Arizona republican., 1900-09-12
RESIDENCE PROPERTY BURNED
Prescott People Again Called Out By
 the Fire Bell.

Prescott. Ariz.. Sept 10.-tSpecial correspondence f th- R-publicau.D- A story is told by man living in the vicinity of Beaver creek to the effee, that large amounts of precious stones which have been brought oyer from the Philippines are being keI- in hiding in the car- of c0loreG man in the Beaver ere k region. The man has been seen several times in this district. and cn one or two occasions in the vicinity uf Cherry ere k. Tn stones are said to be of almost fabulous worth. and the public has been warned against buying rough or uncut stones. w. eN- pert to hear more of this extract of Tales from ,ha Hills" in tn ar iu- tUre.
 A fire alarm was sounded at about 10 o'clock this morning. and when the fire department reached the scene of the first call tn y found th= dwelling house of Mrs. Baker Beck completely cnvel ped in flames. and almost the eu- tire contents of the upper story of th- house a total loss. The house is situated on Marina street. between Goodwin and Carleton strre-s. Tn or igin of the fire is not known. though the  from the side walls exactly adjacent 70 the l5cality of tEo cook stoV=. in N hich there was a fire burning at the time. Mrs. Beck bsing out at the time the fire started. The names seemed to hurst forth simultaneously from the whole north side of the hocsa and there was no time to save any ot the effects in ,ha upper portion of tho house. However. m st Of th= goods in the basement. occupied by the moth-r of Mrs. Maiser and Mrs. Shankland. were saved from the fire. although con siderably damaged by water. Mrs. Peck own-i quite a number of Bel gian hares and rabbits which Were all roasted aliva by the heat of ,he fire.
 Mrs. Gus Nais has been very i'll fir some weeks past and is now lying at the point f death at he- home att nd ed by loving and devoted relatives. She has be l a suffer fir m c1nsump- tion for the past year or more. and but recently returned from California. whither sha had been talk to ben fl her condition.
 There have ben several engagems nts announced among our young people recently and weddings gal r. are on the t1pis. one being that of one of our ris- ing young attorneys and a California lady. and another of a California pro f ssiOnal man and one of our towns women. and the prosps scts are tha, We will hear tn ioybells ringing in plenty before the snow flies.
 Superintendent L. A. Davies. of the k liance Gold Mining O.. is now. get ting ready for the operation of the old Aztec mine. one of the group which be- i,nged to the late Sun Dance Mining Co. The new company is developing the Silver Trail and Jhe Thorne and have now about forty men employed at the property. The mill on that prop erty is one of thr;y-fve stamps, and although there is enough water to run ten stamps comfortably. still they will lot operate the mill until there is m re water. The Aztec is an old producer having, during the course of its opera tion a. different times in the last few years. produced oyer $3O.CGG. This min= is supposed to be pry his .oric. as old workings and shafts w-re found hen the mine was worked over fifteen years ago, and many relics of the early