The copper era., 1908-12-24
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

It is reported that the Southern Pa cific is assembling material at Pearce, for the purpose of extending its line from that place to Courtland. It is probable that active construction work will be started by the first of the new year.
 The recent block of $25O.0)0 bonds. issued by the city Of Bisbee for street and other improvement purposes, ha> been sold to che LuveEe company of Chicago ala rrslmiaga qf s259 above par. This is considered a good bid, as the other bids submitted were cous.d- erably below par
 Bisbee pare-s claim to have def- nite and ? liable information that the smeltilg 9'aul erected several years ago at Benson, and winch has never been placed ia commission, will in the courze of a few months be- ready for business. with the proba- bility that the present plant will be enlarged within a year
 The Calumet So Arizona has com menced sinking new shaft on it's prop erty adjoining the Shattuck-Arizona in the Warren district. It is being sunk between the Wagner and Hope claims and it is expected that the ore bodies of the Shattuck, which are dipping that way, will be encountered near the 600 foot level.
 Word has reached the territory that final arrangements have been made for the complete surrender of the hostile Yaqui Indians in Mexico on Il he 10th of January. Ex-Governor Ysabel of Sonora, who has been in charge of the peace proceedings, is now in the City of Mexico making arrangements for the surrender with President Diaz.
 General E. D. Thomas. who is in charge of the Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado military posts is in Arizona on a tour of inspection. General Thomas says he does not be lieve there is any foundation to the report that has been circulated to the effect that Fort Huachuca is to be moved to Douglas or any other point.
 When the Octave Mining company decided to install their power plant at Wickenburg it was the intention of the company to erect plant to supply sufficient power for them selves-about 800 horsepower. How ever, the encouragement was so great that the company decided to double the amount of power and to install 1OOO-h.p. plant.
 The territory of Arizona is now turning out more copper than ever before in its history, or at the rate of nealy 2S,OOO,OO0 pounds per annum. Copper Queen lead the list for Octo- Der with over 8,OOO,OO pounds, with Calumet, Arizona Copper, Detroit Copper, Shannon and Imperial. follow ing in the order named. November production is estimated at 27. O0A eco pounds and December about the si-n-.
 After having resided in this c"11try for the past siNty-iive years, 5acquc- Cayot has decided to become a citil.n of the United 5tare=. saysth Arizona Democrat. and aa zlr-ae his app.ica- tiou to Distrie- C5lr- Clerk Dun'-ss Cayot. w1s
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 While the J4-.-- -s bureau has 4s- comp ---. l., s. -s- tics and the ratio i- one divorce 10 every twelve marriages, tEose is4fss will hardly apply to Cochi-e county. For the past few years the marriages have numbered about 360 to 37O per year or about one per day, while the divorce actions in the district court will average close to half that num- Der, there being on an average for the past three years in that county about two marriages to one divorce. The past month shows the same average. There were thirty four marriage licenses issued, while there were filed in the district court seven teen actions for divorce.