Arizona silver belt., 1902-04-24


 Utah.
 The new building which is to be oc- oupied by the Morencl club is about completed and will be opened to the public Friday, April 25. The feature of the evening will be q lecture by Dr. Liudgren upon Morenci aud irS district as an expert geologist sees il. Afer Dr. LindgrenS lecture there will he d reception, during which the public IS invited to inspect the build- ing and its appOintments.-C Copper Era.
 The test which was made last week ny the Arizona Copper company on brick manufactured from fire-clay re- gently discovered by Brick" Williams was most satisfactory. George Frazier, who has charge of the furnace, states that they were tirst-class, equal to, aud in fact superior to any brick be had been using. MT Williams will at once put force of men at work on his ind, and as soon as possible will commence she manufacture of fire brck in CliftUn.-Copper Era.
 A Denver dispatch states that Gen. eral Funston has announced the determination of the war department to immediately rehaoiIitate Whipple barracks, at Prescott, Arizona. This post was abandoned and dismantled in 1898, but it has been decided 10 rebuild the fort and make battalion post of 1t, One company of the Eighteenth infantry, now at Fort Douglas, will take up temporary quarters at Fort Whipple while the work is prugresS- ing. The department intends spend Ing S45, 900 for this rehabilitation.
 It appears that Utah is trying to have a part of Arizona annexed to her state. The area desired is that DOT
 tion of the territory which lies north of the Grand Canyon of Arizona.
 This tract of country is Said to be rich in mines, forests and some agricultural lands. The claim Of Utah is that na- ture. has established the northern boundary line of Arizona by the big canyon, and that Utah can take care of that region better than can Arizn. nL Be this as It may, Arizona should not be deprived of any part of her territory without some compensation. -Ex.
 The Review says that Bisbee will spend about $l0,OOO for a grand cele- bratiun to be held on the Fourth Of July. The EIks have taken the mat ter in charge and at a meeting held recently decided that this should be the biggest celebration of the kind ever held in any city in Arizona. The calculation will begin on the morning oI the 3d of July and continue to mid. night of the 5Lh. An effort will be made to have Governor Murphy, Del. egate smith and other ArizDna orators to deliver addresses. About s2.5O0 will be given In prlzeS for miners drilling contests, Other features will | he Steerty ing, horse racing, shooting | tourpament, base ball, fireworks and | Eks' parade.
 A force Of eighty men is now at work broadening the gauge of the road | uetween Lonefell0w aud Morencj Four tunnels are being driven through points of the mountains a short dis tance above Longfeilow. The tunnels are being hnilt sufficiently large to ac. commodate the largest cars of the gauge railroads. Two air drills are being used in the first tun. nel, which will be 400 feet in length. The drills are breaking 6 feet per day The length of the four tunnels will he about 1000 feet, and It is expected that they will be completed some lime In July, and the road finished by Sen. tember. The work is being done m. der the superViflon of Charles Ches. terdeld,-Copper Era.
 The railroad yards at Naco are In. clted on both sides of the information. al line, partl2 in Mexico and partly in the United States. The yardmast, r has been in Mexican jail seven times for various railroad mlShaps. one tf them being as follows One day file YaId engine was st,nding still when a runaway team crashed into it, and the Mexican authorities arrested the ward crew because the engine had heen run into. The yard crew commenced one. ra'ionS to have the driver of the run. away team arrested because the on. zine was damaged by the accident several pieces of paint having been knocked of, wh.n the matter was and the crew turned loose .-Journal-M l-Miner.
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