The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1906-09-20
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

d hot fight against gambling; ano
the chances afe Most favorable fol
them to win the fight.
In New Mexico there is retoiu-
tion going on in statehood sentiment
and according TO the albuquerque
Journal, one of the test. Newspapers
in the territory, the chances of Ne%
Mexico voting against joint state.
hood are more than even.
The people of Globe are unani-
nous for incorporat 1t will be
remembered that Globe wds disin-
corporated few years ago, but the
people have discovered that they
rather have incorporation with all of
its faults, than to be with
out it.
1t is reported that an ore strike
has been made in the Gould mine at
the 3OO-foot level. The company is
working steadily with force of
men. A strike of 12 per cent. ore
was made SOME time ago on the ZOO
foot level. The mine Is located in
the Tucson niountain.-Citizen.
Attorney General Clark has Handed
out an opininion that there does not
have to be d separate ballot for the
vote for or against joint statehood:
that the statehood ballot can go on
the regular election ballot. In New
Mexico there is a separate ballot for
the statehood vote.
The Arizona Territorial Fair conf
missiJnefs are making an effort to
have fair week; November IL to II, a
general vacation period all over the
territory. Everything so far points
to great fair. The exhibits will be
greater in number and in value than
at the previous fair and the heads of
each department are hard at work
arranging details. A great treat is
in store for the lovers of racing.
Some of the fastest horses in the
country have been secured and the
races will be exceptionally fast.
Slime Gallen and his son, George,
returned last week from Paradise,
where they have been for number
of months looking after assessment
work on a group of claims owned by
Messrs. Gallen and Warnekros of
Tombstone. Mr.. Gallen states that
there is a vast amount of work being
done in the district and number of
properties shipping ore to the Doug
las smelters. Several large mining
deals are being negotiated which will
mean much for the district.-Pros-
pector.
Public Examiner w. c.. Foster, of
Phoenix, has been in Tombstone the
past week collecting facts in the
Copper Queen back tax case for the
use of Attorney General Clark, who
at the instance of Governor Kibbey
has been ordered to take the matter
up again and endeavor to collect the
back taxes alleged to be due on the
assessment placed on the property
in 1901. The amount will be ordered
placed on the back tax books and
with interest amounts to over $780,
900 at this time.
1t will he a matter of much inter-
est to numerous local investors in the
stock of the Arizona Mining and
company, whose prop
ertv is near Naco and which has been
in litigation for several weeks, that
arrangements were made by holders
of large amount of the stock,
with Boston financiers, to secure
money with which to resume opera
tions. Judge Richardson was at Ell
Paso where the conference was held.
The work in the mine will be re-
In the city last week in con-
nection with the deal were E. f.
Sparrow, OF Naco, president of the
and a representative of
the Boston interests.
The latest in mining development
and railroad building comes from
Cochise county, and behind the new
venture is the Dragon Mountain &
Northern Railroad company. T. A.
Cox, chief engineer and assistant
manager of the Michigan and Ari-
zona Development company, which is
composed of the same men as the
railroad company, was in Tucson re-
Gently for the purpose of securing
teams to carry on the necessary
work of construction. Mr.. Cox
stated that his company is doing an
extensive mining business in the
Dragon mountains, and when the
new railroad is completed from Dra-
goon summit to Johnson, distance
of ten miles, where it will connect
with the Southern Pacific, ore ship
meuts will begin on an extensive
scale. The company is now only
operating two of its mining claims,
the Peabody and the Republic. Both
claims are rich in copper, with ex-
tensive ore veins. The company is
shipping its ore to Ell Paso and up tC
date the returns have been more
than satisfactory. Mr.. Cox has not