Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-08-26
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.gstaf Sun Democrat:

ot the. Big Bug onyx quarries iu Ysvs
 pal county, and Hon. J. 0. Adams
 mayor of Phoenix, lief, Saturday noon
 from here for tbe Moqui village to teke in the snake dance. Charley Clark sc
 companied them as guide and Jack
 Woods went along as cook.
 Mir. Robert Davis of Phoenix, 8 vers
 agreeable gentleman hnd experienced
 druggist, has succeeded F. W. Smith
 in the management of the Pioneer Drug
 store.
 T. ;s the opinion of many mining men
 that the district in which the big oop-
 per deposits have been found back from
 the Grand Canyons rim has Deyer re
 ceived the attention from prospe ctoIs 1t
 ehould have. The indications gre strongly in favor of the opinion advan- csd by bhem that tbe borders of the dis trict are yet unknown While the suE- face indiostiors mey not be so strorg there is reason to believe that the dis srios extends back from the Canyon twenty five miles. The greatest dis tance from the rim where development work has been done is about fifteen miles. There are no evidences that the ground south of this point has been prospected at all.
 Tucson Star:
 Our evening cote mporsry states that the Rsv. Howard Bil!msn has resigned the positions of Chancellor of the Board of Regents and President of the Uni. versity.
 Judge Davis will go to Florence on Monday to hear the case of the Case Graude Valley Canal Go. vs T. H. Mc- Lelian ct sls., in which an application has been made for the removal of the Receiver heretofore appointed, Judge Dean being disqualified to sit in the chair.
 The Tucson smelser will blow in it's furnace again in day OF two on cop per ores having recently received car load of ore from the Silver Bell mine owned by the company, also about ten hons of selected ore from Mineral Hill and several tons from the SierFitss to- Retber with other small lots from chlor ldeRs.
 Col. Herring was about tbs city yes- terday on business, but becsuse of mashed great toe had to obtsin the ser- vices of s.carry all to do so. The state msnt that he suffered from an attack of the gous is unfounded, although any reference Go the genial ColonePs feet could hardly be correctly stated as en- tirely without foundation.
 The demand for houses is increasing daily and they are not to be had and yet every carpenter and builder in Tue son is taxed to the uttermosb and buildings are going up iu every quarter of the city, but we must nave many more for the coming visitors this fall and winter.
 The extensive copper veine and de- poeits of the Table mountains are to be developed and the value of the same de. termined. The Table Mountain Copper Company, with It's principle office in Chicago, was organized some time since with strong dictatorship and ample capital have purchased the Burgess group of mines which have for some years boEe She reputation of containing large ore bodies of copper and gold and of very high grade. Thos. Wirthers, of Cripple Greek, Colo chief of U. s. engaged se manager of the company. He is an experienced mining man and l will leave for the camp soon with 8 | force of men to enter upon the develop | mens of the property on a scale com mensurate with it's importance which | pess. There Is no doubt but whst suo- oess will crown this enterprise for it has | great merit.
 Tombstone Prospector:
 A party of Nogales mining men is being organized to go to the Ysqui l river where the rich placer diggings were struck. The party will go by the Ajo mountains, then across the Bsto- pilss range where thay strike the Yequi river and folIDw 1t down to the strike Hon. Sam F. Webb and w. E Pome roy of that place, will head the party.
 Coed reports of another find of rich ore in the Gold Cliff at PssFce was re- ,eived by G. H. Fitta today. The rock is of peculiar color, but big flakes of horn silver can plainly be seen while ,he assay value in gold gives good ignre The ore Is being stopped out md hoissed for shipment. Courier:
 Deputy U. s. Revenue Collector Burns, of Arizooa and New Mexico, who has been quite. sick in Prescott, as sufficiently recovered to be able to walk around town. The Courier ye ,ently referred to MT. Burns es ex- 'evenue collector, but the nearest ap- 1ro6ch he has made to be ex collector vss during his recent sickness, when he lad 8 close call for that heaven where III good Democrats go. uohdUe Miner:
 The gold mines situated a few miles outh of Kingmsn are bound to attract I55sB tion. So far only small veins Of ich ore have been uncovered but larger edges are sure to be found there whep i1