Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-25
THE NEWS OF
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 and Mrs. Felipe Garcia was blessed by the arrival of daughter. Mir. Garcia | is the happiest man in town and has been kept busy receiving the congratu- lations of their many friends. Both mother and daughter are doing nicely.
 Sunday pr. J. J. Fleming went out to the Middleton and O'Brien camps, re- turning Monday. He reports every thing as progressing nicely. with i'm prOvements being added constantly. Dr. l Fleming is the physician for both of these camps and from all reports is giving excellent satisfaction to the management, and employees as well. Sunday, Kelly & Montijo unIoaded d ear of coal for the Saginaw Lumber company. operating at O'Briens camp Messrs. Kelly & Montijo have three big six-horse teams always on the road. Coming back, they are most of the time loaded with ore from that section and shortly will have full loads of concen- trates from O'Briens.
 Wicksnburg is seeing the beginning of boom that will be here in full force by fall. Arthur's stage line to O'Briens had to put on an extra coach Monday. Besides these, two other full loads of people went out to Black Rock dis trict. to say nothing of three big loads of supplies that were taken out.
 Monday the burg had a few mo- ments of excitement caused by the run ming away of pr. F1eming's team, from the depot to the lower end of town. No one was in the rig at the time. The team went through gate, at full speed, that was not as wide as the tread of the wagon The damage will not ex- ceed B.
 Major Hubert reports the railroad as doing so much business that he hardly gets time to sleep. It is said an assist ant will be furnished before the fall rush that is bound to come.
 Mrs w. Cameron. formerly of Phoe- nix, has taken d five years lease on the new Wisdom building and is now mak- ing improvements thereon. One DOT ton will be used for a barber shop, with bath rooms in connection. The other portion is now being fitted up for sa- loon and modern lunch counter where everything. including Hassayampa water. will be served at all hours.
 Tempe having an oil float is nothing compared to Wickenburg's natural re- sources.
 Samuel Powell vouches for the state ment that fish of any size desired can be had by digging well on the Has sayampa-size depending on the depth of the well.
 Mfr. J. w Burson came in from Har- qua Hala Tuesday and returned to his copper camp today He was accom- panied by his right hand man" Charles Trailor. Mir. Burson's claims in Black Rock district have a shipping record of which MT. Burson is justly proud. He is at present doing devel- opment work, putting down 2O0-foot shaft.
 On Wednesday. William F. Bancroft came down from the big dredger that is being put in the river at the Box can yon above Wickenburg. by B. c. Redlon. He reports everything as pro- gressing nicely. Mir Bancroft has had a great deal of experience in handling dredges and it is his opinion that it will prove to be grand success. He says some improvements may have to be made in the kind of machinery used, before it is thoroughly demonstrated as to what kind is the best adapted, but that it will be a paying proposition, as the gold is to be had A great many l people are interested in the outcomr of this venture. as there is no less than thirty miles of river that is the recep- tacle for immense quantities of gold. MT. Redlon deserves a great deal of | credit for what he is doing and he is one of the men who are bringing Ari- zona to the front as a gold producing | T,- -feI, e ba Fa baf | it is the best field afforded today for in. vastments in mines
 l NIr George w. Middleton was in town Wednesday on one of his regular visits | to the Groom property in the Black ! Rock district. MT. Middleton has bond on this property and i3 now doing de- velopment work He is greaty pleased with the showing made. They are down about $50 feet. Mir. Middleton ie one of the men who know that Ari- zona's mines "go down" and says that he believes in going after them. Last week R. A. Roberts took d four ! horse load of tools and supplies out to 1 the n vine brothers at Sunset. in the Harqua Hala mountains. The Devine ! boys bought the Prangy mill and will soon have IL running on ore from their copper and gold mines near by. A mill run made with ore from these claims ! some time ago plated from so to S35 They now intend to put in concen- trator to save the copper. which will be shipped to a shelter. There is no req son why they should not make money as they have lots of good ore in sight.
 Wickenburg, July 22-(SpeciaI Cor respondence of The Republicam-F. H
 Patler. Jr.. business manager for the Saginaw Lumber company operating at O'Briens. was in town Wednesday
 night and made a flying trip to Pres colt, Thursday, on business. It seem:
 the big fire interfered with the promp
 filling of some of his numerous orders
 Nlr. Patler is great hustler and is the
 right man in the right place.
 Dr. Fleming has had q few of tn,
 boys from Middleton's and OBrien'!
 in his hospital located here during tn.
 past week. The doctor succeeds in get
 ting them on their feet and back |,
 work so quickly that their stay witt
 us is always short Although youn.
 man. Dr. Fleming is well up in hi