Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-09
ARIZONA
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Gossip.

along the survey recently made into
Bisbee by the Southern Pacific company.
say that the permanent survey has al
ready been made and the grade stakes
set. From the setting of the stakes at
present, the terminus would be in the
vicinity of the store of the Bisbee
Mercantile company. 1t is believed that
the road into Bisbee will be a spur of
the main line from Cochise to Naco.-
Bisbee Review.
A Mexican woodehopper was acciden.
tally killed at Chittenden Harry Saddle
mountain camp, last Saturday. He
stood on q limb about eight feet above
the ground and chopped it off the tree.
He went down with the limb and broke
his neck. Arizona Blade.
SamF. Webb, of the country recorders
Office closed a mining deal Friday that
makes him $4,000 richer. He sold
one-half interest in the Relief and Ven-
Us claims to George Hamlin. The
deepest shaft sunk on the property is
225 feet deep, and is on the Relief claim.
The claims have been owned by Webb
and Hamlin, for the past ten years.
Mr.. Hamlin has sold the two claims
with another to Prof. Geo. A. Tread we'll,
promoter of the Cobre Grande and
owner Of mining property. Arizona
Gazette.
One OF the latest and greatest enter
prises in Yavapai county is the electric
water power system which is being de-
veloped by the Jerome Power Co.,
who are constructing large plant on
Oak Creek forty. miles from Prescott
and twelve miles from Jerome. A min
imum flow of 5000 miners inches OF
water, having the requisite fall to gen.
crate 1900 electrical horse power has
enabled the company to construct
continuous supply Of 800 horse power to
the United Verde Copper Co., the cur
rent to be used at the smelter, to oper-
ate motors, cranes, locomotives and
electric lights.
An old prospector tells story OF how
he nearly was blown to kingdom come
by making campfire out of powder
boxes; ~ was prospecting along the
Colorado river and came to little ado.
be shack between f npire Flat and Bill
ly Mack's place about noon and un-
packed for dinner. Seeing pile Of box
es took it for a snap az far as fire-wood
was concerned. Giving the burros their
feed of mesquit beans. / started a fire
and after carefully placing the bean
and coffee pots in comfortable position
on the fire, picked up the water bucket
and started for the river. After walk
ing about fifty feet away, great heaven
ly cork-screw what an explosion.
turned about and cav the bean pot about
a hundred feet in the air, with the cof-
fee pot close second, and the burros
leaving a streak OF dust with fire. brands
sticking all oyer them. No cir,
you bet I'll build no more fires out OF
boxes laying around a deserted camp.
Several OF our old residents who left
last summer for other places have re.
turned claiming that they find no place
superior to Arizona. Arizona is now
entering upon an era Of prosperous
times never before witnessed. Wilcox
News.
Now that every side gulch has water
and all water boles are full, the local
supply OF cash will be gradually and
considerably augmented by influx Of
placer gold.-Prescott Caurier.
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