Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-02
ARIZONA
News, Views and
Gossip.

Col Holmes Of Joplin Mo, who II in.
terested in the Arizona Territory Cop.
per Co, arrived this week and is look.
ing over the company property, The
colonel has been zinc mining fof many
| years, but has decided to change mis- in
vestmeDts and is becoming extensively
interested in copper mining in this scc-
ton, and so lar with most favorable re.
suits. Era.
| The Yuma Sentinel soggests to the
citizens oi Yuma that they gel under
cover when prisoners attempt 10 escape
from the penitentiary as the Wild shoot
+! ing nf the gnarda makes it dangerous 10
be around in the open"
/ Men. animals anst material are being
shipped in 40 rapidly as posi- bic Tor
the construction oi the Grand Canyon
railroad. At present there are between
| LOO TO 900 men ai work and the eontrac~
tors expect 10 have the road ompieted
ready far traffic by the fTst-ni ns:Lober.
Mrs. Jokn Mccarthy has offered n re.
ward III $500 for the recovery OF The body
oil her husband, who disappeared from
tha camp on Oak creek, Yayarai county,
June @. J. X, Day, a partner oi Me
Carthy, reports TO the Coconjno SUN
that no trace has bern found Of tie psisy~
ing man set. Day continues hie search
for him.
The Grand CaSynn mines, osned by
William b, kidenonr, and formerly
worked ander bond. 10 eastern parties
by ". H. Ferguson and NJ. (. spaul-
ding, have fbeen hoaded " pittsburg
capi.aiisis for s20, 600, with cash pay
meut down ol n, coo. The property is 3
copper proposition and has produced
some very good ore. II is located about
City s"..:,-, i.:,f;;. .; ss.;scy fs.sioa3,
Just nj the edge Of tbe Grand Canyon
-Four United States prisoners. all Meg
icane. were brought in from the Flag
staff section oi country yesterday and
lodged in jail They are sccused Of ur.
lawfully digging np prehistoric relics
from indian gfavrs ON the eoloniaI pos-
sessions of MARI Hanna, where Only fell
lows With high topped yellow hosts. boil
frog eyed goggles and shirt waists are
allowed 10 depredate for alleged scientific
purposes. With the prisoners was
brought lot Of pottery which they had
unearthed. some Of il il sAre and vai-l
uahie from prehistoric boneyard stand
poict.-Prescott Courier.
The Navajo reservation in New Mex
leo and Arizoaa has been divided into
two agencies, aad by tails arrangement
IDENTIFY, aud in this way can be kept on
the reservation. The Eastern division
viii remain al Defiance and the West
ern agency at Blue Canyon. n. ]. Need
ham, superintendent OF the Indian
scl,ool will take charge Of the agency at
the latter place. II Is reported that the
reservation is very dry and the Indians
have very little grass and water Tor their
stock New Mexican.
Indications are that Prescott will have
mining boom right under her nose, II
. recent strike made just west OF town
proves to be permanent. Far great
aaay years Willow creek AID It's tTibE.
tary gulches have lseen spasmodicaily
worked for placer gold, and some very
rich patches OF gold bearing gravel has
been found. A number Of quite good
sized nuggets have elso been found.
While q great many has> predicted that
some day good qaartz ledge would be
found, there has been little systematic
prospecting made for the discovery of 1t.
A few days ago a ledge was discovered
said be over 100 feet vide and samples
OF il gave an assay value Of $3.50 per ton
in gold and silver, and yesterday morn
ing George III. Schuerman, Geo. Henry,
Thos. Houlihan, Jack Sparks, James
Turnbull and +. g. Plummer located
four claims on it and semi men ont today
to prospect IT, The new And In not
more than four miles from Prescott and
| II Il proves TO be as big as snrface indi-
cations promise. il will rot be long until
we see booming camp there. Journal
Miner.
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