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

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Caught by cave-in and buried be-
meath tons of rock and dirt, David G.
Williams, a miner at Globe employed
at the o. d. Keystone mine, met a
horrible death. The body was recov-
cred about thirty minutes after the
cavern.
The Rather Mining company at
Globe has temporarily ceased devel-
opment work at its property north
east of the city. Superintendent
Galpin states that the shutdown will
only continue while metal conditions
are so unstable. The shaft is about
100 feet deep and the company Will
place an order for hosting plant as
soon as it is decided to resume work.
Belt.
George Kingdom has been appointed
mine superintendent of the Old Do
minion and United Globe Mines to
succeed N. S. Berray, resigned, and
will arrive from Old Mexico within
the next ten days to assume his new
position. Mr.. Kingdom was for many
years a resident of Globe. and has
many old friends there who extend
him a warm welcome. Prior to last
spring he off1ciated as superintend-
ent of the Moctezuma mines at Naco-
zari, Mexico.
What may prove to be one of the
richest strikes that has ever been
made near Bisbee for some time has
Just been made known by Jack Kelly,
the man who discoyered and sold the
mines now being developed by the
Bisbee Extension company. Samples
of the ore have been brought to the
Review office and they are rich in
copper, gold and silver. Specimens
assayed by George Laird, of Bisbee,
show $23 in gold and silver and Z per
cent. in copper.-Review.
The coming term of the district
court is evidently to be brief and
rapid one. Judge Nave has instructed
the clerk to advise the attorneys that
they must have their cases ready for
trial promptly or continuance for the
term is probable. All demurrers and
motions will be heard and disposed of
on the first day, October 25th, and
the calendar will be called the s1m c
day. All pending criminal cases are
set for trial Immediately afterwards.
But two weeks of time has been al
loted to the term in this county, as
the supreme court will be in session
about November 1Oth.-Bulletin.
E. K Martin, a omparatively re-
cent recruit to the Douglas police
force and a conservative, coolheaded
officer, at an early hour one morning
last week had his first baptism of
blood since joining the local police
department when, believing, as he
had every right to, that Officer Cen
try's life was in danger from a
drunken Mexican who was rushing
upon him, he sent a bullet at the
Mexican that entered the stomach
and inflicted a wound that, eight
hours later, proved fatal. The Of
ficer saw that the wounded man was
taken to the Calumet hospital for
treatment and that done, Martin
telephoned Judge Rice of the shoot
ing and surrendered himself. The
Mexican died at the hospital
American.
Information comes from Globe that
financial trouble was narrowly avert
ed at one of the banks in that city
recently. The firm of 1. N. Kinsey &
Co. failed and on top of this came re-
ports from Boston that copper was on
the down grade and would soon be
lower than ever. These rumors
spread among the foreign population
of the mining city and caused a
fright among them. They stampeded
for the bank in question, in which
many of them had deposits, and be-
gan drawing their money. Great un
easiness was felt for some time by
the officers of the bank, because OF
of gold, and it was feared that the
run might result disNstrously. Al
this iuucture, however, the First
National Bank came forward and
proffered all the assistance necessary
with the result that the other bank
was easily tided over the run and al
danger of disaster was quickly passed
With copper at 10 cents and The
price of its shares at $25, it should b'
a foregone conclusion that the OlC
Dominion company will not continue
dividend payments, especially in the
face of I4-cent copper cost whicl
does not include smelter and power
house improvements. Advices from
Globe indicate that 50 far this mOntl
the Old Dominion has treated muc