The copper era., 1905-06-15
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

The Jerome Mining News says that the Yaeger Canyon Copper Co. has a 60-ton concentration constantly at work. With only depth of 800 feet attained, this property has already proved great dividend payer. Much of the ore taken from this mine is shipped direct to the shelter, as it carries over 50 per cent. copper and is very rich in silver.
 Senator w. A. Clark, of Montana, says the Searchlight, published at Searchlight, New, is millionaire and the richest man in the world. He has at least a billion in sight in his Arizona United Verde mine alone. The wealth of that property is fabu- lous. Every ton of copper bullion produced by the United Verde car ies gold values equal to couple of eo pieces.
 ElThe exact figures are now avail- e for the May output of the Old DSminion shelter and found are to have exceeded thatfor April, notwith standing the temporary shut down and reduced blast. The output of blister copper was 3,1O3,OO pounds and that rate of production has been averaged so far this month, the total run some days being as high as 110,- GOO pounds. The Old Dominion is permanently in the 3,000,000 class Globe Belt.
 All the machinery for the new 600 ton smelter at Val Verde, Yavapai county, has been ordered and the first shipment of sampling works and June 15 from Chicago. Boilers, en- zines and equipment will begin to ar rive by the middle of July, and the sampling works will be ready for operation about the first of August. As soon as surveys and estimates are completed contracts are to be let for lumber, brick, etc, in Prescott.
 E. F. Epley, who has a store on the road from Rodeo to Paradise, where it crosses Cave creek, is in Douglas for the purpose of consulting Dr. Wright about an affiiction which has been giving him much trouble re- gently. Mir. Epley says that the agent at Rodeo informed him that he had been notified that the machinery for the smelter for the Savage Min Ito be-kauled to the mine at once, Arrangements for which have al- pready been mate.-American
 The people of Duncan are up to arms and hiring lawyers to protect their homes from a proposed ditch. McClusky, Evans and Lloyd, who live below town, want to take out ditch above town, bring it through the edge of the settlement, and down to their land. The people in town ob- Ir ject to this ditch, as it will endanger the town, in case of high water, and because the interested people could get water on their land in other ways Suit for condemnation has been commenced, and both sides have hired lawyers, and merry old time is expected before the ditch is built.
 The postofice department an- nounces increased business at the Bisbee office, raising the pay of the postmaster to $2,600 per year. Globe increased from $500 to $500, and Mesa from $500 to $14OO. Naco de- creased from $11O0 to 5000. Wilcox is reduced to the 9th class list from 5000. Increase at Douglas in re- ceipts for the last year will entitle it to free delivery service. Bisbee has been entitled to free delivery for two years and the service will be install ed as soon as the regulations of the department as to numbering are complied with.
 The local option law of Arizona is to be cast into the realms of legal \ruins. The law as passed was copy i of the Texas statute on the same question and that it is invalid. Hence our law goes glimmering. It is we'll enough for it has never ac- complished any good purpose and has been the cause of considerable expense to various parts of the ter ritory. St. Johns, the first town in = territory to adopt it, voted to do away with it after it had been in operation two years. It was rank failure there as well as everywhere else it has been in force.-News- Herald.
 While standing -in a hayfeld to REreleome his father the four year old son of Jos. Foster, a farmer residing near Mountain View, had both feet cut off by moving machine. Foster