The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1907-10-03
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

A flow of water, yielding about
twelve gallons per minute, has been
struck in the test well being sunk on
the Riggs ranch four miles south of
town by the G. v, G. & N. Ry., at
depth OF 8SS feet. This quantity is
= far below what was expected or what
will be required to supply the needs
of the company and the town. The
hole has not been Cased and will not
be until Superintendent Mallard ar
rives and gives his opinion as what is
the best plan to pursue.-Satford
Journal.
There has been 4 rumor current
for a coupe of weeks to the effect
that DIR. J. Newton Stratton of SAT-
ford, was going to purchase of DR..
Lacey, of Solomonville, his drug
store with the good will of the same,
and that the former would be ap-
poiuted as physician for the county
hospital and would also succeed the
latter in his private practice. There
isno real foundation for the rumor.
While it is true that Dr.. Lacey has
offered to sell to DR.. Stratton, the
latter informs the Journal that be
has at no time intended to leave SAT-
ford as all his interests are here and
he has uubounded confidence in SAT
ford and the future development of
the town.-Journal.
The first installment OF the Guar
II ?
is now ready and will be mailed to
patrons this week 1t is a splendid
magazine of Gfty-four pages four
columns wide by twelve inches long,
and the cover is in three colors. 1t
is beautifully illustrated with half
tone engraviugs, there being from
one to six views of Arizona scenes on
each page. The editian is flied from
first to last with articles descriptive
of the present development, resources
and future possibilities of this rich
county. 1t is one of the finest maga-
zines ever issued in this or any other
state or territory, and will do much
toward attracting the attention OF
CAPITAL aud home builders to this
favored spot. The edition will te
mailed free to all subscribers ard
patrons. Extra copies may be OBJ
tanned at this Office at 25c each
Guardian.
Much work is being done on the
Purcell mines. which are located in
the Sierritas about forty miles south
of Tucson. Judge f. w. Frickett is
the general manager of the mines
and he is pushing work. He Is also
in charge of the Old Pueblo mine and
is now at the camp. after having
spent several days in the city. Ihe
Old Pueblo is located five miles west
of the city. At the Purcell mine,
twenty. five men are at work. Sink
ino is being done on the Washington
shaft Mo. l and the shaft Is now
down s. feet. It is being sunk above
Ash CAnyon and a tunnel is being run
also. The tunnel is in 80 feet. A
crosscut tunnel is being run at Wash
innton claim No. ,. being located
about 20oO feet from the shaft on the
other property. a shaft will be run
from the top of the hill to connect
with the tunnel. Plans are being
drawn for concentration which wall
have a capacity of at least 200 tons
1t is expected that work will be be-
gun on this plant within short time
Citizen.
John NJ. Cum, who is one of tbs
best known of the Arizona pioneers
and who was editor of the Tucsor
Citizen thirty years ago, has beer
elected as delegate from Alaska tt
the national congress. MIR. Clun
went to Alaska several years ago tt
orranize the postal service and ha
since made his residence there
Many old timers in Arizona will re
member Mr.. Clum, for in the earl.
history of this territory he was
verv conspicuous figure, filling witt
ability several important publi
positions. He was Indian agent 4
San Carlos from February, 1914, t
July, 1877. He was postmaster a
Tombstone also, and mayor of tina
CITY. holding likewise at one time
post In the inspection So ~ -
postoftice. department. Besides hi
official career in Arizona, Mr.. Clur
made q record as a newspaper man
in which calling he manifested
ability and fearlesSness that wer
recognized widely. From November
1877. to February, 1880, ne was edito
and proprietor Of the Citizen, whiSc
he sold 10 90 to Tombstone, where h
established the Tombstone EpitaPi
conducting the same successful
through several years. He sold 1t t
30 to California, where he located a
San Bernardino in the real eStat
, busiuesS.-CitiZen