Arizona daily citizen., 1901-11-21
ARIZONA
News, Views and
Gossip.

Prof Charles w Goodman, supcrin-
tendent of the ,Chiloco Indians school.
Will succeed Professor MCGOWAN as
superintendent of thePhocnX Indian
school. 1t will simply be an exchange
of official positions as according to ru-
NOR Professor MCGOWAN is considered
especially fit for certain improvements
| to be made in the Chiloco school. The
change will take place about January
!, 1902, Phoenix Enterprise,
There was a hold up at Naco last
Sunday night at about 800. A Mexi-
can well known here, had accumulated
some $40 and was going home to his
shack at the back of Main street,
when two men, mounted and armed.
held him up and robbed him of his
earnings The robbers went toward
the east ami We're promptly pursued
by the rangers. The victim made n
great 'outcry but his yells were for
some minutes put down to the noise
made by some revolver, SO the thieves
got good start. 1t Is believed. how
ever. they will be captured. --Bisbee
Review.
In an interview at Phoenix the other
day. Hon. F. NJ. Murphy said that
Tombstone will be one of the greatest
mining camps IN the country. THE
American Development company. of
which am president. is now prepar-
ing to put in new machinery in the
mines and in fact has already consi
derablc OF the work completed The
shaft has been sunk several hundred
feet and as soon as the engines arrive
pumping will begin. There is no
doubt but that the water and plenty
of il can be handled. The output of
the mines will be about 1000 tons
daily The company will spend about
81 ,o00, 600 improving this section of the |
country.
The Jerome Mining News does not |
credit the report that Senator Clark |
entered into an agreement with other |
large copper producers to restrict cop |
per production. AT least. there are no
indications of it at Jerome, where tlic
United Verde is improving all classes |
of machinery at its works, wherever /
possible. Also. preparations are being |.
made to place q smelter on Equator |
hill. with which to work the ores al |
ready blocked out in the Iron kirs !.
and other mines owned by the Equator /
and Smelling company. of /
which Senator Clark Is the principal |
which gives color to the |
claimed increase In the output af hls
jerome mines.
The Del Rio Smelter company of
Arizona, Delaware corporation. of
which Il. A. Haggott is superintendent,
has purchased the ranches of J. e.
Snow and J. T. Shivers. in Chino valley
for the purpose of erecting thereon a /
copper smelter OF 200 tons capacity |
The property purchased is located on |
the line Of the railroad. 20 miles north |
of Prescott. There is plenty of water |
for ali purposes. IL is an admirable /
location for a smelter. The fact that !
Mr. Hagott is In charge Is guarantee
that the enterprise is all wool and OF
ample width Prescott Courier.
About 20 Monday afternoon Geo I
Bernard part owner OF a group of
claims about eight miles from Bisbee |
on the road to Tombstone was shot !
through the thigh and badly wounded |
The shot was fired from ambush and |
the wounded man fell at the first shot /
he managed to crawl into !
the cabin, where he was found later /
and brought to Bisbee. arriving here |
at s O'Clock last night The killing |
is surrounded by mystery, The wounn |
ed man says he ..oes not know who |
shot him. }. Brown. who was en- route |
from Tombstone to Bisbee ayshe stop |
ed at the camp fifteen minutes after |
the shooting occurred and brought the |
wounded man to Bisbee. Overaker, !
Johnson and lawyer named Pearce |
were ont hunting at the time of the |
shooting and were within three hun !
dred yards of the scene when the shot |
was fired. They say they heard the |
shooting but as to who fired the shot !
they know nothing. Ill feeling has cX- |
listed between Overaker. Johnson and /
Bernard for some time on account OF
law suit and Bernard had been carry /
ing a gun for the past few days.-Bis- /
bee Review.