The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1901-06-13

age.
Yuma is to the front with the first
ripe figs OF the season.
Bisbee has a clerk in a furniture store
who has fallen heir to sl,0OO,UOO OF
German cola.
Nine thousand dollars were dropped
in one OF the gambling houses in Tue
son last week.
Three hundred dollars in prizes are
offered for miners drilling contests at
Kingman on the Fourth.
T6gMs:icopa county supervisors have
appropriated $500 for a special Arizona
edition OF the Los Angeles Times.
Ed. Butts, jr., late keeper of records
and seal OF the grand logde K. OF p,
Phoenix, was tried by jury of his
peers at Phoenix last week and found
guilty Of embezzlement of lodge funds.
The penalty is from five to ten years in
the penitentiary.
Mrs. Carl Nelson has received through
T. Conlon, recorder of the United
Workmen OF Tucson, warrant for 81
900 on insurance OF her husband. This
makes grand total of 1000 paid by
Arizona lodge No. /, to the widows and
orphans of its dead memberships.
The Colorado river steamers have
thirty loads TO haul to Quartette, ag-
gregating over three thousand tons.
The greater part OF this freight is ma
terial for the Quartette-Searchlight
railroad, which will be rushed to COM
pletion as fast as the material can be
Observation-Disclosures Miner.
A number OF gentlemen met Thurs
day evening to talk over the matter OF
100000 hotel. Adjournment was
taken until Monday, when they expect
to confer with Col. Robt. Williams of
Nogales. Col. Williams has given out
that he will subscribe $4,000 if others
will make up the balance OF 500, 900
Star.
VIM Ward, miner OF the Old Do
minion, was badly hurt soon after go
ing on shift this evening. a piece of
rock fell thirty-fve feet, striking him
on the head Doctors Fox and Maisch
who answered the call, stated that
Ward is severely cut, bu- DIR. Fox does
not think his skull is fractured .-Globe
Silver Belt
Southern Arizona will be the region
OF much railroad building during the
Immediate future, and for the several
years following, says the Star. The
traffic is here in the millions of tons of
metal in our mountains and the coun-
try is demanding it, and will have it,
and railroads will be necessary to ham
die the same.
"Why is it." asked Receiver Bow
man OF the United States land Office,
that the commencement exercises
are held at the end of a school year,"
There were several persons in the land
office, but no ono seemed to know.
Captain Moore at last volunteered to
answer the question by saying that it
was the commencement Of the period
of rest which was celebrated Tucson
Citizen.
The Bisbee and Nacosari railroad has
been completed to Fronteras, the half
way station between Bis bee and Naco-
sari. The builders of the road will
push construction until they reach FL
Paso. 1t is rumored that a branch of
the road will be built from Benson to
Tucson, making direct line from FL
Paso TO Tucson. This link will be less
than so miles long and can be construct
ed in sixty to ninety days.-Star.
At IL o'clock last night an explosion
occurred at the converters in which
Jack Sheppard, the shift boss. was bad
ly burned, His right eye is badly
burned and it is believed by the doc
tors that he will never regain the use
OF it. His right arm and the entire
right side of his body was badly burned.
The company physicians were sum-
moned Immediately and he was after
wards conveyed to his home.-Bisbee |
Review.
who was one OF the attorneys in the |
Cobre Grande case, has cleaned up $780, !
600 out of his legal connection with |
that mountain of wealth. Robert got |
1900 shares OF stock for his services, |
and he waited till the stock went up |
from 80 to $40 per share when he |
sold 1000 shares, but retains 500 shares |
still, which will reach the hundred |
dollar mark before many moons roll by.
Bob got considerable wealth by his !
nerve as slayer.
Most people will be surprised 10
learn that it appears from reports to |
the geological survey that Arizona has
the largest unbrokeu pine forest in the |
United States, covering an area of over
5000 square miles. The total quantity |
OF pine timber suitable for saving pur-
poses within the boundaries OF the ter
ritory amounts to 10000. 900, 900 feet,
which is enough to supply the needs OF |
thickly populated state for more than !
century. The. principal forest area |
is in Coconino county, and borders the
Grand Canyon, although Gila, Apache
and Yavapai counties have considerable |
timber.
A Mexican named Frederick Zamora |
died suddenly at Fairbank, Tuesday.