The copper era., 1906-05-17
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

1Ous OOnH -. OiC0 a lis
home in Prescott last week. He was
one of the most prominent lawyers in
Arizona, and also a leading demo-
cratic politician. He had lived in
Arizona for more than twenty years,
and was one of her most loyal and
respected citizens.
The influx of settlers into Luna
county, New Mexico, seems to have
begun in earnest. Most all the land
in the Mimbres valley east of Dem
ing has been filed on and many of the
settlers are now locating homesteads
south and west of town. During the
month of April 1860 acres of land
we're filed upon, all within five miles
of Deming.
All machinery for the Chloride oil
smelter has arrived at that place and
mine, where it is being fast assem-
bled under the direction of DR..
Hunter. 1t is expected that the
plant will be ready to blow in by the
first of June The operation of this
plant will be watched with Il great
deal of interest by the mine owners
of this district, as there are many
mines bearing ore of the character
of the Pinkham that can be profit
ably handled if this plant is success
ful.-Kingman Miner.
There is one thing in connection
with the approaching fall election
which should not be overlooked by
the board of supervisors, and that is
tine necessity for the early register
ing of voters, so that none will be
deprived of the privilege of voting
in the primary elections, which must,
this year, be held under the primary
election law enacted by the last
legislature. A man may register up
to within twenty days before the
election, but under the law his name
must be on the great register before
he can vote at the primary election,
which will be held probably ninety
days before the election.
The appearance at Naco of a
Southern Pacific grading outfit is
quite sufficient to cause palpitatiGg
movement of that town. 1t is be-
lieved to mean that the Southern
Pacific has at last decided to connect
with the Cananea railroad at Naco
in the near future. Whether the
Southern Pacific connects with the
Cananea railroad from Pearce or
from Fairbank now seems to be the
Conundrum interesting the Nacoites.
This paper predicts that the South
ern Pacific, when it builds the line
TO connect with its Cananea branch,
will start at Pearce and come by way
of Douglas. Building this line is the
best railroad proposition on the Ari-
zona map International
American.
The Gila Valley, Globe & Northern
Railroad company is now working
more than 700 men reconstructing its
line between Fort Thomas and San
Carlos and with the aid of a lotion
steam shovel, received a few days
ago from New Orleans, should make
rapid progress, although there is
considerable heavy work yet to be
done. The new construction is of a
substantial character. Ballast
decked bridges and cement culverts
are being put in and 75-pound steel
rails laid. Shattuck & Desmond's |
grading outfit has moved from Solo
monville to mile pole 80, to begin |
line from San Carlos north. The |
roadbed will be changed to higher
ground to insure safety from floods. |
The Calumet & Arizona smelter is
running with its usual regularity. 1t |
is not the largest smelter in Douglas,
but the output is all that could be de-
desired or expected from the plant.
1t will soon increase it's output. A |
new furnace has been completed, and !
it would have been put in operation
before now had not the power plant |
at the smelter been drawn upon re-
Gently for two boilers required at the |
mines. As soon as new boilers can be |
installed the new furnace will be |
started. The production of the C. 81 |
A. has not been given out for April,
but it is known that it amounted to |
about what it did in March. There |
has been no recent change in the |
output, but more ore is being treated |
in the furnaces. The lower grades of |
ore are now being given the prefer
ence at the reduction works, and it |
is understood that this is the rule of |
all the reduction plants in the terri
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