Arizona republican., 1900-08-09
TUCSON ITEMS
Short News Notes From the Old
 Pueblo.

The Helvetia smelter is now running on full time and it is reported that the rains already fallen assure enough wa ter to keep the smeIter going full time.
 Some very pretty samples of gold ore have been brought in from the Fortune mine of the Purcell group of mines in the Canada del Or9 district
 The recent rains on the ranges have pat brighter look on the prospects for good fall trade. The local cattlemen say that business is in the usual sum- mer condition, although enough inquf- rl1s are afloat to assure a good trade in the fall. Shipments will begin about the second week in September and ev- erything points to a successful trade
 Col. Zabrisllie received a very inter esting letter this morning from his son. 5. J. Zabriskie. who is in the Hawaiian islands. MT. zab,iskie has be5n in the Hawaiian islands for some time doing contract work. He has now several large contracts on hand and is ready for larger ones. having secured good financial backing. He says th=re is d big boom on now in the islands as bus mess conditions are now definitely set tied. The Chinese war. too. has made Honolulu the scene of much activity. So great has be5n the rush to the is lands that real estate property in Homo lulu has risen twenty-five per cent and there are no houses available for rent Citizen.
 Geo. P. Blair- manager of the Nam moth Gold Mining Co.,. limited. re- turned Monday from a three-months' trip east. He left here May 1st He was accomranied by Mrs. Blair. He was del gate 70 the National Miners Congress which met at Milwaukee on June 18th. From there they took trip down to the great lakes. visited Cleve- Montreal and tn Thousand Islands. June 90 they had most periIous expe- rience while taking a steamer trip down the rapids below the falls. The chain of the rudGsr brok= and the pilot lost con- trCl of his craft and for hours the steamer was tossed about in the whirl- pool rapids until it was finally cast on a great rock and the passengers saved by being carried to shore in canoes.
 Thera will be in Tucson this year Sept. 15-16, a great elaboration of the birth of Mexican independence. The Mexican Junta of this city has taken the matter up and has gone to work earnestly to make the two days events the most successful yet held. There has been no celebration for four years Ow- ing to lack of united effort of the Span ish speaking population. but under the leadership of Consul Pima that has all been changed and it lis hoped by all the members of the junta that a larger crowd than ev=r before will be drawn to Tucson this year.
 Mrs. J. A. Estabrook died suddenly at S:45 o'clock. Monday morning. at h5r residence on north side, Of hemorrhage of the brain, aged 4S years. The funer- al service will take place at Masonic hall at four o'clock this aftsrnoOn, un- der the auspices of the Eastern Star lodge. Mrs. Estabrook was one of the most esteemed and beloved of Tucson S good women. She was an active mem Der of the Eastern Star lodg= of this city and also of the ladies auxiliary of the Bro rotherhoOd of Locomotive Engin- eers. She was also an ardent member of the Baptist church and was interest ed in all good movements for the we'll being of the cOmmunity.-Star