The copper era., 1901-06-20

hotel.
Toverea and Mossman Of Bisbee sole
$4,000 worth OF meat in Bisbee las
month. The people Of southern Ari
zona will eat and be merry if they dom
lay up dime.
Petitions are being circulated iol
the removal OF female saloon singers
and the raising Of saloon licenses.
Thus. when one town commences a
crusade others anxious for fame follow
suit-Prescott Miner.
\ gigantic storage reservoir will be
built at TT. Grant this summer. The
reservoir win l-------.ssct -----..-.ssct 27rs-20 feet
deep. The walls will be made of con-
crete and faced with cement. The
cost Of construction is estimated at be-
tween S25, 900 to $35, 900.
The new telephone company organ
lied at Yuma is known as the Colorado
River telephone Co., and the capital
ization 100000. 1t is proposed to con-
meet Yuma by telephone with Gid
Rock, Potholes, Pichacho, Ehrenburg,
Quartzite and other points on and near
the Colorado river.-Tucson Star.
Ed Butts was introduced in district
court Saturday to receive sentence for
the charge Of embezzlement for which
he was convicted last week. Upon the
motion OF Judge Baker however, the
case was continued until Saturday
June 10, for argument of motion for
new trial and for sentence and judg-
mcnt.-Entcrprise.
ID. ). Drew returned from Il trip out
To Aravaipa country, where within a
few days he purchased 1000 head Of
choice cattle for Miller & Lux OF San
Francisco. Mr.. Drew asserts that
there is plenty Of cattle in this section
If buyers are willing to pay for them.
He says he could easily buy 10000 on
short notice if they were wanted
Range News.
Geo. Scxsmith from Imperial says
the high water has made no impression
upon the Imperial's headgate and that
everything is all right. a good head
of water is now flowing down the canal
for IA distance of twenty-five miles. The
new town Of Imperial is making salts
factory progress. y telephone line
has just been completed to Flowing
Wells, and Imperial is now in direct
modern communication with the out
side world
The United States Census Bulletin
states that Arizona's percentage of in
crease in population during the past
ton years has been greater than that OF
any other portion of the Union. 1t is
given at 1913 per cent. According to
the same Bulletin, Arizona has 100
square miles Of water surface; while
Delaware has only ten square miles OF
water surface. Florida leads as to
water surface, with i440 square miles,
while Minnesota comes next, with 4l60
square miles.
Major J. II. McClintock, president of
Roosevelt's Rough Rider association,
has received request from the citi-
zon's committee at Colorado Springs, !
for the postponement of the annual re-
union Of the association TO August.
The reason given is that on some date
III that month a quarto-centennial of
some local event is to be celebrated, |
and it is desired that the two demon
strations he held jointly. The matter
is being considered. but no action has |
been taken yet.-Tepublican
Capt Alfonso b. smith of Los An
gelcs, he who is establishing Coast |
steamship line, whereof Yuma shall be |
one of the termini, has secured from |
the city council franchise for street |
railway system, for the electric light |
system and for water works-all these |
presumably, in anticipation OF the ad-
dition to the size of the village when !
the steamers shall have begun to bring
TO Yuma the wealth Of the world. |
Smith promises to have his street |
railway in operation by October.-Ex.
+. +. Breed has placed in the show
window at Linn's iewelry store two
fine specimens Of amethyst. They
were picked up in "a wesh few miles
southwest of Prescott. When they
were found they were partially coated
with fcrriSinous clay, cement like in
This is believed to be the
first instance of the discovery OF
amethyst in Arizona. The crystals
are transparent, rose purple shading
to white, the largest measuring two
inches by one and three fifth inches,
with several small crystals grouped
about it.--rrcscott Courier. II
For moro than a year it has been
that the Rock Island road
was seeking an outlet to the Pacific
,oast. 1t is now building to FL Paso
Is fast as men and teams can do the
work. Contractor Good, who was in
his ncighborhood last week, stated
that the road would be con-
inued through to the coast by the !
way OF Florence and Phoenix, which ]
seems to be the only feasible route
eft unoccupied. The Santa Fe also is
waking up, ard it is possible may ex- {
end its road from Silver City west !
lown the Gila and Salt rivers on the I
Tom Scott survey of the Texas and I
Pacific. The Phelps-Dod road, now ,
,uildiur from, no,, :