Arizona republican., 1897-09-15

thur Ochiltree of New Britain, Conn.,. making further inquiry about the wild horses of Arizona and wanting to know if he could in any way obtain one or more of them. On the same day the attorney-general received a letter from an Arkansas man on the same subject.
 An Alaskan Railroad company was incorporated ill Phoenix yesterday Articles were filed in the office of the territorial secretary late in the after noon. The name of the company is company. The incorpo-ators are J. M. Underwood, Oliver Els worth, W. M. Elsom and A. W. Lysor of California, B. F. Green law, Jerry Millay and Elijah Smith of Arizona. The capital stock is five million dollars, divided into 50,00O shares. The object of the incorpora- ton is to purchase, construct, main tain, operate and conduct railroads and lines of ferry boats in the terri tory of Alaska. The object Is more definitely explained in. the description of the proposed line, which will have, it's beginning at a point on Prince Williams sound, at or near the head of navigation of Copper river, and will run to a point on or near the Yukon river near the British-Alaskan line. The estimated length of the line will be 400 miles. San Francisco is named as the principal place of business.
 President F. M Murphy of the s. F. P. & F., President E. B. Gage of the Phoenix National bank, and Dr. George W. Vickers returned north yes terday evening. They stopped at Goa gress last night and will return to Prescott today President Murphy, who had not been in the territory since the inauguration of Governor McCord. called on the governor, ac- companied by his brother, Hon. N. O. Murphy, and enjoyed very pleasant visit. MT. Murphy filed in the office of the territorial secretary articles oi incorporation and notice of intention to build the Prescott & Eastern rail road, known as the Big Bug line, which will run from point on the s. F. P. & P. main line four and a half miles north of Prescott, to May CTS station on the Black canyon stage line. The incorporators are D. M. Ferry, c. c. Bowen and Simon J. Mur- phy of Detroit; N. K Fairbank, Jay Morton and G. W. Kretzinger of Chi cago, and F. M. Murphy. The length of the line will be thirty miles, the capital stock S30,00O a mile.
 The people of Flagstaff are putting forth every effort to make things pleasant for Phoenix visitors. In fact, more pains are taken to accom- modate Phoenicians than any other people Dr. Duffield, who has lately re- turned from his first trip to Flagstaff and the Grand canyon, is filled with admiration for the climate and wonder flll scenery and with thankfulness to the folks of Flagstaff and J. w. Thur Der, the owner of the stage line and hotel near the rim of the canyon. He was member of a party consisting of Mayor Adams, Aaron Goldberg. Captain Brainers, U. 5. A., and Pro- lessor Morris of the Yale law scchol. The ride in the bracing air over a solid road, through lofty pines from Flagstaff to the canyon, is itself something to be remembered with pleasure. The hctei is pleasant home, wanting nothing conducive to personal comfort, and then-the can yon, but that is a point at which de- scriptiOn grows inadequate. Dr. Duffield believes that Captain John Hance is hardly less remarkable than the canyon itself. Captain Hance has for years told visitors that the canyon at that point is eighteen tniles wide and that statement has been accepted as 6 geographical fact. He told the doctor so, but the statement was not convincing, for the doctor could easily distinguish trunks of trees on the ether side. He called Captain Hance out and talked to him confdentially. He begged him for once to descend to accuracy. The captain said with hest tation and in a low trembling voice that the width was probably six miles. This is fact never until now made public.