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FROM GRAHAM COUNTY.
Interesting News Items from Clifton,
 MOrenCi and the Gila Valley.

Alexander Veitch, assistant superin- tendent of the Arizona Copper Con- pany. arrived in New York from Flu rope last week with his bride. They will spend week or two in the eastern states. before returning to Clifton.
 A force of men were put to work Monday last to raise the depot building at Clifton four feet. It will rest upon 8 stone foundation. The room now occupied by the express office will be converted into a waiting room for pas sengers.
 c. E. Hill, M. Ravold and Mr. Hilts, all of St, Louis, spent the past week here examining the Homesteake group of gold mines recently purchased from Col. Dell. NJ. Potter, which are located about mile and half from Clifton.
 The output of the Arizona Copper company for last month was S32 tons Bessemer coprer.
 Fourteen teams are now engaged in hauling guano from the caves mp the San Francisco river to Clifton. The supply in that section is limited, but it is of an excellent quality.
 The Shannon Copper Company has opened offices in the Copper Era block on Railroad avenue, which is most convenient location.
 Robert Foster, who was employed at the Buchanan railroad camp in blast" ing, met with an accident this week, and is now at the hospital with broken thigh, caused by premature explo- sion. His eyes were also badly injured, but the doctors think he will regain his sight in time.
 The deal of the General Electric company for large group of mines in the Clifton district is still pending, and will most probably be closed up within few days. A number of the repre- sentatives of the company, and several experts, have been on the ground for some weeks past, and all seem to be well pleased.
 Work was commenced last week on the tunnel of the Arizona Copper com pany which is designed to carry all of the smoke, fue dust and sulphur fumes from the company's plant to the crest of the mountain two hundred feet above the town of Clifton.
 The material has commenced to ar rive for the new steel smelting plant of the Arizona Copper company. When all of the material is on the ground the old shelter, which has been in use many years, will be torn out, and the new and modern one erected in it's place. It is thought that the new plant can be erected and put in opera tion in thirty days.
 A large force of men and teams are now at work making new rOad-bed up Chase creek for three-foot gauge, which will be laid and in operation to the Longfellow incline by about April 1st Mir. Buchanan, who has the con- tract to widen the grade of the A. &N. M. from Lordsburg to Clifton, is doing the work. The output of the mines up Chase Creek has become too heavy for the baby guage, hence the change to the regular narrow gauge.
 Clifton is to have National Bank application for the charter has been made by A. c. Smith, I. E. Solomon, Frank Dysart, D. w. Wickersham and H. s. Van Groder Several of the above-named gentlemen are directors in the Gila Valley Bank.
 George. Fl. Stratton, Indian trader, is dangerouslySS i'll at the San CarlCs ARency.
 c. M. Layton, of Thatcher, who went to Phoenix last week, returned home Saturday and thinks county division is not one of the possibilities during the present legislative session.
 The grade of the G. V. G. x N. Ky. is being raised all through the San Simon Valley to avoid washout.