The copper era., 1904-11-03
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

Judge Frank w. Parker and Mis- Anna Davis were married at Santa Fc last week. Judge Parker is the presiding judge of the third judicial district courts, and the many friends of the bride and groom unite in wishing them every success and happiness in their new estate.
 Our estimate of the registration of Cochise county last week was slightly mixed. So far as ascertained, the register this fall is j300 against i0J9 last election or q gain of 12i1 in the two years. This is decided advance and points to the fact that the county is rapidly building up in point of population, while the assessment rolls show greater gain in the mat ter of wealth.
 Supt. Chas. Gracey. at Fl Dorado canyon, is working five men under contract sinking d prospecting shaft on the Chatecup. This property i'll the early days of the camps pros perity produced over 5000. .OOO in gold bullion while the deepest working was only lJ0 feet. At this depth the values left the ore while the vein it. self remained unchanged. It is from this depth the contract work is being prosecuted and no doubt with depth the values will return. kingman Miner.
 The recent strike in the Guggen- helms property at Lcadville, csti- mated by some to be valued as high as $l20, 100000, is still the talk of Colorado. When it is remembered that the original Guggcnhcim invest ments in Leadvillc was only 5000. and that in barely quarter of century the profits of mining md smelling have caused this 5000 to grow until at the lowest estimate the value of the Guggcnheim holdings is at least &5O, ,00O, ,OOO. one gets q good idea of what the legitimate profits of mining may sometimes be.
 General Manager Chittcnden, of the Saddle Mountain Mining com pany, is fitting up the old copper smrler at the San Carlos group and putting it in order for immediate operation. It is d 4O-tou water Jack ct and was installed at the San Car los group by Professor Douglas some years ago, when that property was on the res on The govern | -ll.l,l order,. e cif,sed down. anL- it remained up to he present time Mir. Chittt.jou succeeded in having the reservation lines changed so as to leave the San Carlos group out side of the reserve. The shelter will be started inside of d few weeks. Florence Blade.
 The erection of extensive railroad shops near Phoenix is expected to follow the action of Frank NJ. Mur- phy of the santa Fc railroad com panY, who last week purchased lG0 acres of land onc-half mile east of East Lake park. The transfer which has occn recorded is betwcc Roland l (. Baker and wife. Lillie NJ. Baker l and Mir. Murphy, the consideration | being SS,0o0. Conditions for the pro- ject Mir. Murphy is contemplating l are of the best in this vicinity. The | r. & F. railroad company and the santa Fc. Prescott & Phoenix com pany are the companies for which | the shops will be built.-Phoenix Journal.
 The parties of Grant county did | not place their tickets in nomination until last week. They are as follows: G. w. NJ. Carvil, assessor; J. W. Fleming, treasurer: w. B. Walton. probate clerk: (. Bennett. probate judge; \. x. White, school supcrin- tcndent: E. T. Link. commissioner. | lst district: B. B. Ownbv, commits sioner, 3d district: !. (. Mckee, sur vcyor. Republican, (. A. FarnSworth | sheriff: S. II. McAninch, assessor: A. S. Goodcll, treasurer: Hugh A. Feel, | probate clerk; l.. II. Rowlee. probate judge; II. II. Betts, school Superin- tcndent; (. (. Shoemaker, commits sioner, lSt district; O. k. Smythe, commissioner, 3d district: R. l.. Powcl. surveyor.
 The work of paying the awards made by the government eleven months ago to the Mcdowell settlers Is now going on. There is about s50.000 here for that purpose. A few of the settlers were dissatisfied with the award and are refusing to ac- cept the sums allowed them. Their | claims will he adjusted later. It | appears that the Apaches are not | making as good use of the rescrva- ton as the squatters did and in some |