Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-29
ARIZONA
News, Views and
Gossip.

Information from Washington Camp
conveys the intelligence that Messrs.
Gee Il Wilfiey. owners OF the Pride OF
the West mines. have recently pur-
chased the Holland mine, have erected
thereon two hoists and are vigorously
prosecuting extensive development
work.--Nogaies Oasis
An electric power plant to operate
twelve drills arrived this week, and is
now being put In place at the mines of
the Clifton Consolidated Copper COM
pany. l.. A. Dunham. general man.
ager of the company. says that II will
be the most complete plant of the
kind In the southwest When II Is
ready for business Mr. Dunham ex-
poets to drive his main tunnel. which
Is 7xS feet, into the mountain at the
rate of $50 feet per month. which will
be lively work.-~Copper Era.
Mr.. John Sullivan, who was deputy
sheriff of Pima county, under John
Brown. In 1912. is now running the
butcher shop at La Cananea for Frank
Proctor. formerly OF Tucson. After
leaving the sheriffs Office Mr.. Sullivan
was at Washington Camp three years,
In charge OF the DuQuesne mine Then
he went to Texas and WAS at Aransas
Pass some time, after which he re-
sided in Los Angeles and then he was
in Nevada time. whence he has
come to La Cananea. now about two
months ago. .-Nogales Oasis.
The committee appointed by the d.
rectors of the South Bisbee company
to examine their property and make
report thereon. presumably with the
view of considering propositions for
the purchase OF the property are still
here The property 30 far as develop
ed never looked more promising than
at present. Ore continues to be mined
from the S00-foot level of shaft No. 2. |
which shaft has now attained a depth |
OF 200 feet. The ore is of good grade |
and car load or more will probably |
be shipped next week.-Bisbee Review. |
J. Edgar Black, vice-president of the |
Southern Smelling Company. OF Oak !
dale, Georgia. Is making an extended !
of the mineral resources |
Of this vicinity. with a view of locat- |
ing their big 2o-ton smelter here II |
existing conditions warrant It. MIR. |
Black seems to be very conservative, is |
a man who says little but sees much, |
and is business man In every sense |
Of the word. He is shown around the |
by Messrs Upton and Sanders |
and will examine every prospect and |
known ore body In this vicinity. after |
wards going TO the Colorado river and |
l3ill Williams country y.--Wickenburg |
News Herald. /
The survey Of the Phoenix and East |
ern railway Is progressing Ratisfaetor-
Iiy. The surveyors are now between
Mammoth and Benson, and will reach
the latter place within the next two
weeks. The stockholders of the com |
pany have been called 10 meet In Pres
cott on the goth of next month to elect
officers and transact such other ansi-
ness as may come before them AT
the time fixed for commencing work
Mr., +. NJ Murphy has returned from
Europe and Is now In the east hut
will be home In time TO attend the
meeting. He will un-
ioubtedly be elected president of the
,ompany There Is now not the slight
'st doubt that actual construction will
commence shortly after the first OF the
fear and that Florence win soon have
communication with the outer
world. Florence Tribune.