Arizona republican., 1899-08-16

ice Scot.- Of Tucson has returned
from trip of several weeks duration
into old Mexico, looking into some cop
per mining propositions.
Application has been f1lsd in the
Prescott land office by Probate Judge
Hicks for final proof to be made on
.he Oxford town site, near Jerome, on
Monday, Oct. 2.-Journal-Miner.
The contracts wsre signed this week
for thirty more miles of additional
gn-ding and the steel contrar, fer the
entire lnegth of the Santa Fe & Grand
Canyon read, says the Williams News
1t is said that the Copper Queen Will
shut down for a month to make re-
pairs and to increase its smelling ca
pacity. The capacity of the company
is now 600 tons daily, which they eX-
peot to increase to 800 tons per day.
A young man by the name Of Trev-
itick. while working in the Copper
Queen mine Saturday morning, had
the misfortune of having one CT his
feet badly mashed by boulder falling
on it. 1t is feared that some of the
small bones of the ankle are broken,
but at the present time the doctors are
unable to tell-Orb.
When the S. P moEshly pay day
comes around there are about $50 600
put in circulation in Tucson. There
are the pay days of the RosemOnt, the
Helvetia, Azurite, San Xavier, Nelson
and Mammoth mining companies The
pay bills will average frcln $4,000 ID
$4,000 ench and a score of other min
ing companies all of which are added
20 Tucson's prosperity.-Star.
The work of strengthening the river
bank south of town is progressing
satisfactorily. The work done is of
permanent character and will in the
future withstand the ravages of the
clements A new channel will be cut
across the point south of town around
which the river curves, giving the
stream a straight channel and divert
ing it away from town entirely.-Hol-
brook Argus.
]. C. Kerr of san Francisco Us in the
city. Mr.. Kerr was for several years
a resident of Tucson, coming here for
his health, which was fully restored
During his residence in the territory
he inaugurated the canaigre industry,
installing a large Plant at Demlng.
Since then he has organized and is car
rying on a successful can2igre industry
in southern California He has his
permanent residence in San Francisco
and is enjoying excellent health.-Tue-
son Star.
Williams now his a gun club and
Arizona sportsmen will find new COM
petitors for honors in craftsmanship.
The News says: The Williams Gun
club oganized last Saturday evening
with a membership of twenty. Two
sets of improved traps are already on
the way and a ton of blue rock and
plenty of ammunition has been Or
dered 1t is expected that inside OF
TWO weeks practice shoots Will be held
at the race track. J. c. Phelan is the
captain of che club and Dr. Tyroler
seer etary-treasurer
A Mexican named Juan Marcus was
brought over yesterday from benson
and placed in Jail to await the action
of the grand jury on a charge of burg
larry committed at the junction city,
says the Pr0spectcr. It was found that
Marcus was suffering from an injury
to his foi0t he sustained in jumping
from a moving freight train and was /
at once removed to the hospital. The |
prisoners left foot is almost minus all /
toes, they having been nearly sew
cred by the passing wheel of a freight !
car. His fCCt was in bad condition and |
since the accident, three days ago, TIE |