The copper era., 1905-08-03
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

Mrs. Alexander O. Brodie and son, Sandy, are en route to the United States from the Philippines, where for weeks the boy has been at deaths door.
 About 250 men are now employed on the Arizona & Eastern grade east of Dudleyville, nearly seven miles of heavy grade has been completed, and the work is being rushed.
 Richard Roberts, an employe of one of the mines at Walker, Arizona, last week fell one hundred feet down shaft, and when picked up, though found to be horribly mangled and bruised, was still alive and was taken to Prescott for medical attention.
 The Solomon Commercial Co. has just completed big shipment of hay X to Old Mexico The order filled was Nor more than 300 tons and went to Candnea. This is said to be the largest single order ever placed in this valley from Mexico, Bulletin.
 A man in the neighboring town of Arizona, who secured his wife through a matrimonial agency, is trying to secure a divorce. Just an- other instance of finding that mail order bargains are not justly repre- sented, and that a much better grade of the same article could have been obtained at home. Good enough for 6 he fn i'm dustry. The home grown article is usually the best.
 A. A. Mckenzie left last week for Douglas, where he had been sum- moned by the death of August Eng fish, his daughters husband. English was employed at the Calumet & Ari- zona shelter, and was frightfully burned by an overturned pot of hot slag on July 15. He fingered in great agony until the Friday follow ing. His wife gave birth to a son the day before he died, and his anxiety to return to his home may have been instrumental in precipi- tating his demise. The funeral took place on Saturday.-Belt.
 Ore Blanco is the genuine gold camp of southern Arizona. It is one of the oldest mining camps in Ari- zona. It was worked for gold more than a century ago, and much gold was taken therefrom. More recently there has been some stir in the dis - trict by those who are developing several gold prospects. The outlook is good. There are large veins of good ore, and there are some placers which are being profitably worked. There are some very hattering gold prospects, which bespeak a prosper ous future for the Gro Blanco region of Arizona.-Star.
 Dr. J. A. Magruder, one of the prominent mining men of Sonora, is in the city. His mine houses were attacked by the Yaqui Indians last May and ransacked and much val | uable property was destroyed. Dr. Magruder was not present at the time of the attack. He stated that he would resume operations at his mine in October. He does not fear the Yaquis and states that they are a cowardly lot, and will not fight even though they outnumber more than two to one. The mines are located | thirty-six miles of Hermosillo. The l greatest danger in that section of | country is the pack trains, as the In dians rob these to secure supplies and ammunition.-Citize
 M. Cirilo Romirez, the Nogales, Sonora, millionaire, was in the city lst week en route to the coast. He stated that he has a party which | is exploring a stretch of rich mineral ground in Lower California, ninety miles long and thirty miles wide. This stretch is said to be rich in placer gold. The country is, how ever, without water and prospecting and exploration is attend with the | greatest danger and hardships. Ro- mirez has two years left in which to | complete his exploration and report | to the Mexican government. He is | privileged then to take up good share of the land.. The country in which the gold lies is so barren and arid that it is possible to travel for miles on it.without seeing a bird. or animal of any sort Citizen.
 It was learned from reliable sources last week that Governor Yzabel, of the state of Sonora, is now in Cananea for the purpose of making an investigation of some matters pertaining to the Fl Tigre mine, which has been attracting con- siderable attention during the last two weeks. The question of the re V s,Ys.E||s1 I .SE Zzzs5;ssss;a