Arizona republican., 1897-12-02
ALL OVER ARIZONA.
Late News From Every Corner of the
 Territory.

tered at the New OrndOrH yesterday. MT. Peek is a gentleman of capital and is largely interested in mining properties south of Casa Grande.- Tucson Star
 Th entire band of cattle, known for merly as the Fred Hughes cattle," and running in the Rincons, were included in the cattle shipment to California made on Monday. Mrs. Hughes having sold them recently. They numbered only some sixty-odd in all-Tucson Star.
 Judge George R. Davis returned on this mornings train accompanied by Mrs. Davis and the family of c. D. Hoover. MT. Hoover having gone by yesterday mornings train to meet them at Deming. The party were to arrive yesterday morning but lost one day en route by missing a connection. Tucson Star.
 The Papago Indians at the San Xavier reservation are making prep arations for grand feast and pow WOW to occur on Thursday and Friday of this week. The occasion is the an niveTsary or patron saints day Of the San Xavier mission, San Fran cisco A great many people from Tucson are contemplating a visit to the mission on Thursday evening" Tucson Citizen.
 The Yuma Sun has the following truthful observations: ''The theory that the mines of Arizona do not go down has been refuted as thoroughly as may be with the present degree of development. The deepest mines in the territory are bigger and richer on the bottom than anywhere else, and every one of the terTitory's gcld mines abandoned after having. once been placed on 9 paying basis, were abandoned ineXcusably.''
 Mining at Res mont is locking up and ! large amount Of good copper ore is being mined in thas vicinity. J. K. Brown has what is perhaps one of the most promising mines in that district, in the Mar. aganse-r mine. He has six men at work and about 200 tons of high grade copper ore ready for shipm nit which will aver age 25 per cent copper. Mr, Brown left this city Sunday evening for h. s mine and expects to be gone for sew eral days.-Tucson Citizen.
 No news has been received today regarding the Black Jack band. It is understood that the governor of So- nora refuses to deliver the prisoners without proper papers, which will consume considerabel time. Should the band prove to be the real Black Jack bandits they will be tried in this county first on the charge of killing Robson. the brave officer who met his death at their hands. Several charges Of robbery that occurred in this county would also be produced. -Tombstonta ProspectOr.
 Last evening quite a fire was no- tfced at the Old Guard mine, the flames consuming the entire building where th5' assay office was located. Some assaying was done just prior to the confagraion, and iU is pie suined a hot coal from the furnace was ahe direct cause. The scales and much of the fixtures of the office were saved by Mir Gee, and alth 1ugh the ~-33oss will foot ID considerable, the most Of the damage was the building, which was burned to the ground The other buildings were saved, and t was fortunate no wiad was blowing, otherwise considerable damange might have r5sulted.-Tombstone Prospector.
 The booming of ordnance down 9. Fort Whipple, early last Saturday morning, announced the arrival there of a geneual officer Of the United States army Upon inquiring as to the cause for the salute, we were il- formed that General Otis, present commander Of this department, w3s then visiting that post. The -etel- ton or abandonment of Fort Whip pie depends largely upon the char of ,.- eral Miles. It therefore behooves our people to bestir themselves, would they have Fort Whipple continue to be, as it undoubtedly should, per manamt garrison and the chief mili- tary post of northern Arizona-Pick and Drill.
 Diphtheria of a malignant type has been reported to the county authoFi- ties as having made its appearance in Arivaca and vicinity. A special meet ing of the board of supervisors was called yesterday to take immadiat e steps to prevent a spreading Of the disease Members Schumacher and Samaniego were present. After pos sessing themselves of all the infor- matiom obtainable concerning the positive existence at Arivaca of the disease a quarantine of that district was ordered and Dr. P B. Purcell, ap- pointed agent in charge, with instruc- tions to report in full to the county health officer here. The deputy sher- ifs of that district were also instrue5- ed to aid in strictly enforcing the rantine.-Tucson Citizen.
 Captain Hugh L. Scott, Seventh cavalry, U. s. A., is in Tucson from Fort Sill, Indian Territory, where he has been on duty for a considerable time. To the Star the captain stated that the renegade Apaches, of whom Geronimo is the head, are now located at Fort Sill, having been placed th5re few years ago. The band now num- bers 30S members. They have ia cul- tivation 700 acres of land and own about HOO cattle. These Indians are