Arizona daily citizen., 1901-11-14
ARIZONA
News, Views and
Gossip.

1t has been decided by the city coun-
ell that the question of a new city
charter which was provided for at the
last legislature shall be submitted To
the tax payers of Phoenix On Dcccm-
her IL, and a special election has been
called for that date. This decision was
reached Monday night at the meeting
of the city fathers and the matter that
will soon receive final decision. The
council also in the resolution passed
named the voting places in each ward
and the election officers s.--PhOeniX Ga
Zettc
United States district court was CON
vened Monday by Judge Street, but
little business was transacted with the
exception of swearing in the grand
jury District Attorney Morrison and
Marshal McCord were present t-Phoc-
nix Gazette.
A deal Is now practically closed
whereby the Stevens group OF IS
claims, located on Chase Creek a mile
to the hands of strong company.
composed of Bridgeport, Massachu-
sets, capitalists for development.
Henry Seller, representing the capital
lists, arrived in Clifton last week ac
companied by Jim Wardner who has
made more mining deals than any 9TH
er man In the West, and l. N. Stevens,
one of the original owners OF the prop
erty, and after giving it careful ex-
animation, has expressed himself as
well satisfied with the property, and
So wired his people. He leaves this
morning for the East to close the deal,
and work will be commenced on the
group within thirty days. On Tuesday
Mr.. Seller examined some water rights
OH the Gila near Guthrie. controlled by
Wardner where it is likely that the
plant for the reduction of the ores will
be situated 1t is also likely that
large electrical plant will be establish
ed on the Gila, and the power cabled
to the mines. and otner sections of the
district for mining purposes, the same
as Is now being done in Montana and
California. The full particulars are
not obtainable at the present time, but
will be given to the public as soon as
the arrangements are all made.-Cop-
per Era.
+. w. Zorn and l.. A. Dickinson, two
of the stockholders of the Great West
mine. arrived in kingman a few days
ago, and have gone to that property
with a view of arranging for the in
stallatiou of a small milling plant to
handle the ores Sufficient water has
not yet been developed to handle 4
great quantity of that mines output
but as work progresses it Is believed
that more water will be obtained and
then larger plant will be put in. The
mines has been developing large ore
bodies and the values have been on the
increase as depth was obtained Mo
have County Miner,
The A. IL S. E. company have large
force Of men at work at Benson laying
side tracks for the accommodation OF
the vast amount of supplies that are
constantly arriving at that point.
There Is now in the yards there nearly
three hundred cars loaded with mining
and railroad supplies. nothwithstand-
ing that from 40 to 80 loads are taken
out from that point daily. A number
of side tracks on the 5. r. between
Benson and Ell Paso are filled with
cars billed for this section. Two men
will be sent from here to Benson to
act as checking clerks and will check
the supplies received from the 5. +.
and stored in the A. & s. f. yards
there. Bisbee Review.
This year seems to be proving one of
excellence in the way of mill building
in Sonora, and what promises more IN
the way Of mine development is the
erection OF small mills. The last one
to report is the 5-stamp mill OF Bonney
G. Johnson. owners of the Tucabe
mine. a gold proposition near the san
Miguel river. 55 miles east of Magde-
lena The mine is rich one and while
the mill Is small. ample conditions
have been arranged for a greater
plant Border Vidette.
Excavations are beng made by the
Calumet and Arizona company. perpa-
ratory to placing the foundation Tor
the mammoth hosting engine when
is being built for this company in MIL
waukee The engine Is similar to that
in use at the Spray shaft by the Cop
per Queen, with the exception that the
cylinders on the Calumet and Arizona
engines are a foot larger. Bisbee Re
view.
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