The copper era., 1902-07-17

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 Phoenix + experimenting with a ncw ire cz,ingai-Aer. ti- a powder called kilfy.
 Senator w. A. C'ari, donated li- brary to the miners union for their headquarters in Jerome 8 few days ago.
 Arizona i- now shipping cantaIcupes in car lots The Sal. river valley is in the lead when it comes 10 the pro- duction of mclons.
 Corouino now ranks among the list of first class counties. Thia ycar'- as- -c-sment foo,- up to the sum of ol.527,- William News.
 IL take, about 2oo.ooo barrels Of oil monthly to supply the mines, 7rneitar7, and industries Of Arizona. and the de- nand is increasing rapidly.
 Coconiuo will be nrst-cla-- county a- soon d. the as-c7-ment for this year i7 cquaIilod. The a57es7ment a7 it now stands foot- up *l, 52., 480."5.
 According to Phocnix papers the great trau-contiucntal road from Pho cnix to San Diego will be under way in the near future. Surveyors are now in the field.
 Two marble tablets are being put up in tho south entrance of the rotunda. on the second floor Of the capitol build- ing. at Phoenix, to commemorate the building of that cdifcc.
 Az soon d. suitable lights can be had, a night force will be put on the cxcayalinS of the huge ore pits for the Douglas reduction work, and the work pushed Gly and night.
 The fire in the Grand Canyon forest reserve has burned it>cll out. after burning over strip of country five by twenty miles. A large amount Of tim ber wa- destroyed and the young growth killed.
 Douglas, less than d year old points with pride to ite record-a population |. of more than 2O9O, two banks. two newspapers. telephone and water ser I vice, and the arrival of more than twenty-five car loads Of freight daily. l
 The contract for the building of the 1. dormitory Of the Tempe normal school ! has been let to C. C. Campbell of Pho- | cniN. The contract price is $l0,JG0 ! and the building is to be completed in ! lOJ days from the time the contract l was let.
 It now appears that Bisbec will ucucerorth 6e the abiding place of all the present champion double and sin glc-haudcd drillcrs of the world, all Of 1 the teams who recently contested here ! havo ~ignifcd their intention Of re- maining.
 Judge Sloan of Prescott sentenced 1 Dr. Jones to three months imprisOn mcnt in the county jail. Dr.. Jones Was convicted of practicinE medicine without diploma, and incidentally of advertising that he cured rheumatism. The doctcr has been in jail some weeks and the time will b, allowed on tine sentence.
 The report o' damage to the melon crop in lndio valley on the Colorado desert, amounting to nearly Sl,O00 ,0OO, had been caused by a terrific sandstorm i, declared by Superintendent InSra ham ot the <. Pas greatly exaggerated. Railroad traic was recently delayed slightly hy a heavy saudstorm but no serious damage was done. The total acreage of melons in the vicinity of lndio i> zoo acres and no loss was sus- t.,incd hy the growers.
 Captain John Burns when here from figures. Ne advanced the proposition that Douglas, CochisC county, would be larger than Tucson two years hence and that Hishcc would be town of 2l.0Oo in 1905. Captain Burns said mining matters were quiet in the northeast quarters of Cochi-c county. Hc added that Captain John II. Tevis wa, operating near Bowie. Tucson Star.
 S. j. Mover was in Solomouvillc Monday, coming over from his ranch near Fort Grant. Nr. Mover says the cattle range, arc very dry on the west side of the Graham, but says that in his vicinity no cattle have died. It is announced that many improvements are to be made at Fort Grant. Four troops Of cavalry are now there, under tho command Cf Col Lebo. The post i, to be thoroughly overhaulcd. Two story buildings will ba erected for sol dier>' quarters and several additional officers quarters will be erected. The water system is also to be improved.- Bulletin.
 The Prescott Courier says the last legislature voted additional salaries to various federal officials all o, whom are well paid ny the |. S. government. The next legislature should repeal all such laws. Arizona legislators should | ---------------- ---------------------