The copper era., 1905-08-17
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.


 have it's new pump on the SOO-foot level in operation this month. The tests necessary to the proposed cya- hide plant are still going on and if the plant is put in it will settle the question of the treatment of the low grade ores. Shipments of higher grade ores to the shelter are going on regular.
 Dick Arnold, who left Phoenix late in July with a party, consisting of Jack Gibson, Dick Newton, J. Bent. ley and several others, for hunting and fishing trip in the White noun tains, was accidentally shot few days ago. It is stated that the shot, proba- bly from a revolver carried by MT. Arnold, enterted the calf of the right leg below the knee, passed through tic heshy part of the leg came out above the inner part of the ankle.
 Last week the Mohave & Milltown railroad was out of commission, the train having tipped over into the soft mud of the Colorado river. It took the greater part of the week to right the train, but now the road is running trains as usual. During the high water this piece of road was operated under great difficulties, freight having to be ferried dis tance of seven miles from Needles. The Colorado river has resumed its normal stage and the ferria of freight is less difficult. The road is doing good business.-Mohave Miner.
 A special train, locomotive and caboose brought the mangled body of Al Marshall from Gilson's station about 9:3O o'clock Tuesday morning of last week, says the Globe Silver Belt. He was engaged in splitting fuse for battery of blasts about to be discharged and whether he mis- calculated the time or was slow in getting away is not known, but a premature rock drove rock into his left lung, breaking the ribs and driv- ing the fragments into the heart. He never regained consciousness and Dr. Wightman saw it would be inn possible to do anything for him. His death occurred about noon.
 Wednesday evening of last week, Frank J. Waltrov, ot Holbrook, died from an overdose of laudanum. The deceased was engaged in business at Holbrook, and was one of the most prominent men of Navajo county. A republican, and taking an active interest in politics, he had served the county in the capacity of sheriff and also probate judge. He was an old resident of the county and had been in business at Holbrook for many years. He numbered his friends by the score and naught could be said against either his record as a public official, or as private citizen. He was married and leaves a wife and several children.
 It is reported on good authority that the Arizona Central road from the Southwestern to the Chiricahuas is to be constructed in the near future. as the capital to build the road has been raised in the east by interested parties. The rapid growth of the Chiricahua country demands better transportation than that afforded by freight teams and stage lines, and this road is to fill the need. The Chiricahua company, it is reported, has struck ore that is of sufficient value to pay to mine if, and some of the other properties have struck ore and the Savage is erecting a smelter to handle its own ore and that ot the other small mines in the vicinity. When the road is completed it will start a boom in that district.
 The report that a large body of high grade ore had been encount- cred in one of the lower workings at the Congress gold mine, is confirmed. For many years the Congress was Arizonas greatest gold mine, but when something over $500 feet ot depth had been reached the ore be- gan to show signs of leanneSs, and after long hunt for richer ores the owning company concluded to stop further work below, and attention was devoted to the tailing', which were being cyanided. But it was not easy to settle down to belief that the rich ores of the Congress had "petered" out, so, while no attempt was made to hoist ore, it was decided to go on .''still-hunt" for new ore bodies. The hunt has resulted in finding what the more optimistic of the larger stockholders of the own ing company (The Development Con- pany of America) had consistently affirmed,-the existence of another ore body at no great distance from the one which had furnished the richer ore.