working as a bookkeeper in a plumbing shop during vacation and chasing a borrowed pipe stretcher. The other notes a father's surprise at the window as his son reveals a peer’s disbelief that he has no hair atop his head.

William S. Coy Columbus Dispatch Harry Tommy Perkins

Breaking It Gently After a Fatal Dynamite Blast

Casey races to inform Mrs. Murphy of Pat’s death from the blast. He asks about life insurance and then bluntly notes the boys may have trouble collecting it, prompting a grim exchange about the payout.

Casey

Fifty Fifty Deal At Chicago Convention

Politicians at a Chicago convention were approached by a down on his luck acquaintance asking for ten dollars. One congressman opened his wallet and gave five dollars, after the man said ten. The politician said, I know you asked for ten, but this way we both lose five.

Chicago Jack

Ice Arrival Delayed As Snow Question Lingers

A husband quotes poetry asking about the snows of yesterday while wife presses on the missing ice delivery due this morning. The brief exchange captures a household moment as winter weather disrupts routine deliveries.

Siberian Rivers Flow Over Ice Bed Despite Heavy Barges

A barrel of petroleum usually contains 42 gallons. Several Siberian rivers flow over beds of solid ice, complicating navigation and transport in winter.

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