Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-11
Brief News Items
Of the Town.

ing which r. Fairbanks always shows
his friends.
Sheriff Lewis OF Tombstone was called
to Gleason Saturday to arrest couple
of peace distur beers who have been max
ing things uncomfortable at that burg
Particulars were not learned but the
prisoners will doubtless be brought in
by the sheriff.
Sam Faiby, the well known engineer,
is now in Los Angeles where he went to
receive treatment for his eyes which
were injured by the bursting of the steam
gauge in his engine some time ago. His
many friends here hope for his imm.-
diate recovery.
There is an immense flow of water in
Sabine CANYON now. 1t comes down
from the mountains which are covered
with snow and is snow water. The
ranchers along the Rillito are receiving
the water through the river channel and
their spring crops are being benefited
by the abundant supply.
Mr.. William Melezer arrived in Tue
son this morning on his return trip to
Nogales. Mr. Melezer says there are
now about three hundred Yaqui miners
employed by his company at the Copete
mine in Sonora The offices of the COM
pany are located in Nogales where Mr..
Melczer, as president of the company,
spends the most OF his time.
The nuptials of Mr.. J. N. Ronstadt
and Miss Hortense Dalton were celebrat-
ed at the Cathedral this morning at 6
o'clock and the happy couple at once
went to their home where a sumptuous
wedding breakfast was served. Today
and tonight the wedding festivities will
he celebrated by the relatives aid
friends of the young people.
w. A. Scott, of the Mining and Scien-
tific Press, is in Tucson today. Mr. Scott
is an able writer, and for years has trav-
eled over the southwest pre-, enting the
mining activity and development to the
readers of the Press in careful and con-
servative manner. He will go out to
Helvetia and other mining
camps during his visit to this section OF
Arizona.
Miles w. Gibbons. one OF the best
known mining experts in the United
States, is in Tucson today. He is here
to examine mining properties from New
Y ork capitalists, and will be here sever
Al days Mr.. Gibbons has travelled over
The world in the work of his profession
md has examined and reported favor
IDLY upon some of the richest producing
mines now in operation. Mr.. Gibbons
8 stopping at the San Augustine.
Our veraeious friend Joe Mulhatton,
says the Tribune, who has been restrain
ed in Phoenix eleemosynary institu-
ton for several weeks, passed through
Florence Thursday, on his way to Piety
Flat, where he has large mining inter
ests. Joe is looking fine, and is as bright
az a new dollar, due to much needed
rest He has several new stories, which
he will give to the readers OF the Tribune
in course OF time. One especially, re-
garding the recent wonderful discoveries
in the Casa Grande ruins, in which it is
shown beyond a doubt that Cabeza de
Vaca camped there in 1880, will create a
sensation amony scientists.
The Tombstone Prospector says: G.
A. Overlook mayor of the new town oil
Douglas returned home today. Mr.
Overlook states the new border towr
will become a city of importance within
a short time. Many kinds OF business
houses are already represented at the
place and new houses going up ant
more immigration arriving daily. The
work on the railroad is being pushed
without interruption and much activity
noticeable. Application has been made
for a postoffice for Douglas also for the
appointment of Mr.. Overlook as post
master.
The Florence Tribune says: Our ole
friend 81. Bryant has just been pait
$36, 900 cash for some mining property il
Turquoise, which he has held for twenty
years. He is an old soldier, an excel
lent citizen, and deserves the good luck
Once upon time in Tombstone, when
81. was deputy sheriff, job was pu
up to take prisoner out OF Jail to hans
him. Knowing that 81. would die be
fore he would allow it to be done, he wa,
sent out in the country to get him out o.
the way. Upon his return and finding
the lynching had taken place he imme
diately resigned, quietly remarking that
he didn't scare to be connected with
any such id strangling outfit" 81.
Is . man--evcry seventy-six inches O
him.
The Demer Mining Reporter, in the
following, recognizes the invaluable
work the department of mineralogy oil
Arizona is performing: Among the
many good things that Arizona posses.
ses, not the least, by very long ways
h the school OF mines department of its
university ut Tucson. More than this,
the faculty Of the school seems to be
constantly giving out desirable bits Of
Information as TO the mineral resources