The copper era., 1905-09-07
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.


 age, was struck and instantly killed by lightning last week while riding from his fathers homie on Date creek to Congress Junction. The horse was also intantly killed.
 Practically all supplies for the Gold Road and Vivain sections are now going in by way of Kingman. Of course the opening up of many new mines in that country this win ter will necessitate rapid communica- tion with the main line of railroad and if the Mohave & Milltown rail road is improved and operated daily it will fill the bill.-Kingman Miner.
 Thomas Murphy, R. J. Penberthy and George Ayers have taken lease on the old American Flag mine, if teen miles east of Kingman, and have ' begun work. The mine is opened by tunnel to depth of about 700 feet and at. one time was a great pro- ducer of high grade ore. Consider able of this high class ore is still in sight and the boys expect to make a nice thing out of the lease. King man Miner.
 Louis Hofer, superintendent of the Arizonn-Pyramid Gold Mining com pany, was in Kingman last week. The Katherine mine owned by this company, is having a two compart- ment shaft sunk on it, to a depth of several hundred feet. The ore body is said to be immense and the values high. The mill is to be started up right away, a millman from Grass Valley having arrived at the prop erty last week.-Kingmau Miner.
 Dudley Craig was in town last week from the Iron & Craig orchard, which is located about five miles from Sil- yer King. MT. Craig states that he and his partner have about twenty acres planted with fruit trees and that they will this year ship about 10000 pounds of apples and pears to the market this season. The major portion of this fruit is purchased by the merchants of Globe. The fruit consists principally of winter apples and pears and is of a quality that cannot be excelled in any country. This orchard is sub-irrigated and is one of the finest fruit farms in Ari- zona.-Blade.
 Sullivan Machinery company has recently installed Sullivan Corliss cross-compound steam two stage air compressor at the plant of the Calumet & Arizona Mining company at Bisbee. This machine has a total piston displacement of $500 cubic feet, which, on account of the alti- tude at which the compressor oper- ates, is equivalent to an actual de- livered capacity of 2,700 cubic feet of free air per minute. An inter- esting feature is the automatic oil ing system, which lubricates all work ing parts regularly without the at tention of the engineer. The ma. chine will be used to operate the various pneumatic drills and tools about the mine.
 On the train from inc north last week there came to the city miner who had been working at a camp near the Congress mine who was suffering from a most painful injury. His thumb and two fingers of his hand had been jerked off by being caught in a cogwheel of a pump. His injury was dressed by physician and he returned to his home. The man whose name could not be learn ed, showed great endurance before reaching the doctor, for while the pain was something terrible, he was not heard during the entire trip to the city to complain or in any way show his feelings. When the acci- dent occurred he was adjusting an oil cup on one of the wheels.-Re- publican.
 Captain J. H. Tevis, of Teviston, Arizona, died at Tucson last week after an illness of three weeks. Captain Tevis was P years old at the time of his death, and was one of the sturdy old pioneers of Arizona. Captain Tevis was a Confederate soldier and loved old Dixie better than aught else on earth. The de- ceased leaves d wife and three daughters, one daughter being the wife of w. w. Edwards of Phoenix, another daughter the wife of Sheriff Walkers brother. Mrs. Tevis was in Visalia, Cal, visiting relatives at the time. Captain Tevis came to Arizona forty years ago, and has lived here continually since, The deceased was always prominent in