El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-03
DUNCAN. ARIZ.
A. & N. N. Rebuilding Work Finished
Officials COMING home-ReAl
Estate Beom-Morenci South
ern Nearing CompletlOn-Minlng
hctivlty--Bold Robbers-1o Test
For ArtesIan Water-A Live
Western Town.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD.

Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
DUNCAN, Ari.. Sept. 1.-Contractor
Buchanan has finished his contract
with the A. and N. M. Ry., laying
heavy steel and repairing bridges be-
tween Lordsburg, n. NJ, and Clifton.
A. T., and the road is now In first
clsss condition.
President Jas Colquhoun OF this
line, and J. G.. Hopkins, a heavy stock
holder in the company. are expected
home from Scotland next month.
The talk that Is going the rounds
about the A. and N. NJ. Ry. extending
its line from Duncan to Ell Paso has
caused prices in real estate In Duncan
TO jump nearly out of reach.
The Morenci Southern railroad
from Morenci to Guthrie will be COM
S:reeter and Lusk will then move
their outfit to Bisbee, Art, where il is
reported they will commence work on
. line from Bisbee to u poins on the
coast Of old Mexico.
Sanford Robinson, manager of the
Steeple Rock Development Co. At
Carlisle, n. NJ, has just returned from
London, England, where he was called
by the owners of shese mines with q
large scale. Mr.. Robinson lefs again
this morning for San Francisco ON
business connected with the compray.
Is. Fl. Twomy, manager of the new
C AM 10 at Ash Peak, will leave for New
York SIP, en- Der ] aud Is Is reported
upon his return smelter Will be
erected and the necessary machinery
pus In to operate on = large scale.
Water will be obta,red from the Oils
river by mesns OF pipe line.
A number OF horses have oeen stolen
n nd
Sheriff Stewart arrested . uan giving
his pame as Sim Brown, who was rid
ing q horse belonging to A. d. Irwin,
Of this place, and he was sent To
jail TO await the action OF
the grand jury. Brown IL supposed to
belong to q regular organized band OF
horse thieves, who are operating in
this section.
Three or four men recently rode up
TO the ranch Of Dick Broiles, % miles |
from Duncan After relieving Broiles OF |
bis ready cash aud some clothing they |
ordered him TO cook their dinner and |
iced their horses. After eating they |
eisurely rode away. A rancher near
0ancsn who was suspected of harbor-
ng these men was recently visited by
. Vigilance committee Of Duncan clti-
,ens for she purpose of obtaining from
him satisfactory explanation, or in
'ltinR blm 20 tmmeolately leave the
They did nos find him ~
home and left word for him 10 Cell on
hem at Duncan. He came to sown
he next day and filed complaint
against the entire crowd, nineteen In
lumber, for distur bling the peace.
Papers are Bow in the hands Of special
deputies from Clifton to be served.
FL. A. Dinsmore will coon start bor-
ng an srtesian we'll On his ranch here
nd Is prepared to go nearly through
be earth to thoroughly demonstrate
he feasibility of obtaining Artesian
water in this section.
Wild honey bees have taken up
quarters In the railroad station here
'etween the ceiling and roof and from
he number seen working it would
Gem they will soon have Agent Nc
eehsn covered with tb cir sweess ess.
This town Is full of prospectors.
alDers and csttlemen. People from
ne eastern states are passing through
oily.
Duncan needs few more epterpris-
az merchants, q first class hotel, live
y stable, aud q blacksmith shop would
q we'll here