Arizona republican., 1901-05-22

covered what appears to be a big cop per mine. He discovered 1t quite by accident while out with a surveying party near Hermosdllo. Fair brought back with him walking cane made of the wood of the Mexican coffee tree and presented it to his former employer A. B. Williams, better known as Coffee Al"
 UP FROM AJO.--Mr. Thomas Childs, former Phoenician. but for some years past resident of Ajo. south of Gila Bend, is in the city on business. Mr. Childs is the owner of the big Ajo prop erty, on which a mill is standing, but which has been idle for some time owing to the methods of the parties holding a bond on the property. It is said to be a great mine and some day will be extensively worked. Mr. C. C.. Bean, who also owns mining prop erty at Aio. is now in New York on business connected with his enterprise.
 THR REVISED STATUTES.-The contract for printing the revised stat utes of Arizona was yesterday awarded to Ed. w. Stephens, of Columbia, Mo. for s4150. MT. Stephens had made sev- eral bids based upon various quail ties of paper to be used. his lowest be- ing $4,0O0. The contract includes 2,50O copies of the statutes. to be delivered by August l5. Mir. Stephens has fer many years been editor and proprietor of the News Herald, of Columbia, and is at present state printer He is 8 relative of Ex-Gov Stephens.
 MINING LOCATIONS.-The follow ing mining locations were filed with the county recorder yesterday: s. J. John son and sam Thorpethe, New 99' mine A. B. Tomlinson and others, the Fond Hope and New Hope claim; An drew Selin and George NJ. Harrison, Yellowstone and May Day claims; N. G. Blodgett and others. the Union oil company's claim: Charles Sterner Ben Bitles and others, the Umpire oil com- pany's claim: J. w. Foss and others. the Elma oil company's claim. and Thomas Boyle. millsite location.
 NEW CoRPoRATIONS.-Articles of incorporation were filed yesterday for the following companies: Pilot oil company. capital stock $500,0O0; infor- porators, J. J. Henderson. C. J. Ham, mer. J M. Bolts. C. F. Hailstone and M Wheeler of California: Golden Eagle Mining company, limited. capital stock S1, GOO, 900, incorporators, J. C. Stuart, F. F. Bell and N. C. Westerfied. Chicago; Western Oil, Land and Engineering company, capital stock $1,000,000, incor- porators. J. w. Heisner, c. w. Root. w. J. Morgan, F. J. Corde and J. Fl. Mitchell of San Francisco.
 LETTER FROM WALTER GREG- ORY.--A private letter was received from Walter T. Gregory of the Fourth cavalry yesterday, under date of Dagu- pan. March 2S. MT. Gregory, at the time of writing. was in a military hospital and said he had been there since some time in December. that he had been very sick, in fact. at the point of death. but at the time of writing was very much improved and expected to make a good recovery. He seemed to he in good spirits and hoped to return to Phoenix in about nine months.
 CARAVAN SIGHTED.-A courier who arrived here yesterday from the Arizona canal dam announced that a caravan of gold-seekers, under the command of Capt. Abdul Hi Hooker, had passed there on Monday headed thitherward. The caravan consisted of thirteen and one-half burros heavily loaded with provisions. gold pans, picks, shovels and six-shooters. It was well organized. The other officers were Mohammed Wilson. chief packer; Tews fix Fisher. head cook, and Omar Sulli- van, roustabout and master of trans- portation. Their objective point was any old place where gold could be found in large quantities.
 CLINE VS. CLINE.-The divorce case of Eliza c. Cline vs. Frank P. Cline was tried in district court yester- cay. The complaint was based on the grounds of cruelty and drunkenness. The plaintiff testified to the defend- ants long car5sr of inebriety and swore that one night he drove her away from home in her night gown. The case was not allowed to go by default. The de- fendant was present and would not sit still and hear himself malgned without making a reply. As to the charge of drunkenness Mir. Cline said he did not pretend to be a total abstainer, but neither was his wife. When they got to drinking he swore it was about horse and horse.
 IN AM.-Speaking of the death Of Joseph Lawler, his home paper, the Advertiser of Calais Me, in it's issue of May s. said: Joseph Lawler, whose death was previously re- ported at his home here April 2l. was sincerely mourned by all in the com munity. Mir Lawler held the post mastership during the administration of President Cleveland and also served two years as one Of the selectmen here. He had travelled extensively for his health. having visited California, Colo rado, Arizona and other of the western