The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1903-10-29
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

When the FL Paso 4 Southwestern
line was built into FL Paso about year
ago. the ties used in the line from
III Pa.O yards TO the Rio Grande
bridge were not treated and were
completely covered with the dirt in
the grade. These ties have now rot
ted so badly that the company has Sec
tion Foreman Parr, with force Of ten
men replacing thetn with creOsOted
ties. About 800 % ha,a--aai,...g,, ..,s,;,
placed ana I,oout 1000 more will be re-
>'sfa;,o,s.- 8 DO
Don Luis, the new townsite a few
miles below Bisbee, Is 10 have an
athletic park and grand stand, the con-
tract having already been let. Work
will be commenced as soon as possible
and the plans carried out IN short or
der. II. +. Barbour Is the promoter
of the new sOwnsite and is also be-
hind the building Of the park. The
ground will be made suitable for foot
ball, base ball, track, athletics and all
sports Of similar nature and will be
firot-class in every particular. From
the present outlook Don Luis will soon
be a city.
\ n9ht between some Yaqui5 and
ruralcs took place in Mexico one day
last week. The Yaqui troup was on
its.way to the bull ring at Douglas and
shortly after leaving the reservation.
were taken charge Of by soldiers who
were guarding them and forced back
TO the colOnV on the Yaqui river. The
band started out for Douglas, but
couple Of the young braves got on
deck good supply OF mcscal and after
considerable effort succeeded ia get
ting into fight with several Of The
rurales, and had a good deal the best
Of it when the commanding officer in
tcrfereG. The two Indians who
started the fight were taken out and
shot.
a man by the name OF Charles |
Cu-hin was found dead one day last !
week under tall trestle about 100 |
yards from Glance on the FL Paso and |
Southwestern railroad. After an ex-
animation OF the body it was decided |
that deceased came to his death by
falling off the bridge while in an in
tOXicatcd condition. The man had
been seen in Douglas several days be-
fore the accident and was then under
the influence Of liquor. 1t was Gus
tomary for him to take long walks in
order to sober up and it is thought
that he was in the act OF carrying out
this plan when he must have been
overcome by a dizzy or faint spell,
caused by the sun, and lost his balance
and fell to his death on the rocks be-
low. He fell distance OF about
twenty feet and the only marks found
on the body were about the hips. In
ternal injuries was most likely the
cause of his death. Nothing was
found in his pockets except a scrap of
ing bill of IS. He was about sixty
years of age, and so far as can be
learned had no relatives. His death
seems To have been entirely accidental.
Ncc Shang, one OF the Chinese mer-
chants Of this city, has gone to San
Francisco on Il business trip that may
result in a company OF Chinese capital
lists taking hold of II group Of copper
claims in the Dragons with a view of |
working them. Not long since, Shang .
acquired half interest in six claims |
in that range from w. w. Dunbar and 5
has also been given power of attor-
ney by Mr.. Dunbar to handle his in :
tcrcst in the group. The claims are c
located near Middle Pass, in the Dra- t
goons, and quite showing OF copper
ore has been developed. Shang is not t
To be classed with the average China I
man. He was born in California and :
state, afterwards taking additional
courses, one OF which was chemistry /
and OF which he Is said to be very T
proficient He understands and speaks q
Chinese, Japanese. Spanish and Eng t
lish, and has on number OF occasions I
acted as Interpreter in the district
court. He will endeavor, while in a
San Francisco, to induce some wealthy [ n
Chinese merchants to invest in the t
properties above mentioned. As he l.
has written 10 them regarding the
matter and they seemed willing to &.
take hold Of it he is very confident of r
having a company organized and at L
work on the group before many :
months.-Prospector.