The copper era., 1904-05-05
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

The territorial auditor has uOtlfe
 the probate clerk that Grant county
 New Mexico will have to raise S29
 453 46 this year for territorial purposes
 and fixes q minimum levy of siXteer
 iDills on the dollar for that purpose
 Last year territorial tax in Gran
 county amounted to $i6. l13.3l.
 Whipple barricks, in the northern
 part of the territory, is undergoing a
 thorough renovation aGd rebuilding
 and when completed will be one Of the
 fl nest, if not the finest posts in the
 United States. Over one million dol >1v1o;yare to be expended. The build
 ings are to be built Of white sand
 stone and brick and will present a
 beautiful appearance.
 IL is interesting to note, says the
 Star, Of Tucson, Arizona, that with
 the closing term ot :he university
 year better showing is made than at
 any previous closing term. The pres
 cnt attendance at the university is l51,
 being nearly one hundred more stu
 dents than were in attendance at the
 close of the last university year, or at
 the close Of any previous year.
 O. l.. Ncer. superintendent of the
 Transvadl Copper company, came up
 from the mines yesterday, to meet the gentleman who is to supcrintend the construction Of the new mill Of the company. This mill will bc built as soon a9 possible. The machinery has been ordered for lO0-ton mill, and as soon as the mach inery is received at the mines work of construction will be- gin al once. The mill will be d silver lead mill. copper plant will not be built until q airoad is completed to the mines. Mr. Nccr stated that the work at the mines was going along smoothly, and that new ore bodies were being constantly opened up.-I International-Amcr
 John Carter, superintendent of the Cedar Valley mining company, was in kin%man several days last week look ing after teams tO haul six or seven carloads "f fricght from Yucca to the mines. He report, that the road from Yucca to Cedar i7 completed with the | exception Of d few places that have to l be widcned and dressed up. This l road is one of the best mountain roads 1 ever built in Arizona and cost a large |, amount of money. The company i- now iu~ra'H"@ it~ -m,It,r and othr' large m"ch.o,r ard Vili soon hpy,. the wiHr-. m.H- ;.ua ~m,l..r in D.lI op.raiiuu In jhtt 3 ctjou a., several excellent mlu"- carrying Iarg. Na.ur~ in copper that can hr made produ... tho necessary ores f,r th" reduction of tbr corc"orrtn-- from the Cedar Val ley mines kirgman Miner.
 Seven years ago the first indication. of oil wcr. found in tG" Mammoth country hy Albert Wolv"rrou. who i- uow ml<lo@ B.~rs- .i- home II said v,-'--Itv tha' h. discovered th,. oil forma' ion white hunting mountain lions and curjo~ He believes that there i- a hi" deposit o; |. trolcum in rhc district and claims to knnw the location "' a rnni of pGrc oil within fifteen n ....f N mmp Wcl.crtnn wa- tn" t,-c.v, r-r rI j.r gold r, elk which c.,n.rd th- Nc.' mont in thc Gold NJ wnr ,n r,un'rc .,n. vear-A.,. and h- I~'d ..',.-'I b. rich ~ilc-r anrl .' p.t.' p- \..eual ,',a yon. V i-r ...1 H.ol Wu.c W ., r'. t.< in mte id. u.1 1l- never realized an>tb,u. 'r,m A.~ years ot peoencctinG. as br has always been obliged to sell anything he found at low figure Review. The aerial tramway of the Brad shaw Mountain Copper Mining and Smelling company has been completed. T and d trial test made of it. IL was n found to work very satisfactory. The II railroad has not completed the work f of putting in q new siding yet at Mid Il delton but as soon as that is done the f tramwav will bc started up perma- il neuty. In addition to lowering the : ore from the mine 10 the station at q or more properly. the d operation of the tramway in convey | ing the ore down the steep incline by [ gravity, k guaranteed to develop mo- {, tive power cqualing thirty horse s power. IL i, now believed however. |, that instead Of tbirty horse power. i lt will come more nearly developing II sixty horse power. Bv the first of a May the mine. the tramway and the T Val Verde smeltcr. recently pur- chased ny the above company. will all oe Tn operation seven days every week Q in the vcar.-Journal-N Miner