Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-07-31
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QUALITY ALL RIGHT. -Assayer
| Porterie says there Is no doubt about
the fine quality OF coal i'm the new
fields of Pinal county on and near the
San Carlos strip. That is the result
of his analysis of the samples brought
him by John Savage. who with others
of this city has secured a large tract
OF the coal land and will develop IL.
Mr.. Porterie analyZed two samples.
One was from a surface cropping of
the coal brought by Mr.. Savage. which
showed forty per cent carbon and sixty
per cent ash. The other sample was
| taken from the cabin of an old pros
pector and had been brought from con-
siderable depth. 1t assayed ninety
| three per cent carbon and only seven
| per cent ash. II is the general con-.
| viction of all who know anything
| about the san Carlos fields. that when
| the coal is found at depth il will be of
| fine quality, suitable for coking as
well as for ordinary fuel But any kind
| of<coal in this country will be valu-
able if developed in any considerable
| quantity. Mr.. Porterie says that.
! though he has not looked over the new
fields he Is satisfied that there is
vast coal belt running across central
and eastern Arizona, all the way from
| Sonora to Apache county, and into
| the Gallup deposits. He says that the
| sandstone formation is the natural
home of the coal and il may he found
| anywhere in the region east Of the
western escarpment OF the Rocky
Mountain plateau. There was once
coal all over this valley. he says. but it
was ages ago and the valley and des-
erts have been eroded clear below the
coal stratum. Another thing Mr.. POr-
terie mentions as a general rule in ma
ture and that is. that wherever no fuel
is furnished on the surface it is fur
nished below the surface. II was that
way here until it was ALI washed away
and ii is still nearby when one goes
back to where the original geological
conditions are undisturbed
A BUSINESS TRIP.-Jack Greville
left last night for Los Angeles to con-
fer with Contractor LeOnhardt, and To
hustle along shipments OF material for
the Noble building.
IN CHARGE OF ELECTRIC WORK
M. r. Fish of Los Angeles has ar
rived in the city and is engineer rep
resenting the Foulkes Gaylord compa-
ny of Los Angeles. who have the con-
tract for the electric wiring on the |
Noble building.
THE ORE HANDLERS STRIKE.
Duluth. July 3O.-While the officials |
Of the steel corporation will continue |
the conciliatory attitude they thus
far have maintained toward the strik- !
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lieved they will hold open to them an |
opportunity To return to work more |
than twenty-four hours.
1T RAiNED AGAlN-It rained again |
last evening; rained just like it used |
10 in the states. when everything was |
ready and the rainy season on. There |
was no foolishness about this storm
and mighty little time spent in prelim- |
inaries. About ufteen minutes was de- |
voted To wind of no serious velocity !
and then the storm broke. about $3.50 |
O'Clock. Thunder and lightning accom- |
panied ripping the whole side out Of |
the celestial reservoir. and for at least |
half hour the water came down at a |
lively rate. For another half hour il |
continued to rain but in a slower and |
more dignified manner. and then il |
stopped. II remained cloudy through |
most Of the night and occasionally |
there was a little sprinkle but not |
enough TO count. Yesterday was sun |
shiny but it smelled like rain all dav |
and the humidity was rather high. |
Though the temperature was not ex-
cessive II was a great day for perspir- |
alton and any person who could not |
sweat yesterday. has no excuse for |
ever. trying to in this delightful sum- !
mer climate.
PIONEER MURDERED-Detail OF |
the sudden death of John T. Thysing |
a veteran Indian trader. at his store at |
Bet-ahoo- some distance from |
Keams' Canyon. last week. are given |
in the Holbrook Argus. The circum- !
stances leave little doubt but that !
Thysing was murdered. on the after |
noon previous TO the discovery Of the !
dead mans body his wife left the trad
ing store for Keam's TO consult phy- |
sici1n. She left her husband in per- |
feet health. on the way back next
morning Mrs. Thysing met an Indian !
who told her that her husband was |
dead in his store. Hurrying home she |
found Thysing sitting upright in a |
chair, heavy blanket wrapped tightly |
around his head and shoulders. The |
money drawer was open and quite !
empty. This leads To the belief that |
ii was not acase of suicide but that |
Thysing was smothered To death by |
Indians. enemies or robbers.
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