The copper era., 1904-06-09
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

Mrs Loui-a ". Black died last wee
 at her home in Layton.
 Miss Maud Kemp has gone to Texa
 for short time, but will visit the st
 Louis fair before her return.
 Mics Angie Robinson left Safor,
 la-t week for Galveston, Texas
 and after visit to friends there vii
 visit the St. Louis fair.
 Mrs E C. Kinyon and children lei
 last week for visit 10 her, parents a
 Salina, Kansas She will probably re
 u'a;" east u.s:!! f-ll.-Bulletin.
 Teodoro Elias, the murderer of Off cer Katzens'ein at Tucson, July 26
 1902, was last week sentenced by Judge Davis Is to be hanged on July 26, next.
 The Guardian, of Stafford, says that the farmers Of the valley have organ izcd to bring suits against the copper companies for allowing thei: tailing5 to flow into the Frisco river.
 w. T. Armstrong. ex-shcrif of G fla county, at the fate term of the Pinal County district Court, was convicted of cattle stealing, and sentenced to five years term at Yuma.
 T 0. Phillips, formerly Oi Duncan, has recently discovered field Of placer gold near Nacozarri, Mexico, but finds water ve"v scarce. He is, however, getting large quantity of diet ready for washing when the rainy season comes his way.
 Wm. Parish the well known mining engineer of Denver, Colo. has been examining the famous old Vultu:e mine for the Guggenheims. Other than this fact nothing is known Of the meaniog Of this examination of the old mine. although many specGla'ions are rife.
 Cleo. r.. Saunders, who recently ar rived al Wickenbdrg from New York. jumped the Nultune mine with a force of six or eight men and has his men busy monumenting the siXleen or more claims in the @,oup. The cOmpanv's watchman made 10 armed resistance, but camc to town and telegrapbed the owners in Chicago for Instructions.
 Itis fully expected that the mill on the great Orc Grande mine will star. vp Ly tune iu. rn~. five new stamps are being installed anU his makes the plant ten stamps. The pipe line to the box canyon of the II ls>ayampa is complete ana this furnishes an abun- dant supply of water. This immense mine has met with many obstacles which now seem cleared away.
 The information comes that the Rock Island system has purchase1 the Phelps Dodge & Co. roads over in Co., chise county. That there will be d line pushed through to tho Pacific at once and that Tucson will be the di- vision headquarters of the Arizona Rock Island system. It is to be hoped this is all true. The report carries some scmblancc of truth.-Sta".
 MT tNdIltSlpU, tuC Ultu W uO ulS- covered the ledge that made Gleeson, was taken to the county hospital at Tombstone last night, The old man is seriously ill is absolutely peapiless, and tbink tbat the old man who was the discoverer of one of the richest mining properties in the southwest should De in such Il plight at the eud oi his days. 
 The latest estimate by competent judges places the population Of new and greater Tucson at l6,000. This time next year it will have reached 2O, 000 This is the way Tucson Is growing without any effort, advertis- ing or inflated stones of climate, or opportunities for investment. Tucson keeps lar in advance of every other | city in Arizona in wealth, business and | popuation.-Tucson Star.
 Considerable development work Is being carried on at the old Soldier group of mines, located a few miles | from Harshaw The properties are owned bv Chicago parties and Mr. i 1ohr Brickwood, Of Nogales, and his | brother in Chicago, are heavily inter- csted. Work on the mines s under the direct management of Mir. John | ErickwoCd. X fine body or ore has ] been encountered, which is improving ! with development The mines are be- ! ing managed in conservative and | business like manner, al- though very little is given out re- gardiug the mines it Is known that the company has d very valuable mining