The copper era., 1903-07-23
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

Cha~le- <. Montgomery. the well
 know huuter, wa- in 10 see u- last
 week. Ill., rccitcd very interesting
 account of his experiences in santa
 Cruz county, where he has been for
 some time past clearing the range Of
 lions, bears and wolves for Colin Cam
 cron. Mr. Montgomery killed fifty
 eight mountain lions, forty-seven bears
 and Gfty-three LovO wolves Besides
 the salary he gets from Colin Cameron
 the county pays bounty of S20 on
 lions, BIO on bears and g. for wolves. The noted hunter told Us he was going
 to pay II. C. Hooker'5 Sierra Bonita
 ranch ysit.-Range News.
 The waters of the Colorado river
 are 10 be bridlcd for power purposes. The Gold Basin Mining company is go-
 ing to undertake the project for the
 purpose of securing power with which
 To operate it's mines. The cost Of the dam and plant will be over $l, 900 GOO,
 but it will give BOO horse power,
 which will produce q rich dividend on
 the investment. There are no invest
 mcnts which pay SD well, and are
 more sought after than are water
 power enterprises which can he util
 izcd for generating electric power.
 The water power Of the Colorado can
 bo converted into millions of dollars
 in values annually
 A homicide was committed at an
 Indian farm on the san Carlos river,
 by an Indian named Kaufman, who,
 in attempting to strike his wife with a
 stake, hit their 7-month7-old baby girl, in her arms, tbe child dying of the injury soon aftcrward. X state mcut of the killing of the child was made to Special Agent Taggcrt by the
 mother, Na-LisTcn-a, who said that her husband had spent and gamblcd away the money with which she had intended to buy food, and when she up- braided him for it he became angry and attacked her. After having fled from camp, she returned to get the baby, and it was while she was trying to escape with the child that the blow { was struck, which hit the baby on the l side of the head. Kaufman was arr rested and placed in the @udrdhousc ! at San Carluo.-I}clt.
 John Lindsey and Carl Nelson. two 1 gentlemen of long experience in thi, i country, left Weaver on July ith on their way to Wickonburg, distance of about eighteen miles. This par tiruar road wal new to them, and hay ing lost their ctutcru, they tried To make near cuts to reach water, but ou them in that condition. Tho next morning Lindsey managed io Grj back to stanton, and though almost dead . and crazy for water. he told the story briefly, and immediately Captain krGg organized a searching party, consist of Sjorclccpcr James Bishop. R. Han sen and Andrew Peterson, and went out to look for Nelson. After five mile ride Mr Bishop came upon the lost man. He had ridden himself of all his clothes and Was lying under a small tree. \ wagon was secured and the unfortunate man was taken to stanton. The genial and hospitablc Mir. and Mrs. Bishop are rc-cnacting the work of the Good Samaritan in caring for the men until they may re- cover. IL pays to keep all Of ones wits on the alert when travclin. over strange road, in these parts, especially in July wca'hcr.- WickcnburS News Herald.
 Recently Sup 'rintcndrnt II. ]. Sim mons, n. Ford Jones and Dr.. Rickctts discussed an important extension of the Fl PaSo X Southwestern railroad. IT the plans they made are carried out, it will mean one of the biggest moves that has yet been made by the Fl Pa>o X Southwestern since thc line between Don Luis and Fl Paso was built. As discussed by these gentlemen. a new line will be built from Hachita, New Mexico. into Sonora to tho valuable timber property of the Development company ot America. which k pro- noted by Frank N. Murphy and other eastern capitalists. The line will con meet with tho Nacozari branch al Cos. This will give the Fl Paso X South western some Of the richest mineral, timber and agricultural land in So- . nora from which to draw patronage. The samc trio of Phelps Dodge inter- , rstS officials discussed the building of u railroad to the Pacific coast from Lewis Springs on the line between { Bisbcc and Benson. IL is proposed to extend the line through Pima and ' una counties to some point, which ,