The herald., 1898-10-05
AT YUMA
Both County Conventions Met Last
Week-Mining Suit

Week-M1uluS 0ulC
YUMA, Sept. 2s.--This week both the
Democratic and Republican county con-
ventions have met and selected strong
tickets. Both conventions had many aspi
rants for office and were very lively.
The Democrats have nominated the fol-
lowing: For council, Eugene Ives CORNER
ly a state senator in New York state); for
assembly, Mulford Winsor the editor of
the Yuma SUM; for sheriff, Mel Greenleaf;
for recorder, w. E. Marvin "a Rough Ri
der); for district attorney c. L. Brown; for
probate judge, T. V. Connor; for supervis-
ors, Tom Underhill and T. Jordan.
The Republicans have nominated Harry
Carpenter for council; John Wright Qn-
cumbenD, for district attorney; A. Frank
for probate judge; Joe Redondo for record
er; John Speese for sheriff, and c. V. Nee
den and d. Mcintyre for supervisors, and
John Doan for assembly.
Yuma's principal point to be gained in
this campaign Is to elect men to the legis-
lature that have brains enough to hold the
territorial penitentiary in Yuma. Every
session for several times past determined
effort has been made by northern Arizona
to get the penitentiary away from Yuma.
The fight for the council and for sheriff
engross the greatest attention. The rest
of the Democratic ticket is considered a
sure winner.
1t Is rumored that the King of Arizona
mine is bonded to an English syndicate for
50, 900 900 and that work will be pushed at
once from the 200 foot level to depth of
500 feet and then considerable drifting.
The attention of the district court for
A. olr boo 10 hae bxy
a lawsuit involving the title to portion of
one of the claims in the King of Arizona
group. Many witnesses have been SUBJ
poenaed and counsel from Tucson and San
Francisco are contesting the case. The
jury found In favor of the mining company.
The progress of La Fortuna mine, about
twenty miles from Yuma, has been phe-
nomenal. 1t has been netting the owners
$40, 900 a month for long time past. When
the mine was down 150 feet Charles Lane
Of San Francisco, the bonanza king, and
associates bought 1t for $4,000, and now at
depth of 600 feet s3.OOO,OOo would not
buy it.
The Southern Pacific Is going to build a
new steel bridge over the Colorado river
at Yuma. 1t is to be magnificent struc
ture and will require an expenditure Of
about $50OO0 and Will aHorQ work Tor ABOUT
100 laborers for some time.
General Mining News
The Old Dominion Mining company of
Globe resumed smelling of copper ores
last week, after a shutdown of nearly
seventeen months. The stoppage of smelt-
ing was caused by desire to await a near
er approach of the railroad building to-
ward Globe, and the consequent reduction
In the cost Of coke, as we'll as desire to
do further development work to have
enough ore blocked out ahead to cause no
loss in production.
The Turning Point Gold Mining company
is making extensive developments. The
main shaft is now down $50 feet and large
body Of free milling ore is discovered. A
new mill will be erected. Most of the ma
chinery Is on the ground.
From Kingman comes a rumor that the
Maguires have bonded their gold mine
near there to residents of Kingman, who
will put great deal Of prospecting at once
on the claim. The ore has been rocked
lately and yielded about rs cents a barrow
load.
Speaking of values of mines and their
ups and downs, or, rather, want of tudg-
ment or want of nerve of owners to do
more work. some memorable instances may
be cited in Arizona of how mines under
proper and intelligent work have devel-