The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1901-03-07

mended to he interior department the
removal OF all public offices at Tucson
to Phoenix.
President Mckinley will visit Phoe'
nix on his western trip. Tucson did
not ask the president to stop there,
and he will 90 out Of his way to visit
Phoenix.
We are informed that Sellers Bros.
have struck "a small stream OF artesian
water four miles south of Benson. The
boys are still continuing in sinking for
a stronger flow.
A 9-year-old Mexican boy died in
he was bitten by rattlesnake and
neveE fully recovered. Recently he
recei Sed another wound in the face
accidentally and lockjaw resulted.
The proposed Elks opera house at
ft-escott when completed will have a
seatlng o-~apacity OF 400 persons. The
front VIII DC ~>>Tht tufa; the balance OF
--sr.cs ana seoo cZ. The building will be
two stories high and 1OOx136 feet.
The rains near Flagstaff have been
very heavy ana gratifying reports have
reached Phoenix on the outlook. There
are $4,000 inches OF water in the dam,
the largest amount there for over two
years. This means there will be plenty
OF water in the canals for several
months.
Word comes from Meyer that a few
days ago the dead body Of an old miner
named Unger was found in the tunnel
of his mine on Turkey creek. He had
been living in the tunnel. He is sup
posed to have been dead about week.
Death was due to old age, it is said
Prescott Courier.
The Jerome Reporter says that the
sawmill in the Mingus mountains was
destroyed by fire. The fire star ted in
the night ana the mill was destroyed
before anything could be done TO save
it. A high wind was blowing at the
time, which added to the fire. The
mill will be rebuilt at once.
Clay McGOnigle, the Arizona cow
boy, who won first prize at the steer
tying contest in III Paso during the
carnival, won first prize in a contest in
Tucson last week and when the con-
test was over he roped against time
and broke the worlds record which
was held till that time by Jack Miles
OF San Antonio, Texas. McGonigle
beat Miles record by three seconds,
catching his steer, throwing it, and
tying its legs in tweuly-three seconds.
Jack Gibson has returned from Tue
son, where he captured the big money
at the races, $1,000 in purses. His
horses never lost heat and he came
out with three running races and the
free for all pace to his credit. MIR.
Gibson says he was treated royalty,
add that the citizens of the ancient
pueblo arc all right. In the steer
tying contest three Gardiner boys took
first second and third money, the best
time made being 37i seconds. On Sun
day for special purse,Na steer was tied
in % seconds, the fastest time on
record, except that Of ~ seconds made
at Globe II few years ago.-Phoenix
Enterprise.
Mckee Rainey, an Arizona pioneer
and one OF the oldest settlers in Cochise
county, died in Tombstone the week
after reaching the ripe old age of
eighty years, says the Prospector. The
deceased, with party OF gold hunters,
traversed Arizona in 40, headed for
California. The party camped at the
foot of the Huachucas that year, and
during u rest of one or two days Rainey
followed up what is now known as Mil
ler's canyon and saw what he believed
to be the finest ranch site in all his
travels. After his California eXpedi-
tion he returned and located upon the
ranch he first discovered and lived
upon ii until year ago, when he went
10 Tombstone on account OF falling
health. Republican.
The Grand Canyon railroad is prov
ing itself to be sixty miles of as valu-
able railroad track rs there is in the
southwest and stands, as an investment,
pre-eminent. ahead and above most
tracks of such length. Williams being
a direct avenue To one OF the worlds
greatest scenic wonders, il is the artery
connecting one of the greatest. grand
est and most varied, as yet undevelop-
ed, mining districts in the mineral re-
magnificent latent value which the
very near future will prove. 1t is sixty
miles of railroad track right in the
line of valuable and extensive connec-
tions with other lines which the next
five years will see made, whether il is
desired by all or not.-Williams News.
The long delayed boom for Yuma is
expe cted now in short order. On the
one side is the development of the I'm
perial canal region, for which this vii.
lage is at present the ~entrepot, aud
nearer at hand is the Algodones land
grant, just ordered open to regular
entry under the land laws OF the United
States, with liberal rulings granting
priority of right to those settlers who
have already settled upon the land.
Many of these have waited seven years
or longer for a settlement OF the mud
die. The decision in the court of pri-