The copper era., 1905-04-06
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.


 lwenty-fOur thinamcn were diSCOy cred in a box car in the Southern Pa cifiC yards at Yuma last week. The had been smuggled over the Mexican border at Fl Paso and were on theil way 10 Los Angeles. United State, Chinese Inspector Alfred Griffen took charge of them.
 Reliable information comes from Silver Bell, that the value of the ore bodies of the Imperial Mining con- pany, now developed, measures up to over SS, 20O,0 This beats any show ing for the amount of development of any copper mines yet discovered -iaal-i-t--- -
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 j. Newt. Robinson, who has for some time been assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Clifton. is now with the Stafford bank in the capacity of cashier. Mir. Robinson k d young man of excellent habits, painstaking and conservative and of AIJtt ldI HlllfN9 Ipl lilt U h7h VI Pi tiiN position he now holds. Guardian.
 Henry Lovin carried q twenty thousand dollar bar of bullion from Gold Road to Needles last week. This is the first bar shipped since the method or treatment was changed from dry to wet crush at the Gold Road mill. It is now expected that the mill will produce 5000 daily. The mine k showing mp wonderful bodies of rich gold ore. Kingman Miner.
 1t is stated upon good authority that 900 Mexicans are placer mining in Weaver district, and that they are making good wages. The child ren are packing dirt in sacks from the hillside to the streams. which are all running full, where the older McXiCans wash dirt and take gold thcrcfrom. One little girl, while walking near Il place where dry washer had been operated, picked uP Il gold nugget, very pretty one. which is valued at SiS Courier.
 Allen T. Bird, editor of the No gales Oasis, iS d candidate for clerk of the district court of the second judicial district, comprised of the counties of Cochisc and Santa Cruz Mir. Bird has received llattering en- dorscment for the position, both from his party and business men gen erally. Mir. Bird has earned recog milton for his uutiring efforts for the success of his party and for his en- ergy in assisting in the development of the great southwest.
 \ lot of teams and men passed through here last week cn route from Maricopa to Dudlcyvellc. The driv- CTS stated that they were going to Dudlcvville to work on the Arizona X Eastern railroad and would work from Dudleyville this way. This looks good. as it indicates that no time is to he lost in building the Arizona X East tern down to Florence and on to Sentinel. It is now almost certain that Florence will be on the $. r.
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 One of the largest mining deals that has been made in CochiSe Coun- tV. Arizona. for several weeks. was made d few days since when T. ]. Quillan disposed of his interest in seven mining claims located in the Apache Pass district to the Grayson Mining company. The consideration was 4l75. .O0O This district is located in the northeastern part of the coun- ty, close to the line of New Mexico, and is said to he one of the best un- developed regions in the county.
 Three carloads of machinery for the new Lotion smelting plant to he installed near Dudlevvile by the Sad dle Mountain Mining company to treat the copper ores from the san Carlos group, arrived at the Florence depot last week and will be forwarded to Winklcman as soon as the Phoenix X Eastern line can he reopened for traffic to that point. The three new steel bridges to be put in between here and Kelvin have reached Pres colt and will be forwarded as soon as possible. The company will not waste any more time and material on temporary struCturcs.-B Blade.
 It is about settled that Tucson will have custom reduction works, and that Mayor Rose will he the principal factor in the promotion of the same. The people will back Mayor Rose. They have faith in him. for he is a thorough going business man and d bundle of energy. and has faith enough in Tucson and her tributary mining resources to build the largest Smclting plart in the west. It i>