Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-13
ARIZONA
News, Views and
Gossip.

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The production OF the Arizona Copper
CO., Limited of Clifton, Tor jane was
s3l tons. OF l. .662, 900 pounds OF copper.
Naco ia soon to have an electric light
plant and ice factory combined. Local
business men are behind the enterprise.
The survey party for the Phelps
Dodge road from Fairbank to Tombstone
arrived in town late this afternoon hav-
ing run the line as far as Watervale.
The party will camp, in the upper end
of town and make this there headquat
ers for several days.-Prospector.
Shares in Arizona mines are snapped
up eagerly by the eastern investing
public, provided the mines controlled j
by the companies have good reputa-
ton. Therefore it is vel Ito keep the re
putation OF our mining ventures on a
high plane and there will be very little
trouble in placing the property in the
eastern market. Faking achemes will
do more to throw. down meritorious
deals than any other cause.-Mohaye
County Miner.
Notice OF intention TO build a railroad
under the tar exemption act was filed in
the office of Territorial Secretary Stod-
dard Saturday afternoon. U. 8. Marshal
McCord, of this city, and ] j. Hodnett
of Tempe, are the promoters. Two lines
are described in the prospectus. One lie
to run from Phoenix through the Salt
and Gila river valleys to the Colorado
river at some point in Yuma county
The other is to run from Phoenix
through the Salt, Gila and San Pedro
valleys and to connect with the Southern
Pacific near ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
A Cananea correspondent Of the Bis
bee Review Gays: "rhe recent heavy
rains have left the roads in pretty bad
condition, so much so that the freight
ers have an irksome job in reaching La
cananea from Saco, but notWithstand-
ing this there is an immense amount oi
freight being received by the company,
but their demands are SO varied and
great that they are taxed to their ut
most to keep all hands at work, in fact
they haven't been able TO supply the car
penters with lumber to keep them at
work, and some OF the bailding under
way have been al stand still for several
weeks notably the addition to the hotel
and the new store building"
1t is rumored in railraod circles that
1t is the intention OF the Santa Fe to
build branch line to Eldorado Canyon
from point on the main line near
Ibex, sight miles west Of the Needles. |
The line will pass up through the val
ley TO Searchlight and will then veer
around 10 the west and pass on up to
the Canyon. The line would open up
one OF the richest mineral regions on
the Pacific coast and would prove to be
a big paying short line. Besides
Searchlight and the Canyon it would
tChGA Vic miuSG oA tfC AhGt nN@A1A
that are now inaccessible. II this road
was built the business of Eldorado Cam
yon alone would maintain it. while the
profits would come from the interme-
diate business of Searcblight and the
river mines.--Mohaye County Miner.
s. A Parnell was relieved last Thurs
day of the management of the Old Do
minion Copper Mining & Smelling COM
pany's affairs here by F.sW. Hear, who
has been appointed acting superinten-
tendent with the same authority poe
sessed by his predecessor. Mr.. Pafnali
took his departure last Saturday for
Michigan. when lac will spend a couple
OF months leisurely before he assumes
actively the vocation OF mining engineer.
The report published to the effect that
Mr.. Parnall had accepted the superin-
tendency OF the Msnzanal mines in So
nora, owned bv w. c. Green and Geor-
ge Mitchell, is without foundation. He
has received several good offers, bat has
accepted none of them. He will pro
baby accept the proposition made him
by some OF his wealthy friends i'm the i
east, to represent them in the examina.
ton and purchase OF the mines.-Globe
Silver Belt. /