The copper era., 1905-09-21
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

The German-American mining
 company tested it's new pipe line
 and found it in perfect condition.
 The line is one and One-half inch
 wrought iron pipe and capable of
 handling 25,OOO gallons of water
 daily. The line runs from the Tom
 Reed mine, of the Blue Ridge group,
 a distance of three miles to the Ger
 man-American mill. This water sys-
 tenn in connection with the water that is obtained at the mines of the
 company will give an adequate sup
 ply for all purposes. At the Both
 Parallel and Treadwell mines the company is sinking with three shifts and is opening up great bodies of fine milling ore.-Kingman Miner.
 Arizona has again been the re- Cepient of compliment. Our mines claim the admiration of the world, and as days pass by are becoming more and more coveted. The latest plume in our cap is donated by the St. Louis Exposition. The Phoenix Gazette says: "Dr. J. M. Swetnam last week received certificate from the officials of the St. Louis exposi tion showing that the Bret Harte gold mine had been awarded the bronze medal for free milling ore by the exposition. The medal will fol low. The document itself is hand some one and will be preserved as we'll as the medal"
 The expedition headed by Captain Thomas Grindell, superintendent of schools at Douglas, which left that city early in June to explore Tiburon island, in the Gulf of California, the home of the Seri cannibals, is now three weeks over due, and grave fears for its safety are entertained. Ed. P. Grindell, brother of the leader, is making arrangements to organize a searching party to visit the island, and if possible to learn of his broth er's fate. He has appealed to friends in Tucson, Douglas, Naco, Bisbee and Nogales to join this party and has asked Governor Isabel of Sonora for a military escort. He plans to start from Magdelena, So- nora, following the trail taken by his brothers party to a point on the mainland just across from Tiburon, where they expect to establish base of supplies. Flagstaff Sun.
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 has taken. an option on the Rattan and Ruth mines, together with all machinery, milling plant, etc. The Gold Giant has been working on the Ruth mine for some months and is said to have opened up splendid body of ore. The vein is about twelve feet in width and will run above S15 to the ton. w. B. Mo Emerson, one of the best known mining men on the coast, is in charge of the property.-Kingman Miner.
 A great deal of the excavation work at the damsite is to be per formed by a suction dredger. The United Iron Works of San Francisco have a contract for this portion of the work from J. G. White and Co.,, | and will have their big dredger in operation about the 10th of Septem- Der. J. F. Bonner, superintendent of | this work for the San Francisco !! company, arrived a few days ago. | Speaking of the capacity of the dredger, MT. Bonner: "We will move 6120 cubic yards of solids in twenty-four hours. The dredger will | be operated constantly in three eight hour shifts. A ten inch cen trifugal pump will be used. driven by a 50 h.p. gasoline engine. Only four men will be required to operate the dredger.-Yuma Sentinel.
 The Fl Paso & Southwestern sys- tenn is pushing work on the French cut off and track laying was begun last week. The new track will run from ] French station, through the pass and | up through Lowell. A large grading force is hurrying the grade. There will be no bridges on this line, as all | the arrOyos will be crossed over cement uttments.-America
 John Skaggs killed George Clark ! Monday evening of last week at the Skaggs ranch on Beaver creek. The weapon used was a shotgun, loaded with number two buckshot. Clark was shot in the left breast, tearing his heart in pieces. There were no witnesses to the killing and Skaggs says it was done in self-defense Clark had leased the Skaggs ranch and his wife was the only person on the place aside from the principals and she knew nothing of the affair until after it was over. Clark's Dis