The copper era., 1908-05-07
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

Dr. A. W. Olcott, of Tucson, was
 elected president of the Arizona
 Medical society at the session held
 last week. pr. Olcott had been vice
 president of the society during the
 past year.
 Considerable interest was taken in
 the meeting held in Stafford last week
 the purpose of which was the secur-
 ing of grounds for a public park for
 base bali and other amusements. It
 is said that nearly S2,OOO have been
 subscribed toward this enterprise.
 Hon. T. J. Morrison rode through Prescott on his return from Tonto Basin to his home in Congress Junc- tion. He had been absent ten days, during which time he bonded gold property in Tonto Basin to eastern capitalists for S2O,O0O Prescott Courier.
 One of the prettiest and happiest marriages that has ever occurred in Stafford took place last week at the home of MT. and Mrs. Harry L. Cas- tie. As Miss Mae Dowdle played the wedding march Dr. John Newton Stratton led to the sacred marriage altar Miss Kathryn Hunter. Rev. B. F. Summers of the M. E. Church officiated, and in an impressive man. ner said the words that joined for life in holy wedlock the handsome and happy couple.
 B. V. Brajevich and John Piper, of Bisbee, visited the lost mine in the Whetstones last week being tunneled into by Ellsworth and Ashman. MT. Brajevich stated that he was pleased with what he saw and was satisfied that the twenty Bisbee men who are interested will stay with it till the tunnel penetrates the old workings, which were for some reason hidden by the ancient miners who operated the mines in prehistoric times, MT. Ashman is also sanguine of the re- opening of rich mine.-Exchange
 The Turnbull Development com pany at San Carlos exhibited copper ore at Hoeye's barber shop that as- says g per cent. copper, which came from the grass roots. In the 11O-foot shaft several stringers were cut, but on account ot the water, work was abandoned in the shaft and the tun- ] mel begun, which cut the vein last | week. A stockholder in the company | stated that if the encounter of OK ides in the tunnel at APO feet was not | made in a vein, it is proba ble that the body of ore has been encountered. | If it is body of ore he figures that it is at least 27O feetin width, for it is that distance until the shaft will | be cut.-Silver Belt.
 The fifth furnace of the Old Do minion shelter was blown in last | week, and the full battery of furn- aces is now running day and night, for the first time since the slump in the copper market. When the slu dIp came the Old Dominion shut down two furnaces. Last October was the banner month in the history of the Old Dominion shelter. Four million pounds of copper were turned out, the highest record ever made in the Globe district. The six-day labor system was inaugurated October 20 to Imeet the overproduction in the copper market and d short time later the force was reduced by the shutting down of the two furnaces. It is ex- pected that the Old Dominion will produce its normal quota of copper next month.-Silver Belt.
 A. D. Lee, who is the superintend- ent for the Rendell Reduction con- pany in the Ajo district, is visitor in Tucson. He stated that work on Rendell properties is being continued steadily. A number of good strikes have been made in the various work iugs during the last few weeks. Ac- companying MT. Lee on his trip here is F. A. Bordwell, who has charge of { the preliminary survey work for the railroad which will be built from Ali to Theba station, just a short dis f tance west of Gila Bend. Most of ( the survey work has already been z completed and it is expected that [ grading for the railroad will be be- gun within a short time. The com- { pletion of this raidroad will afford the Aio mines a direct outlet by rail from their camp to either the Sasco ' or the Fl Paso mathematician.
 John Kiha, of Vining. Ia, says, "I