Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-01-27

Robt. NJ. Straus. of Yuma, is making
himself useful during his visit to For
tuna, by acting as superintendent
while Fred J. Martin is absent on a
! trip to California
The Pima Investment & Trading Co..
! has just closed an important cattle
deal in which they have sold 1000 head
of cattle for May delivery. The price
to be paid and the name of the pur-
chasers could not be learned.-Citizen.
| A. 7. Parcrazi left Yuma Sunday for
HermosiIlo, Mexico, where if the pros
poets are as favorable as he has been
/ informed they are. he will open a BIZ
cycle shop. He has already closed his
Yuma store.
Miss Cecilia Barney, of Yuma, is
visiting at Hedges with Mrs Charles
Baker, during the absence of Mr.. Bak-
er, who is attending to the develop
ment of his recently discovered claims
in Copper Mountain district.
| S. NJ. Waterman, of Walnut Grove,
has left Prescott for the Klondike He
has some friends now in that section.
His family will reside in Prescott.
His friends wish him a safe journey
and a fortune in the Klondike.
Well known people from all parts of
Arizona are preparing to join the mul
| titude that is bound for ALASKA A
rough estimate of the number of All
ZOnanS who are already on the Wa
and those who will go shortly will
reach the 200 mark.
Some magnificent oranges from the
Salt River valley are on sale at our
stores. Our neighboring Territory
seems to be doing more rustling than
our New Mexico people. They are ex-
perimentOrs from away back. Their
work should be copied Gallup(N. NJ
Cleaner.
The Golden Wave mine has just
started up under new management.
with many improvements including
Il new gasoline hoist. J. ii. Costello,
a capitalist of Buffalo. \. V. who is
back of the enterprise, closed the mine
down temporarily in order to make
some needed changes.
Saturday last the Yavapai county
Supervisors appointed John Munds
county assessor Mr.. Munds has grown
up in Yavapai county: has for years
| followed the business of ranching and
cattle raising; has served as deputy
sheriff under Sheriff Ruffner: has a
good record as private citizen and Of
| ficer.
A new hosting plant on the Silver
Trail mine, Yavapai county, has been
completed. 1t is on the new working
shaft of the mine, row down 80 feet.
| The shaft is Il double compartment.
| with an air tight partition for air GER
culation. This shaft will be sunk to
depth of 1000 feet. levels being run
every 100 feet. There is five feet of
solid ore in the bottom of the shaft
This ore starts at the top 20 inches
wide and gradually widens to five feet
s. A Parnall. superintendent of the
Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelt-
ing Co, returned from Michigan.
He spent the time at his home in Red
Jacket in the heart of the Lake mining
district. and greatly enjoyed the visit.
Mr.. Parnall has no information to i'm
part in regard to the plans of his COM
pany- For the present they will not
enlarge their operations. although sew
eral matters of Importance are under
consideration. Mr. Parna1I confirms
the railroad news and is informed that
construction will begin by the 10th of
next month.-Silver Belt
A lively runaway occurred last even
ing just east of the city. ]. B. Fraker
was coming into town from his ranch
near Pantano with Il large load of hay
to which was hitched four horses, and
another wagon followed. driven by
another party. with two horses attach
ed. Just as they reached the railroad
crossing east of town a passing train
frightened the horses on the rear wa
gon and they started to run. They
did not run far, however. until the wa
gon was overturned and literally
smashed to pieces. The horses were
caught soon after and nobody was
hurt.-Citizen.
The bids for the erection of the new
AO.U.W temple were opened at the
meeting of that lodge last night.
Messrs. Guerovich & Fitzpatric being
the lowest bidders, namely for S16,-
24900. the contract was awarded to
them. The bond which is required was
furnished and the contract was sign
ed today. Mr.. Guerovich stated this
that they would commence
work on the building Immediately. 1t
will consist of two stories and a base
large store rooms and the second will |
be devoted entirely to the lodge pur |
poses.-CitiZen.
o'clock, Dick Shroup. an aged miner, |
who has resided in Yavapai county |
since 1872. expired suddenly in the !
office of the Sherman house. He was |
sitting by the stove and got up; start |
ing toward the door he fell before |
reaching it and died within five min
ties. He had been complaining of his
heart for some time, and no doubt |
leart trouble was the cause. Decesas
I'd was 81 years old. and an old sol
lier- He has been stopping with John
Raible. Mr.. Raible telegraphed to de-
:eased's brother at Kingman. In the
meantime the body is at S. A LOgan's
parlOrS. -Journal-AIiner.
Report is that there was another
ave in the Fairview tunnel yesterday
and that four men We're
-aught in the falling mass of dirt and
ocks. The men We're all more or less
injured. One of them. Mr.. Denair, is
aid to be seriously hurt. He was
brought to Prescott yesterday TO be
AIRED for. The railroad company is
eported to be offering one dollar an
our to get men TO work in the tunnel
his is the tnuuel that recently caught
re and in which several men at work
lter on were killed. Division Super |
ltendent John Denair is the man hurt.
lie was brought to Prescott in an I'M |
OnSciouS condition, and did not regain
until one p. III. yesterday {
lie said he took out his watch to see