The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1907-04-11
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

Col. B. S. Kaufman returned last
eek from Los Angeles. He was met
John j. Pearce, who is operating
e new strike adjoining the Com
onwealth company at Pearce. Mr..
earce, who has earned the sobri-
let of LUCKY john" reports the
bening up of large body of ore
ith ledge fourteen feet wide, and
elieves he is at the portals of an
her Commonwealth bonanza. The
evelopments of the new strike are
sing watched with interest, since it
i'll mean much for the town of
earce and be the cause of rehabilia-
on of the famous camp. All of the
vailable ground in the neighborhood
the strike has been located. The
earce Development company. of
hich Colonel Kaufman is president,
as acquired a group of seven claims
nd will prosecute work vigorously,
r. Pearce being in personal charge
nd Directing the work.-Prospector.
Another advance step in the build
g of the big smelter in Prescott
as taken when the city council ac-
epted ]. w. Boileau's proposition
pr a ninety-nine-year lease on the
ghty acres of the Duke ranch, on
hich to construct smelter, reduc-
on and refining plant of at least
DO tons daily capacity, and ordered
ity Attorney Ling to draw up an
rdinance to that effect. 1t is now
D to Boileau and his associates to go
head with their part of the agree
bent, which calls for the beginning
construction work within six
ionths after the signing of the lease
nd the beginning of smelter opera
Ions within one year of the above
ate Mr.. Boileau submitted to the
ouncil the names of four other gen.
Iemen associated with him in the
rejected enterprise, whom, he said,
Ogether with himself, had pledged
425 900 for the building of the smell
er, with the understanding that the
ther $4,000 necessary to the build
hg of the 100000 plant would be
llotted to the people OF Prescott,
provided they cared to purchase
tock to that extent, but that in the
vent they did not, himself and asso-
iates would furnish the entire $780,
loo. Mr.. Boileau is now in the east
onferring with his associates and
baking arrangements looking to the
- commencing of work on the
.er.z- Gazette.
4 At Canauea, Colonel w. c. Greene
as made what is probably a new
|ecord in mining stock history when
be handed to subscribers to 500
|hares of Greene Gold-Silver stock
P51, 900 in redemption of pledge
made them year ago. Every cent
Pf the money goes to Cananea peo-
ble. 1t came from Greene without
solely in making good
his promise and certainly adds to the
many strong reasons Cananea people
have for believing firmly in its builder
1t all times and in all ways, for he
has never failed TO make good the
word given or the statement made.
Entirely outside of the fact of his
of $40 per share, because of
lis promise, for the stock is now quot
ID at about $l.75. Greene Gold-Silver
must look better to holders through
his display which attends of the con-
idence Greene put in the issue, now
Is he did year ago-a display back
I'd by the most substantial of argu-
nents, hard coin of the realm.
George Welch, young miner en-
Dloyed by the Calumet & Globe Dew
,lopment company on Lower Pinto
Creek, shot himself through the head
asst week and was instantly killed.
Whether Welch's sudden death was
or the result of plan to
commit suicide may be ascertained
1T the inquest. Word was brought
% Globe by NJ. Brokenshire, who
;ame in to notify the authorities.
Belt.
Dr.@Vac-Lav Ku-ce-ra,a "a practitioner
# the school of chiro-practice, arriv-
ID in town to ascertain precisely
What his status is under the laws of
his territory. He had been engaged
n practice at Yuma and had been
Meeting with great success, when
was made against him that
lie was violating the laws of the ter
'itery by undertaking to cure people
without license. His system does
lot involve the administration of
lrugs for the "chiro" suggests the
laying on of hands" He had met
With so much favor in Yuma that the
;itizens of that town paid his expenses
o the capitol to investigate matters
With regard to his particular niche in
he art of healing. The law is most
igid one. 1t even prevents doctor
rom distributing his cards without a
license and fixes fine according to
he printed session laws OF the Twen-
-y-third Legislature of $500" for
,iolation of the ute.-Republican.
According to a statement credited
1y the Cananea Herald to Col. Epes
the Southern Pacific line
low being built up the Yaqui river