The copper era., 1905-12-14
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

Miss Blanche Solomon left las
 week for Los Angeles where she ex
 poets to remain for an indefnit
 visit. Miss Solomon will be greatl.
 missed in the valleys social circles
 Bulletin.
 William Oliphant, deputy sheriff O
 Yavapai county, was acquitted on {;
 charge of murder. The officer killed
 a man at Crown King, and claimed ht
 fired the shot under the impression
 that the man was a desperate
 character, but later found he was
 mistaken.
 Douglas is in the midst of cam
 paign on the gambling tax question. A determined effort is being made to
 reduce the tax, and in an effort to
 get at the views of the people on the
 subject the InternationalAme
 is interviewing dozens of taxpayers and publishing their views. From this distance it rather looks as if the gents of the green cloth will con tinue to pay their high tax.
 A call has been issued for a con- vention to draft constitution and by laws and declare the, policy and out line work for the Arizona Miners As sociation. The convention will be held in Phoenix on the 18th inst. The call is signed by some of the territory's most prominent men. Epes Randolph's name heading the list. The need of such an organiza- tion has long been felt in Arizona.
 A Douglas paper states that at the Copper Queen company's shelter at Douglas, there is pile of ore that is estimated to be worth $2, 500, ,000. The pile has been accumulated for emergency purposes. Should any thing interfere with the transparta- tion of ore from the company's mines at Bisbee, this emergency pile will permit of the shelter being kept go- ing until the interruption in trans portation has ceased. There are 23,000 tons of ore in the pile.
 The Santa Fe company is to rush the construction of its short line through Arizona. From Congress it is extending to the Colorado from Phonix to connect with the Deming branch, which will, when completed, save several hours between Chicago and the Pacific coast. This short line will eliminate the heavy grades and pass through a region fertile in agriculture and rich in mineral re- sources. With a branch to Benson and another to Tucson much addi- tional traffic will go to the Santa Fe route.
 Alexander Buck, of Phoenix, is worked up to state of wrath on the statehood question that fills an ordi- nary person with dismay. In a com munication in the Phoenix Enter prise he talks about Editor Bird, of the Nogales Oasis, being found hang ing to the limb of a tree. Although | the Speaker does not agree with MT. Bird on the statehood question, the | writer, in common with many other personal friends of the gentleman, would be grieved to see him in such an uncomfortable position to say nothing about the inconvenience it would cause MT. Bird.-Speaker.
 One of the largest shipment of sil yer that has passed through the ter ritory of Arizona for some time went through Benson last week on its way to San Francisco. The shipment was in charge of the Wells-Fargo people, and consisted of two cars, containing thirty-five tons. The silver was shipped from the City of Mexico to China, and was passed through the United States in bond. The ship ment came via Fl Paso for delivery to the Chinese government. The consignment of white metal occupied two refrigerator cars and was car ried by the passenger train.-Tomb- stone Prospector.
 J. w. Smith, general manager of the Octave Commercial company, is in he city from Octave. He brought in with him piece of quartz picked up on the surface of the Johnson mine few days ago, which contains SSS in gold. This mine was at one time one of the greatest gold pro- ducers of that wonderful section. Many specimens of quartz, almost half gold, can be seen in various business houses here, which were ex- tracted from it in the early days. The mine is situated on the famous Rich Hill, upon the surface of which nearly $5OO,OOO in placer gold was picked up in the early '7Os.-Journal- Miner.