The copper era., 1903-12-17
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

Ben r. Daniels, formerly a Rougt
 Rider, and later marshal for Arizona
 received from the commissioner o
 patents at Washington Tuesday la-t
 a patent for new shelter. Of which
 he and Vincent ". C ark, of Nogales,
 are the inventors. The name of the
 new shelter k the "PrO-pectOr' $
 Smclter." It can be successfully oper- ated by one man without the use Of water. The cost of the shelter is nominal, and it can be built for s300.
 Herman George and ShafTer Bros, at Holmes. have been denied q renewal Of their saloon license, because the saloon was situated on the Medicine Bow forest reserve. Forest Supervisor I. C Davis, of Carbon county, made the objections to the board Of county commissioners. The saloon owners will move their business onto tract of patented land three miles from Holmes. This i. the first case on re- cord where a saloon has been prohibit ted on q forest rc.cvc, but as there are number of saloons scattered through the several forest reservations in the state Of Wyoming it is more than likely that all will be compelled to close up or move.
 The Hon. Charles D. Reppy, of Florence, was in Tucson last week, en ruute to Tombstone, where he had been summoned on the U. $. grand jury Mr. Reppy has for years been making a continuous fight for the con- struction of the San Carlos Reservoir in the interest of tho Indians Of Pima reservation and the people ot Pinal county. Delegate Wilson has intro duced into the house a bill for the ap- propriation of SI, ,OOO, GOO out of the ir rigation fund for that purpose and no doubt the appropriation will be made as it should be. This bill is one in which Tucson is interested, for the building of the San Carlos dam would prove nf mcnasura5le benefit to the commercial interest of the city, Star
 Al ii'i F'Nti al AfAl Oi iibASh'lpii tAN Indiana mine at Sierra de Cobra, a few miles distant from Cananea is to be 1 worked to its fullest capacity. The l mine is owned by the Copper Queen Mining compare Of Bisbee but owing ! to the disagrecablc litigation that has ! been going on, only superficial work has been done on the mine. On Sat urday las. Mr F. l.. Iiarrin9 ton, superintendent of the mine returned to the property, and this week it was started up. About three or four hun . drcd miners will ba placed at work at once besides many l&borcr- and skilled . mechanic, in order to make up for lost time. The mine is Enown tO he Il rich one and in a short time will be d producer. The company has some fine buildings erected there, including a store. boarding house and large hoi,ting works. fitted up with the latest and best improved machinery.- Tucson Post.
 \ test run was made at the new mill . of the property of the Sorrel Top Min ing company last Saturday and the re- suit waS very satisfactory. This mine k located in San:a Cruz county, forty miles west Of Nogales and seven miles south oi Gro Blanco, at what k known as the Tres Amigos camp. They re- gently installed an El pa-o rolling mill of thirty-tivc tons capacity. The result of a days run o( twenty tons was bar of gold bullion worth SI9O. Concentrating tables will b. installed next week and it i- lhc intention of the company tO triple their present plant. J. r. Owens, manager of the company, has gone to Washington and New York to confer with eastern stockholders. T. J. Purdy, attorney for the eastern stockholders. wa~ herr tho past two weeks and just returned with an excellent report. C. S. Whip pie, treasurer of the company. is at the mine to stay. Seventy ,-en are now employed by the company and the camp is being rapidly improved Tucson Post.