The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1906-02-22
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

games have been re-opened, or a
last report were to be re-openet
last week, says the Republican
Jerome B. Hoover violated the
town ordinance in order to test the
law. He was arrested and taken tt
Prescott for trial, where he was re
leased by habeas corpus proceedings
The council in enacting the gam
bling ordinance were irregular anG
the ordinance was therefore invalid
With the installation of fine ar
rester and brick compressor at the
smelter of the Mowry Mining com
pany, this corporation will begin {
campaign of improvement that viii
mean a lot to the district. An ad
ditional smokestack and furnace i:
another part of the new construc
tion. Hitherto a considerable pro-
portion of the output has been going
up the fues in dust. With the in
stallation of the brick compressor,
this will be thing of the past. The
lead output of late has been 80 plus
which is about as high as can be
found anywhere.
Work is being pushed with much
vigor upon the new line being con-
structed for the G. ", G. & N. rail-
road. At many points between
Bowie and Solomonville, the grading
at the points where the new line di-
verges from the present one, is about
completed; and from the point of di-
version at Fort Thomas to where the
new line will intersect the old one, a
short distance east of San Carlos,
much of the grading has been done,
and work upon the balance is pro-
crossing as rapidly as men and the
teams can do the work. 1t is, there
fore, matter of only a few months
until the work will be completed.
F. H. Lewis, prospector forty
FIVE years of age, committed suicide
last week at the Big Johnny mine,
by shooting himself, in the head with
30-30 Winchester. He had been
staked by a friend and came into
town to buy supplies for a prospect
! ing trip. Instead of making the
purchases, however, he was overcome
! by mania for gambling and very
soon lost the money at the faro
table. Feeling morose for his act he
took his own life. Acting Coroner
Hinson Thomas held an inquest over
the body and the jury returned a
verdict in accordance with the facts
elicited.-Globe Belt.
The Old Mammoth mine, which at
one time was one of the best proper
ties in Arizona, but which has been
abandoned for nearly four years, will
shortly become an active producer
again, according to Frank Carr, a
mining man living at Tucson, who is
in Bisbee on mining. deal. He
stated that Col. G. w. johnson was
in Tucson from New Jersey and ex-
pected to again engage in mining
business in this territory. Mr.. John
son was manager of the Mammoth
mine ten years ago. When he re-
signed, George B. Blair was appoint
ed in his place under the English
syndicate. Mr.. johnson believes the
Old Mammoth is still capable of pro-
ducing quantities of ore, and would
be paying proposition under good
management.
While out hunting mountain lions
1la he
we'll known stockman who resides in
the Yellowstone mountains, met with
an accident that nearly cost him his
life. While trying to get a shot at
the lion before it got to its den, he
stepped on stone which rolled,
throwing him down a bluff about
twenty-five feet in height, and he
suffered a dislocation of his hip, be-
sides shattering- the joint thereof
somewhat. Mr.. Lyon was alone
when the accident happened, about
2 o'clock in the afternoon, and it
took him thirty hours to crawl to his
home, one and one-half miles dis
tant. At his home he had enough
food cooked for one day and bucket
of water, and he remained alone in
his cabin eight days before he was
found by Ernest Gray. Young Gray,
after preparing some food for MIR.
Lyon, went to the Vantia mine, near
by, for assistance.-Benson Press.
At Globe, the Iron Cap Mining
company has decided to Immediately
begin extensive development work on
It's group of claims, which adjoin the
properties of the Arizona, CONNER
cial and Globe and Arizona Develop
ment companies, and the Bird group.
Fl. J. Galpin, director of the Iron
Cap company, says the company has
fund of $4,000 available for devel-
opment purposes, all of which will be
expended in opening up the property
and buying the necessary equipment
to carry out the work. The shaft on
the property which is now down 130
feet, will be sunk 600 feet and levels
run. The location of the Iron Cap
and the surface indications are very
promising and important results are
confidently expected from the work
about to be undertaken.-SilY Belt.
A Habit to be Encouraged.
The mother who has acquired the
habit or keeping on hand bottle of
Cough Remedy, saves
herself great amount of uneasi-
ness and anxiety. Coughs, colds and
croug, to which childred are suscepti-
bic are quickly cured by its use. 1t