The copper era., 1904-01-14
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.


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 X halr dozen boys are already dom- i-iled in the pew Arizona Industrial School c. Ben-on, Strict military dis cip.iue has been established under Capt Jotu Campbell. a skilled soldier Superintendent Frank l.. O'Brien has resigned his p.ac. of Probat, J ge Of Cochi-e county. It i- probable his suc- r---or w.l be George r. Meek, an old Arizona. at present editor of a Doug las news, lp.r.
 Two young brothers named McCo- mas. residents Of San Simon, quarreled the other night over division Of bed cl.taD-. Tbc boy aho got the lesser quantity Of b,dclothes tried tO even matters uu by occurring large revolver and shooting his brother through the foot The wound ed lad was taken 10 Wi..coz for medical treatment. ItI l- believed that he wiiI be iamed per maucuLy, Both lads affirm that the shooting wa- accidental.
 The United Verde is single mon- -troa- Ieu7e Of -ul,hide ore, the exact size of which is known only to the management, fl 10 anyone. which is doubtful The lcn-c i5 probably 1000 feet in length possibly longer, with q width Of several hundred feet, and depth of I.5DJ to possibly 1000 feet. The mine has fifteen to twenty million tou- of copper ore unbroken, carrying one to one and half million tons Of h1c copper, or enough tO meet the wor.d'- present requirements for two or three years.
 Tn" Black Canyon Copper company I- doing extensive development work ou iiS properties in this district, and Is making d very favorable showing, especially on the Blue and Green claims. where the main tunnel is being ruu. The latest report from the property says the face Of the tunnel is now within thirty feet Of the main blowout. which shows surface cropp- ing- twenty feet above the ledge. This tunnel will encounter the main ledge at great depth. it being estimated that 600 feet in depth wIll be gained by driving the tunnel.
 The progress of work on the gigantic Poland tunnel goes on uninterruptedly and the operations continue day and night From the Big Bug side the bore ha. reached distance of 1000 while from the Lynx Creek end an opening or 2.lCO feet in length is shown. This leaves q gap of about 500 feet to complete the work. When finished ,t will be a tunnel of about < OuO feet, the greatest piece of work eyer undertaken in Arizona for any mining purpose. The date for com plotion l- -nt for the first day of July next.
 Much interest is manifested in the preparations ~e, under way TOT the treatment of the giant tailings dumps u' the famous Crowned King mine, in Arizona by the Campbell electric separating process, which k owned by 1hc Crowned King mine show values, accordiu. to recent assays, Of approxi matrly S-O ' ton. and ii the outcome of numerous practical tests k to be ac- cnptcd a~ an indication, the new com pauy can handle every ton of this "wastc" material at a net profit of from Sl5 to Sl1. It is a matter of record that the Crowned King mine has sent 70 the government hints gold houllion amounting to upwards Of a million dollars.
 The new cable ferry across tho Colo rado River at Needles is in good work ing order and the heavy freight for the mines and mill of san Francisco district are now going in that way. Needles people have made great hustle to corral She business of the snow ball and Gold Road country and it will be no surprise to Us to see it all going that way Kingman business mon sit supirely and see the good things get aw.y from them. To judge by the advertising patronage Of the kiugmau papers there are only two or three busjnes, houses in the town, while Needles shows up thirty or forty. Bushes, men who will make no effort to capture business ought not to have any trust upon them to disturb their quictddc
 The old Dominion. it seems is hay ing some trouble in putting through its merger, hence it has organized a hold ing company 10 take over the stock, which will practically accomplish the same results. In reference to this matter the Globe Belt says:
 The old Dominion situation is changed 10 the extent that the nan ugcmcut is planning to incorporate A uew holding company nnder the laws of Maine instead of New Jersey. Aflidavits will be filed in court on Monday next in reply to the suit brought in the New Jersey courts, but nothing further will be done under the New Jersey laws. President Smith says there is nothing whatever now in the way oi carrying oat the consolida- tion plan. and he anticipates that stockholders who have heretofore aS-rDtcd will agree tO the new arrange meut. Humors regarding a pending conpromisc with the Fitzgerald inter- rs. is given emphatic denial. Con- ditions al the property are reported to he satisfactory, and earnings for the .,,.,,rt month are anIicipated to be