Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-12-09


 Pearce this morning. He states that building is continuing and, a better | feeling among the citizens and busi ness men of that burg now exists than 1 ever before. .-Pr0spector
 The report that euother postmaster has been appointed for the Tombstone ofice is an unfounded rumor. Tele- graphic inform ation received from Washington states that no such action has been taken. The tsrm of the pres ent incumbent does not expire till June next.-Prospector.
 Alex. Smith csme in todey from PearFe. He states that the work on the drift of the Six Mile Hill property to tap the rich schute of ore discovered on the surface is being pushed ahead with vigoF. It is expected the body of ore will be found within this week .- ProspectOr.
 Some more exosllent copper ore wss exhibited today by G. W. Swain from his mine in the Dragons. This prop eFty Is developing into a rich mine. At
 
 value and uniformity. The progress and gratifying results of this property is doing much t)werds demonstrating the tscs that large bodies of rich ore exists in the Dragons ard will tend to incite prospectors to give this range more sttention.-ProSpecto
 Last evening quite 8 fire wss noticed at the Old Guard mine, the flames con- sumiDg the entire building where the assay office was located. Some assay ing was done just prior to the co1fagra- tion and it is presumed hot coal from the furnace was the direct cause. The scales and much of the fixtures of the office were saved by Mr. Gee, and, although the loss will foot up oonsidera- ble, the most of the demt ge WIS the building, which was burnt to the ground. The other buildings were saved snd it was fortunate no wind WAS blowing otherwise considerable damage might have resulted. d.-Prospector
 The following from the T1vo Re pu6lics, of Mexico, IS said of a former oitizen of our county, who is vel known here: "Mr. H. T. Richards, oi Sonora. is at Iturbide, and completing hls arrangements for the construction of a largs irRiRating reeel VoIr nesl HeFmoeille. It is intended to at lees water 100000 sores of land. The pro ject is being carried out on large soal' and will be another one of those sub stsntisl ente1pEie which American Speaking of the Ysqui gold fields, MF Richards ssys the gold is there, but il most instances it will require larg capital to develop it. ."-Prospector. The mysterious disappears nc4 of Geo A. Gibson on Friday last from Fs Huachucs and the fact that he hts no been heard of since, has caused con siderable anxiety among his friends ant , isFly known as "WhiepeFine George has been osrrying mail for Slime Caller between Husohuce Siding and the mili tsEy post. On Friday he delivered th mail es usual to Postmaster Wegdwell He was seen about she post until even ing and then suddenly dropped ous O sight. InqniFy and search was institut | ed without avail and nothing hes beel heard of him since. Is WAS reported tha he was seen the next morning at th' LeYFieu ranch on the river, bus he diC not tsFry there and nothing in his de l pector.
 l. No news has been received today re gsrding the Black Jack band. h i understood that the goveI nor of Sonorl refuses to deliver ths prisoners withou proper papers, which will consume con siderable time. Should the band prov' to be the real Blsok Jack bandits they will be tried in this county first on tht charge of killing Robinson, the brav' officer who met his death as thei hands. Several charges of robbery tha occurred in tbis county would also b' produced .-Prospector
 Antonio Apache, probably the bes educated sboFigine ever produced by eAo 4cEEl6OE9S IS Nl5ib46H aEiZCl6 a present sfteF sn absence of many year. in the east, spent in learning of his pale faced brothers. He is 8 fulls bloodst Ohirtcahue, grandson of the once gFea chief after whom the county of Cochise YVES named, and was captured when { ohild by General Howsrd, in the ChiFi cahua mountains. He escaped from Fortress Monroe, Virginia, where he was tH ken after his capture, and went to New York City, where his intelll- genca attracted the attention of educs- tors, end Antonio was taken in hand and developed into 8 useful agent oi the geveEnment in the securing of eth biological specimens from the tribes ot the southwest, on 8 quest of which character he is ss present in AFizons.- Pr0spector.
 YaVapai County.
 J. I Coleman, who has been engaged l in unfnirO near Pauzop fa- oon,a &;r,.