The herald., 1896-12-28


1t had done. and refused to answer the
hill the horse turned his head away and
was thrown over upon his side. So sud-
denly was this done that the rider did
not have the slightest chance to free him
self from the saddle, and in consequence
was crushed beneath the horse. Hi~
neck and back bones were broken, HI
comrades came to his rescue found him
unconscious and knew that the end was
near. He was placed upon horse and
carried to the nearest ranch, sever miles
away, where he lay alive. but wholly
unconscious. for twelve hours, when he
breathed his last
His body was brought to the city and
was buried this morning at 10 o'clock
The deceased was just a boy, being 1S
years and five days old. He was a
brother of Mrs. Richard Brady and Mrs.
Moss, and was we'll known in the city.
He had large circle of friends, won and
kept by a strict adherence to manly
principle.-Arizona Citizen.
Mr.. John H. Hovey of Geronimo, ar
rived last week from the coal fields. II
Is expected there. he tells the News, that
the district segregated will be thrown
open in ffve or six weeks. There are
about 200 men employed on the ground.
the chief scene of activity being the new
coal fields lying just east of Hog can
yon.
The Old Dominion copper mine at Globe
is furnishing the usual quantity of ore.
Owing to the breaking of one of the
blower shafts at the smelter only the 1OO-
ton furnace is in blast. A new shaft
was received last week and small Jacket
DloWn in. new WOrthington pumU
for the smelter we'll has been received.
ic ,t,1r ;,,
building Is being erected at the mine
and carpenters are framing timbers for
a change house to replace the building
destroyed by fire. The new house. with
the exception of the skeleton frame, will
be constructed of iron sheating as a pro-
lection against f1re.--Arzona Republi-
can.
JOTTINGS.
The Tucson Star claims that the gold
output of Arizona for the present wear
will reach $40. 900 600
Wednesday evening at o'clock Peter
b. Hodges and Miss Agnes Polhamus OF
una were united in the holy bonds Of
Wedlock at the Catholic church, Rev.
father Gheldorf performing the cere-
mony which made them man and wife.
A. G. Hubbard, we'll known Arizon-
ian, lost a $4,000 diamond at Redlands.
Cal, recently
Some of the territorial prisoners are
doing good service in putting the streets
or Yuma in good condition. Now If a
few of them could be employed on the
prison farm they might raise sufficient
garden truck for prison consumption
Tucson Star
A resolution has been passed by the
Phoenix chamber of commerce and
transmitted to Washington condemning
and strongly arguing against the pro-
iect advanced in congress for adding to
the territory of Utah that portion of Ari-
zona lying north of the Grand Canyon of
the Colorado.
Late work on the Old Abe mine has
disclosed quite number of specimens
of wire gold in clear, white gypsum
This is a condition which many contend
does not exist, but it shows for itself and
upsets some of the theories of experts
White Oak Eagle.
sample of sugar cane from Yuma
recently sent to San Francisco yielded
.13.7 per cent sugar. Louisiana cane
yields 1892 per cent; Hawaiian cane
1873 per cent; Java cane 1898 per cent.
James Finley, chairman of the board
of supervisors, came in. from La Osa
yester lay morning. He has made large
sale of cattle to a buyer from California.
The cattle are to be in and the delivery
take place tomorrow probably.
OIl ouIlusty night AHlHOuy CullOH
reached Tucson from San Francisco and
yesterday morning assumed charge at
the Office of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, taking the position va
Gated by J. NJ Or,nsby. Mr.. Coulton has
been in the employ of the company at
San Francisco and other places on the
Pacific coast for a. number of years.
Congress Junction, station on the
Santa Fe. Prescott and Phoenix rail-
road, was held up Wednesday night by
an unknown robber and $40 of Wells,
Fargos money stolen at the point of
pistol. Agent West was alone at the
time. The sheriff is on the trail Of the
robber.
Now, if it be true that petroleum oil
has been struck in boring for artesian
water in the San Pedro valley, then Ari-
zona has developed another resource
which will prove of immense value to
her as fuel, as we'll as light and power
The evidence that petroleum or kindred
fluid has been developed or discovered
in the region referred to appears to be
among the babilities.-Tucson Star