Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-08-02

a number of Nevada capitalists who
are in Phoenix are billed to pass
through Wiekenburg today enroute to
the Cunningham Pass country Wheth-
er the party is already interested or
are going to be the writer did not
learn.
Byron Smith of Wickenburg took
the early train Saturday to meet a
party of mining men at Congress
Junction who have come for the pur-
pose of examining his gold property
out west of Congress a few miles.
From reports Mr. Smith has an excel
lent showing in his group of claims
Jason l. Clark, dealer in mines, with
headquarters at Los Angeles was a
passenger on the A. &c c. Friday for
Parker where he goes to inspect a
property on the California side of the
river for Los Angeles capitalists.
While the people Of some sections of
Arizona are running to the coast to
escape what they call hot weather.
capitalists are coming daily to Wick
enburg and surrounding country look
ing for mines, and more. they are
finding them.
Mrs. Childress. assisted by Mr..
Standard and Mr.. Milton. entertained
at the boarding cars last SUNDAY.
Those present We're: Mr.. and Mrs.
Sayer and daughters, Maud and
Marie; Mr.. and Mrs. Cy Wilkerson
and son, Burnell; Mrs Richmond.
Misses Leila Holt. Irene and Jessie
oil
Annie Wisdom, Mannela and Lola
Sabedra; Messrs. Lester Benbow,
Linn Thomas and Elmer Glen.
Harry Cowell. Emil Holden and
Mr.. HolcOtt of Denver left Wednes-
day morning on a tour of investi-
CATION of the mining country west of
town.
The Consolidated Telephone. Tele-
graph and Electric company are en-
gagged this week in overhauling their
lines in Wickenburg Robert Meek
and Otto Sleeper are in charge of
the work. These gentlemen are also
putting in n 10O-drop keyboard in
place of the 30-drop now in use.
Central office is located in ]. c.
Reeds store and this increase in
the keyboard is another index that
the town is growing.
The Tri-COunty Board of Trade at
its last meeting instructed the COM
mittee on mines and mining to at
once begin the work of securing from
the many mines within its jurisdic-
ton representative ores for exhibit
ton purposes.
Cy Wilkinson was up to Congress
T.
damage by water to the Alaska shaft.
the property of the United Gold
Mines company there last Monday
night. The dump is built across a
-avine and was thought that it would
wash out if any great head of water
should come. In this instance it
JAILED to operate as planned and the
water backed over and entered the
shaft. The temporary reservoir
soon followed and cutting its way
through the soft embankment, drain
ID itself largely, though every eff
'ort was made to prevent It, A
good portion of the shaft and some
# the lower levels were filled. A
number of men We're at work at the
line in the mine, two of whom bare
Y escaped. The damage will amount
o several hundred dollars.
Julius Moro and Mr. Fleming,
'wners of mining property near the
Clara, on the Bill Williams, passed
through Wickenburg Tuesday, en-
cute to Los Angeles, where they
.xpect to close up a deal on their
Mrs. w. II. Smith. wife of mine
lost of the Vernetta hotel, is en-
Dying a few weeks on the coast.
Mrs. F. A. Mueller is visiting
riends in Prescott this week.
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