Arizona silver belt., 1903-02-26

Mir. and Mrs. Bud BaSSelt, or SOlo- knoxville, lost two children from scar. let fever last week.
 The Copper Era announces the mar. riage of Sheriff James w. Parks, of Graham county, to Mrs. Ryan, of Dun- cau, Arizona, on Tuesday, February IT,
 Last Fridays Bulletin said that Louis Jensen, an 0ld-timer, was re- ported to be dying at the Graham county hospital. Jensen was well known in and about Globe.
 The plan of chaining prisoners to a mesquite bush at Wickenburg will soon be a thing of the past, as the county will be the owner of modern branch jail for the detention of pris- OnerS at that place.
 The "pikerS, " who love tD warm the chairs about the games of the city, and croak about the "old days" of big games, can now gratify their mbitiUns of pulling the tail of the tiger. It is said there is on5 place in BiSbee with no limit but the sky tDpiljng them up, -Bisbee Review.
 The doctors and the Christian Sci entists colided yesterday in the coun- oil chambers, while the committee or territorial affairs was considering the doctors bill regulating tho practice of medicine. The doctors outnumbered the scientists very materially, yet what the latter lacked in numbers they made up in argument, as Attor- ney General Wells held the boards two hours and talked the pill men out Of Phoenix Democrat
 Perhaps the heaviest casting ever made in Arizona was turned out of the Arizona Copper company'S foundry this week. It was a drum for the Longfellow hoist, and weighed more than four tons. It was made under the direction of Walter Stine, foreman of tue foundry. who was assisted by Billy Roach This immense casting was turned out without bObble, and Inc boys have reason to congratulate themselves upon their success. per Era.
 The Detroit Copper company com menced putting in new plant tbis week The furnaces are a new style of the copper matte variety, and are said to be the largest of the kind in the world. They were made by tie Mne X Shelter Supply company. The LlewelIyn Iron works, Of Los Auge- les, have the contract of putting up the building. The Detroit Copper company $ cUncentratuT will te changed in the near future from a 800 tD an S00-ton plant, and improvements made all along the line. Copper Era
 Mead Ellis, young man from the east who is stopping at the Double Circle ranch, had quite an experience last week. He started on foot from the ranch to Metcalf Snow commenced failing soon after he left the ranch, and soon the trail was completely ob- liberated, and the snow was falling so fast that he could not see thirty feet in any direction. Of course he soon lost his TeckoniugS, and for two days and nights wandered around in the mountains, without food or sleep. He finally landed safely at Metcalf, and from there came on to Clifton Cop per Era.
 General Funston, the department commander arrived in Fort Grant on a tour of inspection of the different posts While here he received a tele- gram from the secretary of war direct ing him to select a site for four new troop quarters to be built at Fort Iluachuca that Grant will be only sub-pOSt belonging to Hnachuca, with one troop as a garrison. The change will be made about August l, when the Fourteenth cavalry, now here, will leave for the Philippines, and the Fifth cavalry will come from there The chances are that Grant will be to- tally abandoned inside ot year. Bulletin.
 The example set by w. II. Sissons in developing arteSian water in the Cien- ega is being rapidly followed by others, and John Morris, who makes special ty of bring arteSian wells, has con tracts to bore seven new wells upon adjoining property belonging to Met. calf people who are going to make the Cienega their future home. Within the last month a great of land has been taken up The land is GOV cred with d dense undergrowth of mes quite and already in many places the clearing has commenced, and barley