Williams news., 1903-03-21
BRIEF NEWS
 OF ARIZONA
Interesting Items PurIoined From Numerous Exchanges
 of ApacheIand.

The copper belt in Cochise coun- ty is said to be from three to four miles wide and sixteen miles in length.
 Another important mining deal was closed on Saturday by pay ment of the first money on the Chi cago group of claims. The price is said to be about quarter of mil lion.-Bisbee Miner.
 City Councilman A. J. Head has returned from a trip to Maine, where he purchased the lumber for the interior of his new building. Maine is lumber camp located be- tween Williams and Flagstaff Courier.
 The prospector who located the Congress mine, died few days ago in the southern part of Arizona He sold his location for $50, and the present owners hold the same property at $5,OOO.OOO today.-Je- rome News.
 A. A. Pratt has started suit against the Angel Consolidated Mining company on an assigned account of George E. Sanders, al- leging that balance of about $4,- 800 is yet due on the purchase price.-News-H Herald.
 One year ago the town of Doug las, in the southeastern part of Ari- zona, consisted of tent city. To- day it has 5000 people, solid blocks of buildings, streets lined with neat cottages, water system, an ice plant, an electric light plant, tel ephone system and a first class railroad.
 Coconino. county is represented in the legislature by two of the most youthful members of that body, Henry F. Ashurst and John H. Page, and both are men of i'm fuence in their respective houses. Both are careful, painstaking legis- lators, and care will he taken for every interest of their constituents. Arizona Democrat.
 Constable Tom Vaughn of Doug las, accidentally shot an unruly prisoner whom he was locking up. The fellow baked upon entering the jail, grappled with the officer, who struck him on the head with his revolver, not knowing that it was cooked. The result was that it exploded, the bullet passing through the mans shoulder.
 A half interest in the Roy group of gold mines, in Mohave county, owned by w. H. Chapman, was sold by him last week to J. A. Mar shall of Blackberry, for which he re- ceived some money down. The property is situated in Greenwood district, a couple of miles from the Sandy, with a wagon road already built. The property bids fair to become producer, although so far little work has been done save in desultory fashion.
 It is long time since Florence presented as lively appearance as during the past few days. A string of teams is constantly on the move in every direction; the merchants are busy filling orders for all kinds of goods; everyone is employed; new mines are opening up, and it really seems as if our Rip Van Wrinkle sleep had been broken at last. The best feature of it all is that there seems to be a bright promise of permanency to all these undertakings.-Blade.
 If you are superstitious about the number 13, you ought not to carry in your pocket or use in any way a silver quarter dollar. Do you hap pen to have one about you now? If so, take it out and see how it teens with 13s. For instance: It has l3 stars, 13 letters in the scroll in the eagles beak, 13 feathers in the eagles tail, 13 feathers in the ga ola,S winUS 1S nara lla1 ha rc on |