Arizona republican., 1898-03-02
WILCOX NEWS.
The Quarantined Cattle Some Mining
 Notes of Interest.

Wilcox, Ariz., March 1.-(Special Correspondence of The Republican J. This town was named after General Orlando B. Wilcox, who was in con- mand of the department of Arizona in 1881, with headquarters at Fort Whip pie. It was during his administration that Lieutenant Hentig met his death on Cibicu creek in Apache county when his party met body of Indian Chiricahua Apache scouts, who re- voted because of the effort of Hen tig's men to secure a medicine man. Four of the scouts were captured, tried and hung at Camp Grant. So much for Wilcox and an incident of the period when this town acquired it's name.
 J. H. Norton & Co.,, who employ tn teams, requiring the attention of about twenty men, on the haul of ore from the Commonwealth gold mine at Pearce to Cochise station, have the contract to haul machinery to and ore from the Table Mountain copper camp under a contract for two years at the rate of 65 cents per hundredweight, distance sixty-nine miles. They have
 
 tents of seven cars, machinery and n12ber, to the camp. This has been
 g the past sixty days and fur
 kauls are expected, besides the
 necessary to a commisSary.
 Id Reef company made a
 ract under a strong compe-
 Soto Bros. of this place,
 being 341A cents per 1C0
 haul is easier and the
 Cess by ten mi es.
 is in Graham and the former in Pinal, and both are near the Cochise county line. The haul to Mammoth is from Tucson. This camp is west of Table Mountain camp ab1 ut fifteen miles.
 Joseph Schwartner & O. bought the interest of George Raum. The later upon receiving his snare of the sale of the Grand Reef proper ties, took leave of Wilcox. He is en route to his old home in Germany and will re- main indefinitely.
 T Two years ago Wilcox was foot deep in water for days, the shed from the mountains northwest being checked here by the railroad. A breakwate1 was put in north of town so that the danger of floods hereafter is greedy leSsened.
 McCourt & Geddis have bought the property now occupied by B. B. Morse, stockbroker, and F. B. Storm butcher, and will erect brick store building on the premises, 37x100 feet, vacating their present contracted quar- ters in which is located the postoffice Hay from the Gila and Salt River valleys is being unloaded and hauled
 
 and a corporal's guard of soldiers came in yesterday to secure the two carloads of mules which have arrived md are to be taken to the post.
 The unusual incident of three big Engines pulling a freight train west, yto go over the Dragons, was observed yesterday morning. There seems to be a heavy freight traffic on the s. P The Arizona stockgrowers' associa- \tion will hold it's first annual meeting today when officers for the ensuing year will be elected. The association assesses cattle lightly, the fund being \held to meet expenses attending lit gation, prosecution of cattle thieves : C. Present directory: W. F. Mich Is, president; E. B. Ryan, first vice resident; E.. A. Jones, second vice esident; H. E. Dunlap, secretary kecutive committee: Burt Dunlap
 R. Hooker, B. E. Norton, w. F Nichols, J. M Cox, w. M. Riggs and w. A. Fiege. Hon. Burt Dunlap oi Aravaipa canyon has sent messa g: to Mrs. Macy for quarters. MT. Dun lap will. attend. the meeting of the stockgrowers' association today
 There appears to be the necess ty ot a first-class restaurant in this town Considering the number of catl raisers, military and mining men anC