Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
Arizona Day by Day Live News Taken From Territorial Exchanges.


 Mrs. J. P. I4antz, a former resident ot Prescott, died at Albuquerque re- gently Of smallpox. Her husband was engaged in the hide business in Ari- Zcna.
 Mrs Burt left today for Phoenix and Los Angeles to attend to business mat ters concerning the estate of James c. Burt. Also to confer with parties who desire to organize a drug company to establish drug stores throughout Ari- zCna.-JOurnal-Miner.
 Mr. c. Laforgue, director general Of the Santa ROsalia Mining company, in Lower California, passed through No gales Wednesday morning on his way to the mines. MT. Laforgue lives in Paris and makes an annual visit of in spection to this well known property. Oasis.
 Last year Arizona stool fourth in the list of states with her production of gold Since January, rich strikes have been made in several different parts of the territory, and if the new discoveries turn out as they bid fair to it will be Colorado, California, Arizona next year.
 Adam Ludy one of Colorado valleys progressive farmers, last week exhib- ited bunch of wheat grown on his fam in the valley, which was in full head. This is q record for early ma turing which the farmers of the Unit ed States will find difficulty in equal ing.-Yuma Sun.
 The Bisbee Orb claims that the Cop per Queen company produces copper 992 per cent fine at less ccst per cent company in the territory. The output of the mine for the past year exceeded that of '97 by over 5000 900 pounds, the output in 97 being 25,953,521 pounds, while that Of '98 was 34,00G,000.
 MT. Thorpe Of More1ci. secretary and manager of the Eagle Creek Water Works cOmpany, was down enc day last week, and from him it is learned that all the machinery for the pumping station was Cn the ground at Eagle creek and that the pipe was laid, ex- cept for about two miles, where il will be as soon as the pipe can be placed along the route. In the meanwhile tho company is busy laying the mains and putting pipe in the MCCenci nOuses.-- Graham Bulletin.
 E. A. Jones of Arivaipa is visiting Tucson, says the Citizen. MT. Jones speaks in high terms of the Grand Reef mines, which are unde.e the manage ment of Colonel J. w. Payne Over B. 5G0 feet of development work has been done in shafts, drifts and crosscuts. Immense ore bodies are exposed of a high grade. Sixty fiFst-class workmen are carried on the pay roll and MT. Jones says. there is, not a4better ordered mining camp in Arizona, CT a mine which presents such fIninensa bodies Of good ore. E1% ,..z,i
 A gentleman in New York city. hay ing large interests in Bisbee, has kind ly offered through Manager Broome to outfit the Bisbee base ball club with new suits complete. The offer has been most graciously accepted and suits, twelve in number, and made of the best material, in league style, are now being made by Spalding Bros. and ing the kindness and generosity of the offer, the Bisbee ball club will adopt name for their nine suggested by this gentleman, and hereafter they will be known as the Copper Kings"
 Word comes from Ehrenberg that ] the placer mines of PClOmas district are taking mere money out of the gravel new than fer many years, and . especially at the former place, where a strike has been made which is yield ing from S10 t0 $15 per day. About
  day and night. The extent of the strike is probably not known as yet The placer miners of Middle Camp and Gro Fino are also doing well-bet- ter, in fact, than fer a long time. T. P. Laird, one Of the old-timers of the district, dry washes from $2 to S4 in 1 gold per day out of the gravel at Gro Fino. Mir. I-ai-3 is 63 years of age.
 Those horseless carriages that arc going to carry tourists to the Grand canyon have utilized a whole lot of newspaper space. of late but have you noticed any aecb1lnE under the Assso- clated Press? It's all special work The News is no Chicago Journal nor Globe-Democrat but can state posi- lively that the Santa Fe has ordered no automobiles and have entered into TO contract to. pay for any. The man ufacturer wattts to try one out here. The Santa F'a will aid him in transpor- tatiOn. and if they work successfully, ! and they need them they won't order, for they will have no occasion to haul passengers Fao the canyon in autom0- piles. So there you .aTe.-Williams News. r.
 A correspondent writes the Solomon vile Bulletin as follows: The sheep industry of Arizona has received challenge by house bill No 26 to it's rights and privileges to graZe upon the public domain that demands vigilance and united work on the part of it's friends to see that the measure does not become a law. \ scheme to wipe out an industry of the greatest import ance to the laboring people em plOyel ] as herders. shearers and freighters, and through them directly with a large