Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-07
HAPPENINGS IN
 THE COPPER CITY

JEROME, Feb. The tubing which was ordered from the east for the mine will arrive today. This will be used in forcing out the stone which has lodged alongside the diamond drili.
 Leaves for Fl Paso. Bennic Schwartz, who has been in the New York store here for the past two years, left this morning for his home in Fl Paso, where he win take . position in the store of Laskin Bros.
 Candidate for Marshal.
 George Goodwin will be a candidate for city marshal at the coming eiec- election. On what ticket MT Goodwin will run Is not learned, but this gen. tleman has been resident of this city for the past twelve years and has many friends here who would gladly see him filling that position. He has been for number of years a trusted employe of the United verie in the capacity of watchman.
 Real Estase Activity.
 Considerable property is changing hands in Jerome, and there is q marked increase in the valuations. A number of store buildings which have been empty for many, mauy months are now being rented. This looks good to the old timers, as they feel we are on the verge of prosperity.
 To Defend . Combatant. Reese Ling arrived here today to be present as attorney of one of the two Austrians who wsre arrested Tuesday night for fighting md were bound ovc' on s25 bait The hearing will take place this ~ftnuoon in Justice St James, cour..
 In Nov Quarters.
 Scott ( Williams are moving int the building known as the Rebee' Smith building, just adjoining thei present stand. \ vhfts Cleopstra Mine.
 A trip vas made to the Cleopasr' mine and smeiter yesterday, wher your correspondent found Superintcnd cnt Hull sad his force of men busy i the preparation of the new saeite plant, which in time will be in aetiv opsration. How soon 1t is not possiSl to predict, ns there is much Co do bs forc things are in readiness. One car . moi realize without visiting this min how much time and money is require to get this o,e from the mine. The CT , trsnce to the tunnel is in the bcttoI . of the canyon, which is slmvst Ie' pendieular on both sides and abo, fifty feet wide. There has been tw
 susds built fsom the entrance Of tf
 mine, Une of which hugs the jaRRe , rocks and preeipiccs and winds arcur | the mountain until it reaches tl 7 sme,ter site, about 1900 feet from ts
 tunnel. where h branches into anoth ,ysd whieh has also been recently buiI thence on to Jerome. A car tsset
 laid along this road to the shelter "'
 Is used for hauling supplies 10 (
 mipe. The othev road starts on q
 other side of the canyon and follo' ,, the side of the blun until it rcachcs ( Il side cf the mountain just opposite [ 's .melt-r site, and it is here the soa' 1. vii, be laid. The water is now hei' h. piped to the ~melter ground. and is 2. itseIf quite an expense, as they Aa m to contend against the summer freshe Is which have in the past done great da
 nrc to this property, at one time c' Iy ryine away \ diamond dfill worth "s d. erai thousand dollars and many to V, of valuable ore. The intention of le Huh is 10 lay this pipe line so n O. i, vii, not be affected by floods. '
 main tunnel Ss now in distance d. ,.7o0 feet and work is still being e re ,inued. There is a large body of hi he y,nde ore in one of the shafts, and d. another where . force is now wo t ing there is every indication th"t s' st another valuable ore body will De
 posed. @e....
 The North Verde Mining eompa " is pushing work on its plant Q"
 idly as possible, and hope 10 be
 active work on that property by Feb
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