The copper era., 1909-02-25
VOLUME 10.
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

 being the same as last quarter.
 A Tombstone dispatch says: There is at the present time over forty grand jury prisoners held in the Co chise county jail, awaiting the action of the April term of the next grand jury.
 Although hampered somewhat ny the changing stage of water at the Roosevelt dam, the ferry crossing Salt river is doing a fairly large busi- ness. Upwards of 500 teams and l ,+)C people were terried across during the month of January.
 Two months in bed is the only penal ty Harry JoAes will pay for fall of 15J feet down the incline shaft of the Arizona Copper Belt mine, twelve miles east of Wickenburg last week. When rescued Jones was unconscious, but sustained no fatal injuries.
 It is quite possible that work will begin within three months on the construction of a motor line from Phoenix to Scottsdale, says the Re publican. It has been estimated that the cost of such line with equipment will be Sl25, ,OOO, and one-half of that amount has been subscribed.
 The first of the big bands of sheep arrived in Kingman last week and the town will soon be filled with the usual number of sheep shearers and camp followers, says the Miner. Fne good feed in the Sacramento valley will attract thousands of sheep and within a month the whole country y will be dotted with the grazing bands.
 It is the purpose of the Scottish Rites lodge at Tucson to erect the finest and most elaborate structure for its home to be found anywhery in Arizona. Grounds have been pur- chased near the Santa Rita hotel. The structure, which will be known as the Scottish Rites cathedral, will not cost less than S6O, 900 and furnish ings about Sl5,OOO. A good share of the building fund is already in the treasury.
 It is estimated that when the new railroad is completed to Courtland, that ore will come from that district to Douglas, for reduction, at the rate of 800 to 1000 tons daily. It will re- quire two of the largest furnaces at the Queen or c. & A smelters to ac- commodate the Courtland ore. It will not be much longer until there will be important work going on in Douglas providing geater smelling capacity to accommodate the ore coming here for reduction. national.
 County Assessor Began, of Pima county, announces that an increase of from 9 to 8 per cent. will be made on the rolls of the county, the increase amounting to Sl50,0O0 on Congress street business property in Tucson. Tucson land owners will principally bear the burden of this as the property in Tucson has in creased considerably in value. Busi- ness property as well as farming land along the Santa Cruz and Rill ito are designated as the properties whose taxes will be increased during the past two years. With this in crease of taxation, the total roll of Pima county for the year l9J9 will exceed S7,OO0O O0O.
 Attorney Calvert Wilson, son of General Thomas F. Wilson, of Tue son, and himself a former resident of the Old Pueblo, was installed as president of the Los Angeles Cham Der of Mines at the annual banquet given last week in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Chamber of Mines has d membership of nearly 800. Its mem bers are confined not only to Los An geles but there are d number of min ing men in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Nevada who belong to the organization. Charles NJ. shannon is one of the directors. Its member ship is made up of prominent and in nuentiai mining men in the southwest. Its purpose is to aid legitimate mnn- ing enterprises in California, Ari- zona, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico and to expose mining frauds and swindlers. s.-Citizen.
 w. c. Gerrin and assistants have about completed the survey of Parker Quadrangle. It is for the making of a typographical. map, embracing a bout 1000 square miles in area, with Parker located in the south central part, and is drawn on 1-9O, ,OOO scale, with 5O-foot contour interval. This map will give all permanent watering places, drains, roads, trails, houses, developed mines, general, with their names. After the completion of this part of the map, the government will send an expert geologist over the field, who will place in correct position on the map the geological and mineralOgica conditions as they exist. The forma tiou will also be an important feature The survey of the quadrangle will bC completed by the first of April. but il will be fully eighteen months there after before copy can be secured.