Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-01-16
WEDNESDAYS DAILY
W. A. Wilson is up from Phenix


 cars of oranges were shipped iron Phenix this year over the s. F. P. & P railroad as against twenty three last years. However, should there be a reasonable rainfall this year it i: thought next year would make up fol all loss, and even this year the crop of hay and grain would be worth enough more to more than make uL the loss on fruit. But the rain mus come soon.
 Speaking of the proposed enabling act that will be presented to congress to allow Maricopa county to issue bonds in the sum of S2,0OO,OOO for the construction of a reservoir Col. w Christy says, "I believe the chances are more than even that congress will pass the law and endorse the bonds The enterprise ought to be self sup porting as soon as the dam is com pleted, and with charge of say Sl per acre the income each year would equal or exceed the interest and oper- ating expenses so the only period during which the interest would be borne by taxation would be through the Period of construction. Enter pri5
 Lary Dugan is in town from Agua F'ria and is guest at the Prescott hotel.
 Geo. Wood, the well known mining man, recently purchased two beauti- fully located lots on the corner of Goodwin and Marina streets, and has started the erection of a dwelling house thereon.
 A. c. Mcqueen, live stock agent of the s. F. P. & P. railroad, came up from his home in Mesa this morning to attend the meetingof the live stock association in this city today.
 c. W. Pugh, editor of the South western Stockman, Farmer and Feeder, at Phenix, came up this morn ing to be present and take part in the session of the live stock association. Bro. Pugh is thoroughly alive to all the interests of the stockmen of this section, and runs a valuable paper to any one engaged in that business.
 Threatened rain or snow seems to have been knocked higher than kite by king Jack Frost last night. The heaviest frosts of the winter was exper- fenced and the sky is as clear as a crystal today with a cold, chilly wind The Native American, the paper published at the Phenix Indian school and by the pupils of that school, reached us this week enlarged and containing many improvements.
 The sheep men of the northern counties are beginning to prepare for moving their herds to the valley for lambing and shearing. Should there be a good rain within few days, so that water and range will be assured them, most of them will be driven through, otherwise they will have to be shipped by rail.
 The temporary meat market that was occupied by w. H. Smith after the fire, is being torn down and cleared away. Thus, one by one, the reminders of thal terrible July night are disappearing and the new Pres colt forging herself forward
 D. Moynahan is in town from Groom creek and a guest of Hotel Burke.
 Miss Ora Roberts left for Los An geles this morning for few months xr-ifb friavde o,,l ,.olo%,ro.- o,,1 &r regain her health, which has been quite poor since her recent spell of fever. Her place in the office of the Prescott Electric Light and Tele- phone company will be filled during her absence by Miss Gertrude Smith. Yesterday morning, at about 8 o'clock passenger coach on the side track, near the Kingman sampling works, was discovered on fire. An alarm was given but before the car could be moved the sampling works ignited and all efforts to extinguish the flames proved futile. The samp- Ter was valued at S5000 and is covered with small insurance. It is a severe blow to the county for the owners are well patronized and have the conf dence of ore shippers. It will be i'm mediately rebuilt, but it will be some time before it is running again.-Ari- zona Arrow.
 A number of the prominent stock men of the county are in attendance at thr meeting of the live stock asso- oiofior, i'm pracoo%f 4oIo- Tlo ,,,oo@ ing is an important one and business of vital interest is being considered.
 The output of copper in Arizona for the year just ended places the ter ritory in the front rank of copper producers, its only two competitors in this country being Michigan and Montana. It is said that the copper from these two states, though still leading, is cec-easing. while never at any time has the percentage of cop per in the ore of those states been as high as that of our own territory. The production of copper in Arizona for 1899 is estimated at about 165,- 100000 pounds. At the low valua- tion of l3 cents per ponnd Arizona s copper output for 1900 was worth in the neighborhood of S2l0,450,0OO.- Arizona Arrow.
 Attorney Parkenson, of Jerome, is in town.
 John Kinney came in from Chapar- ral today.
 The Arizona legislature meets one week from next Monday.
 THURSDAYS DAILY
 E. A. Mitchell is in town from the Yaeger mine.
 J. T. Shivers. of, Junction, is q Prescott hotel guest.
 c. Findlow came in from Jerome last evening.
 P. L. Kastner today received fine new cash register from the National Ca$h Register company, of Dayton Ono.
 The tin roof was all completed or the new Burke hotel building this af ternoon, and now Dennis Burke car sleep easier, knowing that there is nC danger of the eleven carloads of lum Der in the building getting wet. Blu really there didn't seem much danger of it, anyhow.
 Bro. Burke, of the Needles Eye says: Our entire household is dow with various ailments varying from t crinTaa tO fanaurnorTia and xK-a ara nO