The copper era., 1902-07-10

The C. ' C. x N. ltdllrOd4 com pduA have been advised of shipment of D to 20 cars Of cattle to be made from Globe at an early date, and will bsgin at once to assemble cars.-Bslt.
 June 24 was quite lively day for Hol5rook on account Of tine transfer= ring of troops. Two troops oI the Fifth cavalry, under command of Cap tain Wheeler, left for tho Philippines, and two troops of tkv Inlrd cIvairy,
 were onroute from the island to Fort Apache, under command Of Captain Hcdekin
 The Fl Paso * Southwestern in con solldating all the Phelps-DodGo rail road interest into the stockholders Of the road from Benson to Bisbee il was sold to the Fl Paso X Southwestern. Last week the railroad officers incor- porated q telegraph company, and an express comprnv tC handle tho 5usi- ness on the Fl l'aso * Southwestern.
 F.. r. Kcllncr returned last night from San Carlos. Tuesday was payday at the agency, and Kellner & Co. cashed cheeks amounting to 5000. Upwards of S2J, GOO was paid out to government employees and to Indian laborcrs, the latter receiving their pay in cash. The government has here tofore paid quarterly but will make monthly settlements hcreafter.-Belt.
 Quite lot of excitement has bceu floating around for several days on ac- count Of rumors that are in circula- tions about the smith gang. Seven sheep camps have been held up, and various herders have been told 10 tell the sherilT to come on down to Black river. One tough is quoted as saying that they had come to kill Henry Bar cit, aud that they would get him be- fore they left. These stories are gain ing grouud.-St. Johns Herald.
 Hugh McCrum died in San Fran cisco on June 27. Although he was never q resident he was well known all over Arizona, as he travelled through this section for thirty years, representing the wholesale liquor house of Sroufe x McCrum. He ac- quircd great deal of property in var ious Arizona towns, and at one time owned stock ranch north of Prescott and third interest in the McCabe mine. He was about G6 years of age.
 Arizona Ringers Page and Grover arrested d man in CInanea, who is wanted for stealing d horse from B. r. Graham x Co.,, Bi>bce. about q year ago. The man was brought to Naco | and bound oyer to the grand jury in ] the sum of $l ,OO0 He was given his 1 preference of being thrown in the Cananea jail and waiting until extra | dition papers could be secured, or coming to Naco without them. He know what the interior of a Mexican jail is like and decided to choose the | lesser of the two evils.
 Chile has adopted now liquor law that is attracting world wide attention. Saloon liccnscs arc sold every three | years to tho highest bidder. Liquor | cannot be sold within POO yards of church, school barracks, place Of | amusement or railway station; nor on | trains; nor to minors: nor between the l hours of midnight and 6 a. m. No one 1 in any way interested in liquor li ! ccnse is eligible to pubic office, and every distillery has a government chem ist to isuro the purity of tho product. -Rcportcr.
 The ease of the Boquilla> Land X 1 Cattle company Vs. the settlers on the | grant near Fairbauk, was decided June i 23, at Tombstone. The correspondent | of the Range News says: The court | gave jud gmcnt in favor of plaintiff, | and held that the value of the rents | for the use of the improvements would l offset the value of the rents for the use of the land embraced in the various fa.mes, for the period Of time since the confirmation of the grant. This judgment is hard on the settlers, but is doubtless sustained by law"
 John w. Sharpe Of Los Angeles, has purchased of Messrs. Henry and ! Ritsch the Wonder and Caledonia groups oi mines in Riverside Mining District, this county, and has begun development work. Mir. Sharpe has been operating in mines for the past twelve years in California, but is dis posing of his interests there, and thinks Arizona is good enough for him. Mr. Sharpe is q hus,ling min ing man and as he has secured an ex- cellcnt property we may look forward to the establishment Of a live mining camp on the claims in the near future Blade.
 A recent communication from Con- gresS Junction states that the survey of the railroad line iron. that place westward 10 the Colorado river has been made but that it will be some time before work in earnest is begun |