The copper era., 1901-04-11


man ever Travelled to fame 90 rail
road pass " We wish to CORRECT oar
brother;a a man must b. famDu, b:fore
he can pet pass-on an Arizona ra' /
road.-Gazette.
A Tucson attorney had his clothes
attached in Phoenix last week while
he WAS taking bath. Constable Nc
Donald agreed TO give the lawyer his
clothes II he paid the bill. 1t is need
less To say that the account was set
tied promptly.-Gazette.
As a sample how fast crude oil j.
supplanting coal in this section may
came in on freight. a part OF this
will be taken - the Congress mine
where the change is gradually being
made from coal TO oil.-JournalM Miner.
The Southern Pacific railroad com
pany has Just had completed the pit
and foundation on which will be placed
an immense tank to he filled with oil
10 be used for fuel on engines. Tanks
OF the same capacity lone million gal
lons) will also be put in at III PaoO,
Tucson and Lordsburg.
a little girl at Tempe drank II pint
of coal oil. The doctors thought she
would die, until one Of them hit onto a
happy exped 'ent. They Slipped a yard
OF candlewck down into the oil, lit
the upper end. and during the evening
she lighed the room nicely and then
went to bed all right. This is Il legis-
.atOr's story y.--Gazctte.
Two miners were killed in Jerome
one day last week ny a premature cx-
plo7iou in the United Verde mines.
Mike Cooney and Joseph Zwcful were
the victims, and several Others were
injured. 7 e men had just tihi-hed
their work, and Hillman, with his
partners help, was ab ut to light the
last fuse Of thirly-fivc when one shot
went of with the result above noted.
Governor Murphy yesterday pardon
ed Ramon Rodriguez, who i. serving II
term in the county Jail for u violation
of the Edmunds act The pardon was
issued at the request Of District At'Or-
ney Edwards. who says that RoGrigu.z
has atoned for his Offensr as far H.
possible by getting married. 1t was
the opinion also Of the district attorney |
that the conviction was irregular and !
that release could be effected by the |
expensive and inconveuient plan Of
habeas corpus.-R publican.
The Southern Pacific railroad is |
abreast Of the times with electric |
headlights for its engines. Bv merely !
touching a button the engineer set> |
the light into play. Each light is OF
2,C0J candle power. 1t lights the track |
hall II mile ahead Of the engin@. Any /
thing on the track can be seen sixteen |
telegraph poles ahead, far enough |
away 40 that the train could be
brought To "A halt before it reached the |
object. even under fun speed. The |
engines are being provided with the
apparatus rs fast ,is il can be supplied.
-Ex.
The new code dispenses with the
election Of assessor and makes that
Office an appointive one, instead Of
elective rs now. While this plan has
many advantages its wisdom is ques-
toned by some Freed from any en-
tangling political ih1uence the new
procedure would doubles. be pro-
ductive Of good results, but Il growing
sentiment prevails with the voters that
all officers should be made elective.
However, Arizona will have to try it
and pas, Judgment afterward. Pros
pector.
One of the good laws passed by the
"Scrappiug Tweuty-First" is the one
that compee owners OF transcicnt herds
of goats and sheep to make affidavit
before the nearest justice Of the peace.
within fifteen days after entering
county, OF the number Of their hu, k.
y law WAS passed by the 10Th which
divides the taxes on these trau>cient
herds between the counties In which
they Craze. The law passed will fix
the number so those who have avoided
the payment Of taxes on their flucks
heretofore can do so no more.-Guard-
Ian.
1t is mi-oificially announced that
work will cummence vii hin two weeks
on the Big Bug b anch railroad. 1t is
said that th" right-of-way for the er.-
tire length of the road has been Sc
cured, and Us soon as cocmenced the
road will be pushed through To COM
pletion as rapidly as possible. The
road will run from the Prescott and
Eastern Ia a point near Huron up Big ;
Bug creek Ia the Poland and Hamilton
mine, and will be five ar six miles IN
length. 1t will tap aud open up u rich
mining district and will give u further
impetus - mining in an already active
and prosperous district.-Journal-M Miner.
The HOl5rook Argus saws. "Iufor-
ma, ion has been received from Biuyer
Hermann, commissioner of the land
office, that 225.0oO sheep will be allow
ed to Craze upon tn, Black Mesa For-
est Reserve during the coming season
beginning April lst. Sheep will be
from that part OF the reserve
in Graham county and south of the
CHA Colorado divide. also all south nf
tho rim nf tb,a MnUolInn M,.,. upl u.s.,