The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-02-13

F'ruitland, y. NJ, that he has come TO
Arizona and will locate at Tempe.
Surveyors are now at Geronimo map
ping out the route for the new tele-
phone line which will run from Globe
to Fort Thomas and other valley points.
Bulletin.
A surveying corps for the I'll Paso &
South western IS now in the field cross
sectioning the survey for the railroad
that will be built TO Tombstone. The
company Is yet undecided whether
they will connect with the A. Il S. f..
at Fairbanks or Charleston. 1t is said
that the Charleston route is the most
feasible.
Last Thursday the Yavapai county
bond c7se was argued before the
supreme court. twill probably be
several months before a decision is
reached. Attorney Ling will remain
in the east several days on mining
business. The decision OF the case
means over 5000, 900 to this county
jerome Reporter.
Florence citizens are exercised over
the railroad problem. The Phoenix &
Eastern has two surveys, one through
Florence and the other about five miles
to the north of town. The latter
presents advantages in the matter OF
bridging the ella river. and to Offset
this the Florence people propose to
give the railroad company a depot site
and right OF way through the town.
The charred remains Of a. T. Vail, q
well-known pioneer rancher, was
found in the ruins Of his house at Ara
vapai Canyon, eighty-fve miles from
Tucson. The theory is that the house
was burned down by the Apachcs, who
rode around that section. 1t is believed
that the Indians killed Vail, looted
the house and then burned il. The In
dans are much dissatisfied on account
of the government cutting off their
rations.
a hobo was arrested at I}isbee and
taken before Magistrate Williams.
During the progress OF tho hearing it
was discovered that the prisoner had
the smallpox. CONSERVATION ensued
ard the court adjourned somewhat !
precipitately. The Reyiew says the
victim was marched toward the hos
pital with an officer on either side on |
the end OF Il long rope. DE-. Edmund !
son found the patient tied to a tree /
down the euich and safely landed him
i'm tn, nest house -Review.
n reporv~is in circulation that a
plunger last weeA,~.ip Phoenix, broke |
two roulette tables, wInring s., 800; /
won 81 900 at craps aud fato, and the |
next day lost it all; cashcd several /
Thousand dollars worth of bogus checks, !
George Little, and he hailed from De- |
:Toit, Mich. Officers all over the /
country are looking for him, but he |
has so far proved II "little' too sharp |
for them. He must have been travel |
ing under an assumed name, because |
there was nothing ''little" about him.
Possibly, however, he was a little short /
when he left town.
The sample room of the Orndorff |
was crowded last night with an inter-
csied assembly to witncs, a fight be-
tween Guy, the record breaking bull /
pup of J. ID. Milton and a fierce badger
s,nt in from the Patagonia by Col.
Arthur ColTy. Nearly $500 was staked
evenly divided. f. l.. Kiel of NoSalcs
was referee. NJ. L. Coin of New York
city pulled the string that released the
badger. The badger was killed in less
than one and ouc-fourth minutes. L.
Ii. Schuster was the owner of the
badger. Phil Harding, who held the .
money. turned il over to the winners
at the end Of the fight.-Tucson Star.
The bill that Delegate Smith, of
Arizona, has introduced for an appro-
priation of Sl00, 900 for building levee
on the Arizona side Of the Colorado
River should recommend itself to the
favorable consideration OF Congress.
1t is the first sum for such Il purpose
t at Arizona has asked from the Gov
ernment and the sum-compared with |
the benefits to accrue-is so modest .
that it will be strange If Congress
turns deaf ear to Delegate Smiths
rsquest. The day will come when
Congress will gladly vote millions for
the improvement OF the lower Colorado
River and it may just as well make
beginning now.-L a. Mining Review.
The printers OF Globe organized 4
union Sunday in the Times office,
with following officers: c. Is. Sher-
wood, president; Leslie Scott, vice.
president; Chas. \. Zausch, secretary
treasury: w. S. Fields. sergeant at
arms. The union has nics member
ship OF old time printers. aud who for
the love of the craft would not be
counted out, although not working at the