Arizona daily citizen., 1901-06-01
Daily Grist Of
Arizona News.

two Tucson bank buildings are beauties
and would do credit to any city in the
west. The financial institutions located
in these fine structures have considera-
able cash behind their time locks also.
Judge w. II. Stilwell returned home
from Tucson yesterdz,. having compile
ted the suit he was engaged ia. The
suit was foreclosure of mortgage on
the Azurite mine by l.. Zeckendorf & Co.
with various side issues. The foreclosure
was effected but the side issues went to
the wall. 1t was sort Of donble
headed victory as both sides won.--
Phoenix Gazette.
John Bryant is in from his "a mine,
Copper Basin. where he has vein four
feet wide in the bottom OF shaft 35 feet
deep The ore carries gold, silver and
lead, and gives assay values OF from 500
to $50 ton. The assays give from $40
to $50 gold. Copper Basin ia district
which has splendid mineral showing
so far as developed and is fine virgin
! field for men with means to develop
some OF the prospects into paying mines.
Prescott Courier.
Colonel Leonard Wood, colonel OF the
Rough Riders and now governor general
OF Cuba, served for many years in Ariz-
ona as an army surgeon. Doctor Wood
marched in the ranks with General Miles
and Captain Lawton, crossed the line
into Mexico and was present when Ge-
ronimo surrendered to Captain Lawton.
All old timers in Arizona will remember
| DR.. Wood. He was one OF the most
popular army doctors. in Arizona, and
was as brave as lion, and was an ex-
ceptionally fine ply ysician.-Phoenix
| Gazette.
The Pima Paragon says, since the &C.
| ton taken by the business men OF the
valley last week, the comittee appointed
to look after the matter has received
communications both from the Southern
Pacific and G g. N. railroads,
Offering concessions in the matter OF
freight rates. 1t is understood that the
resolution adopted by the Stafford con-
yention has been unanimosly accepted
by the business men of the valley, and,
while the concessions offered by the rail-
roads are not satisfactory, their represen.
atives have shown q willingness to meet
the committee and consider the matter,
and we have reason to believe that an
agreement will be reached which will
prove OF mutual benefit to both the
people and the railroads.
The Journal Miner says it is reliably
informed that contract has been enter
ed into between the Standard Smelling
and Refining company and the Val
Verde Copper Company by which the
two companies win hereafter work in
harmony in the reduction OF ores OF this
county, and particularly those of the
Big Bug district, the firm oil Douglass,
Larcey & Co., oil New York, having
financed the venture. The necessary
changes in the Val Verde smelling plant
will be made Immediately and large
concentrating plant will be added by the
Douglass, Larcey 4 Company interests,
OF sufficient capacity TO supply the pre-
sent stack with concentrates and ores to
keep it in operation and it now seems
beyond any question of doubt that the
Big Bug section will have hot smelling
plant before the end Of the present year.
The Prescott Courier says: j. T..
Hall, ex-mayor OF Prescott, now CHIEF
Justice Of Congress, Arizona called on
the Courier Yesterday. He says the
new mill at Congress is running success
fully, and that the great gold camp is a
hummer and no mistake. At 10 o'clock
last Monday he held an inquest on
man named Martin Petit, at Congress-
Junction. Petit arrived at the junction
from Harrisburg about one week ago.
He had been on spree. At l2 O'Clock
he went to the section house to get din
ner. While eating, he appeared to be |
choking. He got up from the table,
walked to the door, opened the door, |
fell forward to the ground, and died in |
about Ave minutes. Or. pennet, the
company physician, examined the body |
and found chunk OF beef half as large
as mans hand lodged in the dead |
mans throat. The man had no front
teeth and had swallowed the meat with
no attempt to chew it. The man had |
no known relatives.