Arizona daily citizen., 1901-07-11
Daily Grist Of
Arizona News.

Good time was made 10 thu steer ty-
ing contest ON Saturday July q, at
Prescott. James Carter got first money
time "a seconds; Oscar Roberts OF Phoe-
nix, second. time 81 l-5 seconds;
Haskin, OF Mohave county third, 20
seconds. There were twenty steers,
bought by the committee for s44o.
The steers were not hurt, and were sold
by the committee for $500,
Two car loads Of machinery for tho
Arizona Clay Manufacturing company
have arriy ed In Benson. The building
for the company Is now under course OF
construction and the grading for the side
from the A. & s. +. IL being completed
rapidly. A few weeks more will see the
plant in fall operation.
Mrs. L. E. Mcleod. former resident
of Ehrenbarg. died I'm Catalina Island
last week, after an illness ol several
months. Mrs Mcleod willbe remem-
bered by the early settlers OF Yuma
county as a most admirable woman.
Having no children of her own, Mrs.
Mcleod devoted her entire life to the
care and comfort OF orphan children
Yuma Sun.
The citizens oi Yuma ara fearful of
freshet, and last week q mass meeting
was called to take steps toward petition
ing the government for an appropria-
tion to build ieyee along the Colorado
from Yuma 10 the Mexican boundary
line. II was largely attended and great
enthusiasm and earnsstness manifested
In the move. Good talks ware made.
and action was taken which ID is hoped
will eventually result favorably says the
Sentinel. A committee OF six was ap-
pointed TO make preliminary survey
for the levee, draw up . memorial 10
Congress. estimate the amount Of ap.
preparation necessary. ETC.. IA soon as
the memorial and petition can be draft.
ed the same viii be printed and then
circulated for signcrs.
Miss Anita Gandoifo, who for many
years and up 10 short time ago resided
in Yuma, with tho family oil her brother
John Gandolio. has entered convent
ia st. Louis. and will hereafter devote
her entire life 10 the work Of good and
charaty which are the aim Of tI,eso rolf
gious organizations says the San. People
of Yuma who knew Mics Gandolfo for
the splendid young women that she u,
and appreciated, as did oil her acauain-
tances, her beautiful, kindly and stead.
fast character, cannot but ieel that the
world she has renoauced In the loser by
her action. There are none, however,
who do not know that the step was
taken in the performance Of what Miss
Gandolio felt to be her duty, and see In
1t another, and indeed, the most stri.
ing. plificaiion of her greatnesa
and goodness OF heart.
The new air compressor ut the Nam.
moth shaft has been placed in connie
aion and the work Of exteniing the
large drift from the 100 foot lcveI Of the
Mammoth into the Collins ground, with
the machine drills, is progressing rap.
idly. On the trial test one OF the new
drills put in six.foot hole i'm fifteen
minutes. That is good work. When
this new drift reaches the objective
point under the Collins workings, the
breast Of it will be about one thousand
feet beneath the surface ont-crop Of the
Collins vein. A wiuze has been started
from the lowest level in the Collins, toa
with the new Collins
drift. II is designed TO serve the d0able
purpose of furnishing the mines with
air, and the miners with additional
mears Of egress in case of an accident
in the main working shaft. When this
drift and winze shall be completed the
Mammoth will be In better condition
than it ever was, both rs to safety and
in the matter OF furnishing the mill
with gsteady supply Of profitable ore.-
W.