The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-04-03

hercantile firm Of Holbrook has
Ioyed 40 Navajo squaws, who are
,fTpt busy weaving blankets against
A their anticipated demand at the world
= fair in 1903
F.. X. Hooker, OF Wilcox, has con
tracted I.OJO head oil catti3 FOR Nav
delivery from Jdciin & Scherer. Tne
cattle will got Bloom Cattle comp any,
Trinidad. Mr. III joi1ar says b. i, con-
tracing quite regularly now and that
there will be quite a movement Of cat
tie from Wilcox section next spring -
Citizen.
The agricultural dcpartn an
nounces that it will send an expert
during the coming season to Arizona
and New Mexico to make Il study OF the
poisonous plants OF these territories
and issue bulletin for the benefit OF
tho live stock interests, which now SUI
fer considerable los from the effect OF
such plants.
The Phoenix Indian school. says the
Native American, now has 1873 full
bloOds out OF an enrolment OF 66S. or
723 per cent. About twenty-five tribes
are represented. but the Pimas, Para
go,s, Maricopas and Tumas are the
most numerous. the Pima, at PhOenix
(273) outnumberjug those in the large
reservation boarding school at Sacaton.
The dredger which has been under
construction at Yuma for use on the
Farmea's canal, was completed by the
wsrkmen and launched on Monday.
The machinery will now be- put in this
week and ,hc big eIcavator put 10
work deepening and widening the
canal. The dredger is ifty-eisht feet
long and twenty-five feet wide.-Yuma
Sun.
Jose Moraga died, last Thursday,
from blood poising resulting from
bite ~ received on one of his fingers.
while engaged in II fight a few weeks
ago. He waSa widower, well along in
years ana leaves one child, Il son. about
p years ofage, sister and three broth
crs to mourn MS death. The funeral
took place Friday and was largely at
tcndcd.-Bladc.
The board Of supervisors OF Coconino
county are making arrangements to
hold a meeting Of the boards of super
visorS Of tho counties of Coconino.
- -, Nohave, Apache aud Navajo
at Flagstaff. The object Of this meet
ing is for the purpose OF agreeing upon
some united action by the counties
relative to the bill introduced in con-
gress whereby the rights. privileges
aud immunitic, OF the old Atlantic &
Pacific railroad are to be continued to
the Santa Fe, and which exempts tho
road from taxation in the territories OF
Arizona and New Mexico.-liem.
The Imperial and Gulf railroad has
been chartered. The capital stock of
the company is 500, 900, divided into
1000 shares OF the par value of 800
each. OF this amount $500. 900 has
been subscribed by the incorporation, |
and ten per cent OF that amount-S3O. !
00O--has been paid into the treasury OF |
the company, and this money is to be |
used at once in grad ing and bridging |
the road from Imperial junction, on |
the Southern Pacific railroad now ,
known as Old Beach, To the town Of |
Imperial, distance OF about thirty |
miles.-Phoenix paper.
The Santa Cruz valley Is TO be re-
served by the government and placed |
under commission To be governed in /
the same mannea as the forest reserves,
says the Citizen. This is part of "A
great experiment being conducted by
the department OF agriculture. and the
Santa Cruz valley reserve will be the
first OF its kind tc be established in the
United States. The valley is To be re-
served in order TO rcstocl it with the
native grasses aud to regulate the num-
Der Of cattle that will be permitted to
graZe on the land. This reservation
will not exclude homestead or mineral
entry, but will merely place the land
under supervision OF Il government
commission.
NJ. Cullon is late arrival from Doug
las, Naco and Bisbee. Speaking of the
former place. he said that they have
gone wild on real estate values in that
town. Four thousand dollars WAS re-
fused for II 25-foot lot on the main
thoroughfare, Tenth street, four blocks
north Of the depot. He added that
there was need OF hotel on the
4 merican plan. aud that the Z. z. 4
s. w. depot was the finest in Arizona.
Prof. Douglas is building free library
aud the Copper Queen company were l
fine store building and
work on that company's smelter site
was in progress. The population is
about 500.-Star.