The copper era., 1907-01-17
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

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 forging to the front as a producer,
 and the camp is destined to become one of the best and most lively in Santa Cruz county.-Oasis.
 There is nothing further from Helvetia than that the entire force of the Helvetia Copper company would not renew operations in that case, for the present at least. There was no special need tor the sheriff's posse. Sheriff Pacheco did not go out, as first stated.-Star.
 After hearing the testimony in the case against Ranger Kidder, who was charged with killing a stranger near the roundhouse one night last week. Judge Ben Rice, of Douglas, dis charged the prisoner on the motion of Assistant District Attorney Ross. The warrant charging Kidder with murder was sworn out against Kidder at his own request, he desiring that the case have a full investigation in court.
 Earle Sparks, well known sport ing man of Nogales, killed Louis Andre, a painter, at Prescott, last week. A quarrel arose between the two over bet on a game which they had been playing and Andre struck Sparks a vicious blow. They were separated and left the place, after threats of Andre that he "would yet get" Sparks. They met again on the street, and Sparks drew his gun and fired two shots at Andre, killing him. Sparks claims self defense.
 s. Ben Smith, superintendent for the Tarasca Mining company, whose splendid properties near Torres. have been mentioned in The Oasis ire quently, has just returned from a visit in Fl Paso, where he contracted with the Fl Paso Reduction Works to ship every month twenty tons of con- centrates which will run from 800 to 1000 ounces in silver per ton: forty tons of high grade ore which run from 100 to 800 ounces per ton; and fifty tons second grade ore which will yield from 60 to 100 ounces per ton.
 A new company has been organized for work in the Jerome district. It ? is the Jerome-Arizona Copper con- pany, which has capitalization of { 100000 shares of par value of $5 z each. The company officials are: :. Chas. Hooker, president; James B. Movies, president; Reese M Ling, secretary and treasurer. The , company has eight claims located two and one-half miles north of the United Verde. Work of sinking shaft will be started at once.-J erome News.
 That the Southern Pacific will con- trol the Fl Tigre mine, now that the Cananea court has decided this hard fought suit in favor of the Cananea claimants is the belief of many. At . Cananea, a few days since, the court ordered that the Ensenada people be given possession within fifteen days. l Col. Epes Randolph, of the Southern Pacific, is president of the Ensenada. The Douglas Dispatch sees in this the possibility that the Southern Pacific will extend it's line from Guaymas | into Douglas, tapping the Fl Tigre | mine with the result that Douglas will get another great smelter.-l Tombstone Prospector
 On the Cananea, Rio Yaqui & Pa Cific railway track is laid on the ex- tension up the west side of the Yaqui | river as far as Buena Vista, and | grading crews are scattered all along the right of way between that point l and La Dura. Upon the extension toward Alamos the track is going down at the rate of one mile daily, | and predictions are freely made that | the line will reach Alamos within six months. It is reported that construc- tion work from Nacozari southward, has begun, to meet the line building northward, now at Buena Vista Oasis.
 The work of the Mansfield Mining | company, in the Wrightson district, is progressing apaCe, and there is every prospect that there will be great and permanent camp at that place. During a recent visit of The Oasis editor in Kansas City, he called at the general office of the company and found there a busy scene The stock of the company is sought for as an investment, and many orders are received daily. Financially the company has abundant resources, and funds are in hand to install all neces- sary machinery and prosecute devel- opment, work vigorously.
 An agreement was practically com- pleted last week which will result in the construction of a stamp mill and extensive development work on the Winifred group of mines near Wick enburg. James Boyd, who for the past twenty years has prospected in the hills of Arizona, is owner of the property. State Senator James E. Boyd, of Nevada, his nephew, is mak- ing the arrangements to open up the group of promising claims. "In Ne vada," he said, "we would consider