Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-11-04
Pima County:

The Board of Supervisors met in eee- sion yesterday morning. MF. A. c. Barnard was placed in nomination for Clerk of the Board by Thos. Bullock and seconded by Ssmaniego. On it being placed to vote Ssmsniego and Bullock voted yes and Mir. Shnmaeker DO. Pedro Bricts wss appointed night guard at the jail in placssof Van Alstine, who was discharged for neglect of duty. The contrscs for repairs to the couFs houee caused by the'Fecsnt fire was let to 0. D. Parsons for sS0O0. The Board audited few accounts :and then sd- journed. Tucson Star.
 R. O. Lowell, of Phoenix has been in the city for the past three days figuring on sewer system for Tucson, Rs well es some concrete psvements. He leaves shis morning for Nogales to look into some concrete pavement work there. ! MT. Lowell understand his business and will give the Nogsles people good work if the seme is entrusted 50 him. Tucson Star.
 W. Barton, in the employ of Noston, Drake 6 Oo.. of this oity, accidentally killed Peter Hinokly, of Ell Peso. at San Simon, Wednesday. Barton had charge ] of their commisssry caF st the time and while standing around the s. P. depot | he picked up an old rife and while ex | smining it she gun went suddenly of, l striking Peter Hinchly in the breast, the bulleb passing through the body. | Hinckley was immediately taken to Wilcox and placed under medical at ! tendance, but without avail, he dying 8 few hours afteR. A coroner's jury was summoned and an inquest held, the | jury eKoneFating BaIson.-Tucson StGr. 1 0. F. Hoff, treasurer of Pima county,
 returned from San Francisco, where he went in the interest of the Tucson
 street railway. While there he puR- chased foor horse CATS for use on this road and also contracted with c. c. Maag, former rosdmseteE of the s. P.
 railway, to lay the track for shis road
 They expect to begin operations in about a week and will have she line completed to she depot in three weeks
 and to the University by the first of January. He reports tbe buei- ness outlook in California very bright
 and that there is considerable talk among the lower OaiitoRniens about the
 annexation of San Diego county to Arizona, ss advocated by several of the
 San Diego county pspeFs.-TWcson n
 Star.
 Two Mexicsns became involved in 8
 TOW over 8 game of cards at Washington Camp last Sunday and the result was
 that one was stabbed and killed. The dead man won all the other fellows
 money and the loser followed the win ner into the dark end cut him up wisb dirk knife. The stebbeE was arrested
 but ris name was not learned. Citizens arrested him and tied him doWn till the officers arrived. Border Vidette.
 The Board of Directors of the Tucson Street,Rsilway met st she efics of the
 solicitor last night to take final action on the building of she street csr line to
 the depot and University. MT. Hoff
 was authorized 50 employ 8 civil en- gineep and an expert track layer and start in to work on laying the track this week. Some of the material has arrived and the ties and rails will be
 here by Thursday. The Secretary was instructed to make 8 second call of D per cent. on the stock subnoribsd, to
 meet the payments on ties, rails and on
 @ piece of property foF csF barn, purchased -Stdr.
 The following facts in regard to the Congress mine are taken from the
 report of Supt. W. F. Sssunson: Four
 hundred and twenty-five men gre em- ployed; monthly payroll S300,000- The daily output is 12O tons of ore, averaR-
 ing S2O, and shipment of twenty-five
 oars per month ot high grade ere The
 40 stamp mill crushes ihe ore from
 three shafts No. l, 1,750 feet deep; INo. ?, 1,4OO feet, and No 3, ], 100 feet. No. l is lighted by elsctEicity. A rev
 hoistiDg plant has been ordered for No. ?, capable of going to depth of 5000
 feet, and in shaft No a similar hoist
 will be placed, capable of hoietinR 8 load of 10000 pounds at the rate of ,O0O
 feet per minute, for 5000 feet depth.
 As She cy enlde mill 100 tons of tsilinge
 are handled daily The comp any in-
 tend to enlarge this branch of the busi- | nese.--TucsOl Citizen.