Arizona daily citizen., 1901-07-30
Daily Grist Of
Arizona News.

| Inc fnOenlX dazctte claime tnat the
abdication OF the painted beauties, who
were wont to trill the mocking bird
notes and guzsle beer until the midnight
hour. has caused the saloon receipts tc
be reduced.
The correspondents who send out the
lurid and sensational prevarications
about Arizona should be squelched.
What profitethS it II the board Of trade
and county government spend several
thousands Of dollars year advertising
the country, II couple OF correspon.
dents can kill the work OF this advertis-
ing with their outrageous statements, 10
the way of coloring actual events OF the
Maricopa Jim variety2 These corre-
spondents will find il In the end to their
advantage TO tell the truth. They will
soon have active opposition and enmity
OF every patriotic citizen OF the territory
Can they afford TO live among people
who distrnst them and ragard them as
enemies TO progreas and prosperity? 1t
is not all of life TO sling q space filling
pencil.-Phosnix Enterprise.
The Princeton Copper Mining and
Smelling company has been recently in
corporated under the laws Of South Da-H
kota, with an authorized capital OF s2,-
100000. Henry Hamburg who has for
about a year past made his headquar-
ters in Bisbee, is president Of the new
corporation and G. Myer Zulick. at one
time governor Of Arizona, 10 one OF the
directors. The remaining officials ara
New York and New Jersey people. This
company Is organized primarily TO de-
velop and operate mining properties In
the Huachuca mountains, having &C
qaired three patented copper claims at
the head OF Ramsey canyon, upon
which property very favorable re-
port was made by Prof. Blake OF the
territorial university, something over u
year ago. These claims were opened
mp and Considerable development work
done upon them under the snperinten.
dency OF Ben Williams before he
became identified with the Cop-
Per Queen company. In addition To-
this property the company has several
claims In Montexuma eanYon. n.--f fisbee
Review.
Last sundays Los Angeles Herald
contained kodak picture and TIVE
column write-up of our old friend Whist.
iing Dick, known from one end Of tho
Tertiary 20 The other. The article L.
fall Of "reminiscences OF the iiie of this
stnrdy pioaeer, from the pea Of VIM.
Winthrop Betts, bat tiers is one yara
they tell aboat Dick which the doctor
overlooked. Dick 10 good deal Of q
wag and in the early days of Tomhstone
nscd 70 dwell some little distance from
the town. One day. deciding 10 have .
little excitement, be rushed into town
and told the boys Of terrible ilght with
indians. With the crednlous ones he
repaired 70 his cabin 10 prors his story.
and there, snre enough, was tie door
full Of bullet holes. The posse began TO
investigate and found that the sly old
rogue had overlooked one important do
tail Of his heroic fight and narrow es-
cape. Instead oi standing on the out
side of his cal,in and shoosing 10 and
then inside and shooting ont II was dir
covered that all the shots had been fired
from the inside q The holes In The door
plainly proved. They heii consults.
tion and decided thai The drinks ssrs
on Dick. Dick is one OF the old pioneers
Of Arizona--a forsrnnner oi the civilixa-
tion that now makes Il possible ior the
lese daring to enter npon and enioy the
freedom and immunity frcm danger
that the early days we're 20 pregaant
of.