The copper era., 1909-01-21
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.
VOLUME 10.

The Wednesday club at Globe has presented d communication to the city council asking that a damper be put on gambling in that camp.
 A bar of gold bullion weighing 40S ounces was received by the Prescott National Bank Monday of last week from the Congress Consolidated Nine company. The bar is the result of c recent cleanup of the Congress mill
 James A. Craine, president and general manager of the Golden Cross Mining company, which recently pur chased the Cross group of mines in the Cedar district, of Mohaye coun- ty, is confident that his company's purchase will develop into one of tie richest gold mines in Mohave county.
 An exchange says that c. D. Harvey, while on a honeymoon trip twenty miles below Phoenix was chased by pack of wild dogs in the Gila swamps. Wild dogs have in- habited these swamps for number of years and it is claimed are in- creasing in numbers. They are vicious and dangerous.
 Out of total of Sl22, 469 AT, County Tax Collector Treat has collected s92, ,165.22, leaving delinquent S2S,- 7S749 of which amount ST, 1892 & is tax assessed against the Grand Can yon Railroad company, says the Sun. This leaves an actual balance of SlO,- 694.6l delinquent and upon which penalties will have to be paid, since the duplicate tax roll has been turn ed over to the board of supervisors.
 At the meeting of the Cochise county board of supervisors last week, Supervisor Brown recommend- ed that the board take some action in endeavoring to have the bounty removed on coyotes and wild cats. The bounty on these animals last year cost the county nearly S7000. l The cattlemen, for whose benefit the bounty was placed on these animals will not now resist the removal of the bounty.
 For the better protection of the outlying residence districts, Tucson is to have three mounted policemen. A resolution was adopted by the | council, stating that three of the officers of the force shall be mounted | men. Their salary is to be S1l5 per month, which is $15 more than ordi- nary policemen receive. The extra | -ll C., faa1 l Each of the mounted officers will be | required to furnish his own horse and | saddle.
 The first action to be filed in the district court that involves the ques tion of title to claims in the vicinity of Courtland has been filed in the district court of Cochise county, and is entitled William Blackburn, T. w. Maloney and George McGee, plain tiffs, vs. The Calumet & Arizona Miu- ing company, The Leadville Mining company, A. Y. Smith, Thomas Pid- well, J. H. Snyder and L. D. Shat tuck, defendants. The suit involves the question of title to the New Year
  immediate vicinity of Courtland.
 The action of Tucson's chamber of commerce and leading business men in petitloning the board of supervisors | of Pima county to appropriate 5000 | toward a fund to advertise the re- sources and advantages as q place of | residence of Pima county, is worthy | of emulation by other counties. 1t is an example which every county in the territory could follow with profit. | The Pima supervisors granted this | request, and DOW the Tucson cham Der of commerce has started d cam paigu to raise S7, 300 additional, mak- ing S1O,OOO in all, with which to give wide publicity to the many advant- ages possessed by Tucson and Pima county for business and health.
 There is a good deal of feeling eX hibited over the action of District | Attorney Williams, of Cochise Coun- ty, in holding up the fee bills of the various justices and constables. The i Prospector says: "The new turn in affairs promises to create quite a | sensational stir in official circles and | a sea of ligitigation is in sight, as the various officials affected, including | the sheriff's office, will resist the action of the district attorney. | Various phases of the fee statutes have been before the courts on num- 1 erous occasions, and the officials | have been uniformly victorious. They claim if this interpretation of the law by the district attorney would apply it would seriously hamper the administrations of official work in the county"