Arizona republican., 1901-01-26

1hOmaS Fltch ana ltlchafd ColDurn are the incorporators. The capital stock is sl00,000, shares $1 each. The Goodwin Kern County oil company filed arti- cles naming Phoenix as the principal place bf business The capital stock is $500000, shares $1 each and the incor- porators are N. M Goodwin, w. H. Holcomb. J. Harvey Mccarthy, D. O.. Mccarthy. H. F.. Mills, J. c. Hizar. C.. II. Vaele. The legal term of life of the above named corporations is twenty five years. The Ballena Water & Min ing company filed amended articles of incorporation changing the par value of stock from $lOO to s1, and making the capital stock $3000,000 in accor- dance with the instructions of the stockholders at a meeting held at the company's office in San Diego. The company is incorporated for the term of fifty years.
 THE MAMMOTH MILL l.. D. Copeland returned yesterday morning from Mammoth where he has been working more or less continuously for several months in regulating the ma chinery of the big mill. He has finished
 
 stamps running by steam and at a minimum of expense. He has had the mill running for some time, but has been devoting his attention to improve ments that have added largely to it's economical conduct. While these inn provements were being made twenty five stamps were kept in operatiofrwith a gasoline engine. He says there is an abundance of ore in sight and the min Is turning opt gold bricks in satisfac- tory manner.
 BICKNE,LL'S MICA MINE.--A pri- vate letter received in this city from P. c. Bicknell says that he is en- gagged in the development of black mica mine on the north side of thsa Colorado river in the Grand Can yon. He says he has a good mica de- posit the blocks being of a commercial size, the value ranging from fifty cents to SIP per pound, according to the size of the sheets. In order to get his pro- duct to market he will have to build five miles of railroad and construct a ferry across the Colorado river. but he believes this can be done at reasonable expense and hopes to have his mine on an income paying basis by fall. Mir. Bicknell knows as much or more than any other man about what the Grand Canyon region is made of. and ought to be able to make a success of the en- terprise.
 PROBATE COURT.-The annual &C., count and report of the administra or of the estate of F. w. Gatke, was filed yesterday and hearing fixed for Janu- ary 30. at 10 o'clock. Notice of the hearing was issued. In the estate of Robert E. Uetz, a minor, hearing was had on the report of the guardian and vouchers were filed. Proof that legal notice of the hearing has been given, was filed and an order issued approv- ing the account. In the estate of Geo. C. Brown hearing was given the peti- ton of Joseph M. Pratt for appoint ment as administrator, proof of the legal notice of the hearing was made, Mir. Pratt was sworn and an order was issued appointing him administrator on his filing bond in the sum of $G,5OO. In the estate of F. II. Coyle, a report of the sale of personal property was fled and approved.
 OLD ENTERPRISE REVIVED. II Steve Hughes of Tempe is engaged in developing an ancient cemetery on his ranch a few miles south of Tempe The indications are that the formsr owners some hundreds of years ago, did thriving business, but as vet it is doubtful if Mir. Hughes will make the enterprise a profitable one. The surface signs are good and he thinks he is on the main ledge, as he has already found seven skeletons and a large amount of pottery. The only minera! indication he has run across is one gold-filled tooth, and he is inclined to think the prospect will not prove paying one. unless he can find a market for the skeletons, pottery, stone axes and other by-products. The argument has been made that the an cients did not fill their teeth, but if Mir Hughes wanted to find gold tooth in a skeleton it is nobody else's busi- ness and there is nothing in the statutes or the new code to prevent him.
 SUPREME COURT-Judge Doan though suffering considerably from his injured arm was able to attend the supreme court session yesterday. Mr. John B. Wright of Tucson, son of the late Judge c. w. Wright, was ad mitted to practice. In the case of Wiley Morgan versus the territory, ap- pealcd from the district court of Co., chise county, Messrs. Baker and Ben nett were entered as assistant counsel for the appellant. In the case of J. M. Ward versus David H. Hardenburg and Moses H. sherman, appealed from the district court of Maricopa county, E. J. Edwards was entered as assistant counsel for the appellant. Arguments were made for the appellant by J. H. l. l..,n ..d a.al fa tLlA