The copper era., 1902-01-16
ARIZONA WEEK BY WEEK.

Charles T. Connel was committed t.
the Phoenix Insane Asylum by Judg
Purcell at O'Clock yesterday after
noon. After the hearing he became
violent in the county Jail and the
physicians. who examined him, me
and decided that the best thing 10 do
would be 10 commit him TO the asylum
-Citizcn.
over at Albuquerque. y. NJ, where
the rounder requires a matutinal for
digestion, they concoct an inspiring
beverage called the "Arizona cocktail, >
which il described by the Citizen o
that place a5 q mixture Of vitrOl anG
birthstone, stirred with the tail OF !
ella monster and served with the bud
Of u cactus instead Of Il cherry"
At the Arizona experiment station,
dates from Algeria are promising we'll.
The cacti thai bears an edible fruit as
large as banana, takes kindly in this
region. though transferred FROM the
Argentine and the Mediterranean.
The "kie" apple from South Africa
promises TO make a green hedge plant,
and the Khiva winter melon has done
excellently In the experimental
grounds.
Work on the building of the terri
tOrial reform school commenced in
earnest last Wednesday. says the Ben
son Press. aud the digging Of the base
ments being pushed ahead as fast a.
five teams can do it. The contractors
have been bu-ily engaged unloading
material for construction, in the way
or lumber, etc. The Clay company is
hurrying their plant to furnish tho
contractors a lot Of 200, 900 brick which
"a ba has tyu.
tiOn shall have been COMPLETED. This
building will furnish work TO a lot OF
men and help the town in ii great degree.
The Cananca Copper company's rail
road reached Cananea Monday evening
OF last week. The train was in charge
Of Conductor Pickett. with Engineer
James Ricllcrt at tho throttle If engine
No. Of the A. Il =. f.. railway. Tho
train consisted Of one Passenger coach
and IA cabOoso and carried the crew aud
thlrty-thrce passengers. The roadbrd
Is in frst-class condition and with
lew finishing touches it will be one of
the smOOthest in Mexico. Grading and
bridging is being pushed as fast as
possible towards the smelters and in
less than a month coke will be unload
cd from the cars into the bins at the
Cananea reduction plant. All freight
aud the freight teams have only u
three mile haul to make.
A correspondent of the Phoenix
Republican says: The preliminary ar
rangements for a gigantic project are |
well under way, the proposition being |
to construct dam across Bill Williams |
Fork Of the Colorado river at point
below the great box canvOn. By means
Of "A tunnpl WntpP f.ln b,a run bv " }
from tho dam on a vast area OF agri- /
cultural land. aud the idea is also to |
supply water for extensive placer min
ing in the great Harcuvar district. /
These placers have been known for |
many years and are said to have been !
worked by the AztecS or other aborigiA- !
al miners hundreds OF years ago.
They have beer worked more or less OF
late years by dry washing, but with an
adequate water supply it is claimed
that the Hanover placers can be made
TO yield millions.
The consolidated printing and pub
fishing company have filed articles Of
Incorporation. This company will be
the future owner of the Bisbee Daily
Review, the Arizona Bulletin of Solo
monvillc. and tho M0rcnci Standard,
tho publication of which will be begun
At Morenci, Arizona. during next
month. The inc Irporators are George
III. Kelly, of Solomonville; w. B. Kelly,
Frank V. Pinney and j. Il Angus, Of
BiSbee, and II. :. Van Gorder, OF Mo-
renci. The Review will continue un-
der the direct management OF W. b.
Kelly, who has been in charge during
the past year. The Arizona Bulletin
will be kept up 20 its present high
standard as IA weekly newspaper, and
l.. .
crcditable to that houriShing mining
camp and the eastern portion of Graham
county. The editorial work on the
three papers will be under the general ,
supervision and direction OF Geo. II.
Kelly of the Bulletin. while w. B.
Kelly will be the general business
manager for the mpany.-Rcview.
The surveying party Of the Phoenix {
n Eastern railroad has moved its camp
to about fifteen miles below Mesa city, |
AID the work will now be pushed from
that place To completion, saws the Ga
zotte This is the final survey, and the
American Development company, of
which Frank MIrphy is president. ,
will begin The grading of the new line ,
from Phoenix to Benson about the
middle OF January. From that time on ,
the road will be pushed rapidly To com /;
pletion. This company will also con
struct Il line from near Congress juno
tion on the Santa Fe, Prescott * Phoen-
tx, which will be pushed in north .
westerly direction to the Colorado !
river and probably to Needles. This
work, it is believed will he done during ;
the coming wear, and will open up ,,
some very rich countrv. With the = !
short stretches of road completed the \
Santa Fe people, by operating tho
Phelps Dodge road, will have a short
line from San Francisco to the City of
Mexico and New Orleans. II is be- {
licvcd that the road from Phoenix 10 |
Yuma will be pushed during the COM c
ing year, and when completed it will '
give the traveller chance to view some {
of the most beautiful country in the t
world. The road will traverse the {
Salt River valley. passing through
Buckeye, Phoenix and running direct
to Yuma. This district is particularly 7
rich as an agricultural center and will |
BE- of great benefit to the farmers OF i
the valley. In