The copper era., 1904-07-14

4 letter was received from the Rice Whittlesey party saying they are feastiug on trout up on Black river. Going out one of their burros broke leg and five Of them ''playec out making some doubling up necessary. They are surrounded by forest fires bu. no cause for alarm.
 Col. E. ". Leavell, adj. General Of the National Guard ot Arizona. came in from Phoenix Saturday even ing last to inspect the troop. Capt. Tuthill ordered an exhibition drill Tor Monday evening instead of the regu- la "Wednesday evening drill.
 Last week Messrs. Harry and Earl Ha-tincs entertained the Mesdames Nelson and Hastings, Misses Stevenson, ODerer and Nelson and Masters Ed ward Nelson and Copper Chandler, by giving picnic on the Frisco river about five miles above Clifton.
 Messrs. Stevenson, Hyde, Dougherty and Chaplin spent from Saturday ni.ht until Monday nigh. at Casa en Ia Caverna and had a good rest and plenty to eat. The chicken ranches on Eagle rive make it a very fine place tO go a. fried chicken and fires h eggs add greatly 10 the outing.
 D-. and Mrs. Dietrich are expecting Mr-. Dietrich'5 father and brother to arrive from Chicago about August lst' 1 They will accompany tEe doctor on months bunting and fishing trip to the ] White mountains. Dutch keifier will probably guide the party.
 1 w. w. Stevenson and x. F.. Gift i have purchased Chas. Mitchell's livery ] stable and will take possession about i the first of August. Billy is very well known and very popular young man. and he and Mr. Gift, who Is newcomer in the camp, vii. doubtless make successful liverymen.
 Dr. Storey, Bruce Giddings and Chas. Jay went up to Granville Sun day and came down with Joe Terrell, the manager of the Double Circle ranch. He advises that the ioreo fires are all around them destroying much valuable timber. It seems tha the Indian, are setting the forests or re believing that by so doing IL vii bring rain.
 Saturday last test was made to de eide how much fire protection the ID C. Co could count on at its large Yves
 YanEie hoisting plant. Wate" wa pumped through the NOrenci Wate cOmDdDV'S mains rom the tdTS
 Worthington pump at the smelte
 with very satisfactory results. How ever d special fire pump will probabi'
 be installed at the West lankie hols
 10 give additional protection to the orr
 bins and large concentrating plant.
 The Moreuci Chapel has Sunda.
 School class that can give our local pot ticians any kind of odds when it come
 to rushing business. SGuddv mornln!
 they were given four different kinds 0
 platinum pin trays with very prett.
 Morcnci views on them to sell, tn
 proceeds to go to build aE addition o
 the church By sunday evening WI
 will guarantee there was not me me !"
 OCT of the class who had not soiu noodV number. Tho trays are yer. nretty souvenirs. the negatives Tor In
 views being furnished by Mr Kelly. \ terrible accident occurred abou f noon Cn Friday at the West ankl . shalt of the D. C. company. Tn
 cage was being hoisted with five me
 aboard, when in passing the thlr level. Cruz Salais was struck on tn f head by d timber and fell to the bo'
 ton of the shaft. Julian Lopez in a
 tempting 60 catch his comrade, wa pinned between the upper t'mbers the level and the cage and crushed death. No blame was attached to any one connected with the mine for th disaster. The funeral Of the two LII !! !.>i >ii2r'~~-le Mi Mi LII EaMHW [1
 That Bonita river trip Is surely