The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1907-02-21
NEW MEXICO NEWS


newspaper clipping from Helena,
Montana, containing news of the re-
cent death of Stanton S. Brannin,
formerly a resident of and well and
favorably known in Grant county and
southwestern New Mexico. Mr..
Brannin had been suffering from
complication of stomach troubles for
the past five years. In the latter
part of November he went to Helena,
Montana, and sought medical treat
ment, but obtained no relief. He
then went to the home of his neice
in Helena, and there remained until
death relieved his suffering.
w. A. Leonard was in the city
Wednesday, en- route from Clifton to
Ely, Nevada, on 4 prospecting trip
Since the abolition of gambling In
Arizona the old timers are figuring on
treking They have heard that
gambling is still allowed in Nevada,
and have asked Mr.. Leonard to in
vestigate the land of milk and honey.
1t is probable that he will return in a
few weeks, with d bunch of grapes
hanging over his shoulder, and will
lead the gang through the wilderness.
1t is ten to one bet that Leonard
will prove a better guide than was
Moses, and that his followers will not
take forty years to get to the land of
promise.-Liberal.
G. L. Gillette and w. L. Walker,
biologists in the employ of the for
estry service, spent the past week in
Paradise. These gentlemen were
busily engaged in examining the
mining claims on the forest reserve
to ascertain whether or not all such
claims were bona fide mineral claims.
They will make their report direct
to the government at Washington.
The forestry service will then render
decisions in the case of each and
every claim examined. Such claims
on which the biologists do not find
mineral in place or which the gov
eminent has reason to believe are
not correctly located as mineral
claims, may then be subject to sur
face rights by the government for
other purposes. Alleged mineral
rights thereon will then be forfeited.
Liberal.
]. G. Berryhill, of Des Moines,
Iowa, was in town last week. Mr..
Berryhill recently bought the Miser's
Chest property, which is now being
worked by Prof. Maltble. Mr.. Berry
hill has had years of experience in
mining, and is much pleased with
the outlook at the Miser's Chest. He
has put in a valve bucket water hoist,
and is keeping the water out of the
shaft with it without much trouble,
and will continue to use it, unless a
much larger body of water is en-
countered. He is sinking the shaft,
and expects to encounter large ore
bodies, sulphides. below the water
level. He is greatly pleased with the
outlook of the district, and judging
from similar formations in other parts
of the country, is confident that large
ore bodies will be struck in various
places with depth. He intends to
find out if there is one on his prop
erty.-Liberal
The railroad we'll at Stems is dowr
955 feet, and the water stands 13(
feet deep in the well, The water is
warm, being about 40 degrees, and
is similar to the water in the well OF
the National Gold and Silver Mining
company, a couple of miles away
which is about $50 feet deep. The
company intends to sink the we'll to d
depth of at least 1900 feet, with the
hopes of getting the water much
higher in it, so that it will not cost
as much to pump it. 1t has gone
through various formations, some Sc
hard that the drill would make but
five feet a day, and some softer
where it has made as much as twelve
feet in a day. The water is fine
steaming water, and will not eat out
boiler. The damage to locomotive
boilers by using the alkali water q
few miles east of Stems since the
railroad was built has cost the com
pany much more than this well. II
would have been economy if the com
pany had drilled this we'll many year:
ago, but Uncle Coils never would
spend any ready money for the pur
pose of saving on future expenses
He did not believe in that kind 81
economy.
Two Mexican miners were burned
to death and loss of $1,000 sustained
by Joe Mugno in a fire last week al
Pinos Altos. At that time the room.
ing house. and general merchandise
store of Mr.. Mugno was discovered
to be on fire and in spite of the ct.
forts of willing hands, the property
was totally destroyed. Two miners
by the names of Estanislado Romero
and Rafael Martinez who we're sleep
ing in the house at the time, were
burned to death before they could be
rescued. The fire originated in the
section of the house occupied by the
two unfortunate men and the sup
position is that they left their miners
candle hI1rninU when thev went fO he'd