Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-07
ARIZONA
News, Views and
Gossip.

+. b Gage, who is one OF the principa
owners OF the Tombstone mines, wal
one OF the northbound passengers Thurs
day morning. When asked concerning
! the operations at Tombstone he sait
that work was progressing very rapidly
! They have baan sinking q new shat
lower down on the side OF the hill anC
are down about 200 feet, and are nov
cross cutting for the old lead. Mr.. Gags
has not been down TO Tombstone for 6
month. but is going down there the first
of next week, to see how things are pro
crossing. When men like E. b. Gage al
the head, the time will not be far dis
tant when the Tombstone mines will
again be producing, and at rate that
will open the eye OF the old time Tomb.
stoners, s,-W.ckenburg News.
r. ?. Parker, superintendent Of the Ari-
zona Copper mining company, says work
is being pushed on some mines they own
near the Ray mines.
The Yuma Sun says: Captain Friant
left Sunday morning with the steamer
Rita and barge for Riverside mountain,
forty miles above Ehrenburg, where he
will take on a cargo of ore from Pete
Walters mine, for shipment to FL
Paso.
K. B. Burns OF the Sata Fe engineer
ing department was here last week and
told OF the new process OF raising water
at the railroad well at Yucca, station
half way between Needles and kingman.
The we'll is a drilled one, $50 feet deep,
seven inches in diameter. The water is
forced up from the well by compressed
air, 20 horse power engine furnishing
the power. The tank is of steel, 40 feet
high and holds 10000 gallons, and it
takes about six hours to fill. Air ie
forced to the bottom of the pipe in the
well with less power than required to
pump the water and is done at much
less expense. there being no valves to
get out Of order.--Coconino Sun.
Frank II. Parrish and wife resided in
G alveston when the awful destruction
of life and property occurred in that city
last year. Their houses were swept
away and they were lost to each other
Mrs. Parrish was caught not over q
block from where the house stood and
was rescued much bruised and hurt
Mr.. Parrish was carried clear across the
bay and lay insensible in the house o.
his rescuer, farmer, for six weeks
The wife supposed the husband was
drowned and left for Tennessee where
she had relative, Mr.. Parrish hunted
for his wife while, then went to Lin
coin county, New Mexico, to visit &
brother He went to Roswell on bust
ness last week and there met his wife
on the street, she having recently ar
rived with a young lady friend who is tt
teach school in Otero county. He grab
bed her and scared her nearly to death
but when she recognized him she joined
in the squeezing match. 1t was meet
ing the haPpinesso OF which is beyond de
scriptioH. They now reside in Lincoln
county, the happiest people on earth
Clifton Copper Era.
1t is said that Delegate Mark Smith
will ask an appropriation for improve
ments on the Colorado river, for the
purpose of reclaiming land and making
the stream navigable. Some of the
richest land in Arizona is made worth.
less by overflows from this river and a
little work from the federal govern
ment will make this a valuable agricul
tural section as well as give Yuma deep
water and create seaport for the Ter
ritory, judging from the extravaganza
displayed in the last river and harbor
bill, which failed of passage by reason
of Senator Carter's speech, it is very
likely that the just claims presented by
Mr.. Smith in the interest OF the Terri.
tory will receive favorable hearing
and that congress will grant the ap-
preparation. 1t would be only right for
it to do SO and with this appropriation
and an Appropriation to construct the
Tonto Basin reservoir, Arizona will TAX c
great strides forward. Phoenix Enter
prise.
A fifth strike Of coal in the Mammoth
mines near Randsburg is reported A
railroad will be built 10 the mines at
once
The Old Nulture mine, that has rec
ord Of $l4 100000 in gold 10 It's output
credit, is IN the market again with mil
lions IN sight.