Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1884-10-04

purchase by J.A.&F w Benson o.
forty-two car loads Of stock for theii
several ranches on the Little Colorado
This splendid arrival composed Of 26s
head OF Devons, and Durhans, in about
equal parts. were taken on the cars al
Oakland, California, also 1910 extra
fine, Z bred, merino sheep, were load
ed at Tulsre Valley. and are as fine
stock as ever entered Arizona.
The new bridge across the Colorado
Is now under full headway, and the
work is being pushed by the company
with the greatest dispatch. L VIII be
Howe truss with three spans. one
200 feet long and two leo feet each.
This is exclusive Of the draw, which IS
about 100 feet long. The whole viii
be $50 feet, and VIII he substantially
built Sc as to Withstand the foods
Yuma Sentinel.
Mr. W. c. Smith reports business
good at Casa Grande. he shipped a
car load Of copper, last week, from the
Casa Grande Copper Co.'S reduction
works. and received . carloads Of
coke for the same company. There ID
considerable Development work id
progress in Casa Grande district and
the mines are an looking well Z
strike Of high grade ore in the Copper
osity Is reported Florence Enter
prise.
A glove fight, which promises to Be
holly contested, has been arranged to
come of tonight ut Tombstone. The
contestants are Harry c. Bennle,
champion q Neiv Mexico. and Jack
Hughes. who has gained some notorie
ty in California as hard hitter
Bennie stands 5 feet s inches and
weighs lbs pounds, while Hughes IS 6
feet in height and tips the beam at
10. The fight win be for 500 and
championship Of the west.
Agent Wilcox. of San Carries has
resigned. This reminds rs that Mr.
Wilcox talks one say and reports an
other In a private conversation with
US. before bis return to Colorado, be
was in favor Of segregating the Deer
Greek coal fields from the reservation,
but in his report to Mr. Teller, pre-
pared subsequently. lie makes a con-
trary recommendation What occa-
stoned this change Of heart passes cur
comprehension. It could not have
been prompted by disinterested mo-
tiyes, aud We shall keep an eye upon
the movements of Mr. Wilcox
Florence Enterprise.
D. T. Hsrshaw. well and favorably
known throughout The territory, died
Tuesday morning at bis home IN Har-
shaw Canyon. He first came to Arr
IONA as a sergeant IN company X.
Capt. Nick Dayis First california In
fantry. For a time he was stationed
at Fort Craig. n n. where he was
mustered out Of service. subsequently
he returned to Arizona where be has
since lived. and followed successfully
the occupation II rancher and miner.
The funeral was quite largely attend
ed at Tucson on Wednesday. The So
ciety Of Pioneers, the delegates to the
Democratic convention and many pri-
yate citizens Of this town, escorted the
remains TO their last resting place.
lie leaves a widow but no children.
The Ray Copper Company's mines
and works have been closed down for
the present and the men discharged.
It win probably de several months be-
fore work viii be resumed there The
cause Of the CLOSE down was the fail
IRE of The concentrating mill to per-
form the work expected oft. It was
guaranteed. b. the manufacturers 70
seventy tons per day, and
at the end Of a ten day 5 trial it proved
incapable Of concentrating more than
twenty-five tens per day TIE ore
being low grade. the mill must handle
seventy tons per day e pay a good
profit. and The company are determined
to have a mil Of that capacity. hence
they arc making arrangements for
new machinery 81 the style recon-
menaed 81 Mr. Boucher before The
mill mas ordered. The conn
paay mines ere al right, nd never
looked better The present mill was
a new experiment and should moi have
been tried al aIl At l1ast 20 per rent
Of Tie nining failures ii Afizbna IS a.
Be JUSTLY cha eed 10 The aispo Ilion s.
eastern comp nies to try neis stFies q
rsanctien maehiae + Is ap q
cell bali u this kua of ne
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