The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-09-04
ARIZONA WEEK BY WEEK.

Colonel william Griffith has 'een
appointed superintendent u the terri
torial pcritentiary at Iuma.
Tho tax rate Of Yayapai county for
This wear has been fixed by the board
Of .1Iurryi-ors at :4.O0 on the SlOO.
Maricopa has fixed her rate at 81 %.
Scyeral California parties are look
ing Tor Mexican cattle TO snip III D"HG
to Lower California, where lhsy WIZ
be placed in Colorado river bottom
inst beIoyy the line. Feed j. lne IN
the bottoms after the overflow IN SUM
mcr.
The proposed railroad from Con
press Junction to the Colorado RIVER j,
now assured. 1t will open up one ol
the richest mineral sections IN IHc ee'
ritory. Frank NJ. Murphy Is one oi
the leading promoters OF the e"'-'
prise.
The line Of survey OF the Nacozari
road j. nttw located within mile "I /
Inc town OF Nacozari. The constrc- /
tion OF the road will begin "lthin /
three months This will be an cNten-
sion Of the road oil about twenty-five /
miles.
Prescott wants a return OF the olden
davs, the golden day, the days oI ~
when claim jumpers, who dellberV tciY
jumped other persons property WINE
a sale was being negotiated, were
treated with the courtesy meted Out 10
horse thieves.
4 corps Of Southern Pacific survey
or arrived in Bisbec aud went INTO
camp at South Bi-bcc. They VIII
make survey to Fairbank, having al
ready run a preliminary iIne rom
Naco 10 I}isbec. There will he Things
doing in railroad circles before long
Miner.
The report OF the ella Valley, Globe
and Northern railroad for the year
ending June 30, 1902, shows the loiio"-
inc: Gross earnings, S3I5,J6 an IN
crease over the previous year oi -
30; expenses and taxes, Sl'i,Jto' m
crease 81, i3j; net earnings, 3-'o.3t''
increase, S3.jG7; fixed charges, 50 20.
200; balance, $l2472l. increase, 50.
bcttcrmcnts, 81, ,969; surplus $lO9,"-t; !;
decrease, $9.513.
Ed Mallev. Of the team of Cham ber-
lain and Mallcy, former champion
drillers OF the world, has gone 10 DIS
bee to locate. After the famous arm
inc .contest on the 9th Of July when
and Ros, and Nichols carried OF the
championship Of the world, McssrS-
M?Ilcv and Chamberlain went down
into Mexico, where they had con
tract for sinking shalt.
In an interview with II. J. simmons,
chief engineer of the FL Paso X South
western this afternoon, he SAID that
there was little new in his department
beyond the daily progress Of the lines
now building to Tombstone ana III
--ToasO- they will reach the former
about Decent Der, while they had hopeu
to connect with the eastern term MAJ
in October. the numerous unIookeu loI
DELAYS will postpone the Junction uh'
til sometime in November pee
Miner.
The Santa Cruz board Of supervisors
accented the bid OF the Pauley Jai
company for four patent steer cell2 io'
which they agreed to pay 81, ISL I'M
board also accepted the plans an'
snccifcations Tor the new court nous
and iail submitted by frost, the i"c
SON architect. The board Will nov
c,ll for bids to build tho new cour
house aud jail according to the plan
and specifications accepted. w hri
completed. Santa Cruz county WI
have one Of tho most handsome cour
house buildings in Arizona.
Considerable speculation Is bcIn
induIoed in with regard To the south
nrn PaciGc's issuance of 500, 000,0o
in bonds which are to he placed on IN
market at once. 1t is believed tina
imnortant western deals are on, /
f,ct H. has been known for some tim
that the southern Pacific Contcu
nlated purchasing several branch Ant
i'm Arizona and also the lmproveln'i
u( its western service. Inc alCho
lied capital stock Of the Souih'i
Pacific amounts NJ the present time
two hundred million dollars nearly "
of il issued. The competition IN u
southwest has grown 50 strong IN
the Southern Pacific company found
necessary to keep in line ana also |"
u little more merger business. hulh
has Il that a line Is TO be run dire
into Phoenix and other Arizona pom
and touching some oi the most ln'p'
tant mining and agricultural count
in the west
The Phoenix Democrat says that
the next term OF the district court
Cuconiuo county, the hclr "i '"'
McCartv, the hunter, Wall DeElh :!
against the insurance companies
the amount Of $21,O0O due ms WIG
the nNllGieS lICN NONN VA us ~
TO tho present time they have paid h
nothing, though some OF the co
nanies have offered 10 compromise
\ small amount, and others refuse
scttle at all. They say that they
love that McCarty is still alive Il
that they think they can prove
These companies are the Manha''
Life, Frankfort Accident NorNm
Forresters and Fraternai Broth
hood. Besides refusing 70 pay tn
insurance money the companies M
kent watch over Mrs. McCarty's mo
mcnts to learn whether she was
communication with hcr husband
il is said that they have even opo|
her letters, and have constantly
moved her in their efforts TO get 50
evidence to prove that McCarty
alive. The suit will be brought
Coconiuo county because most oI
witnesses live there.
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