The copper era., 1909-02-04
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

Is cmplOyGO III tuC IlCaouiJ NN P"' ment, has been promoted from s66C 10 S9OO per annum.
 The Mercantile National Bank, of St. Louis, has been approved as a re serve agent for the Prescott Nationa Bank, of Prescott.
 Robert J. Dunlavy, of Arizona. formerly in the custom house al Douglas, who has been employed lately in the Philippine service, has Leen transferred to the treasury de partment at a salary of Sl2O0 per annum.
 One of the most disastrous fires in the history of Nogales broke out and totally destroyed half a block of one-story stores on the east side Ot Ellis street, adjoining the inter- national line one day last week. The loss is estimated at 1000, partly insured.
 The civil service commissioner has announced that the spring examina- tion for the departmental service in Washington will be held as follows: Phoenix, March 10th, 23rd and April 14th; Prescott, March 10th and April 14th: Tucson, March 10th, 24th ano April 14th.
 The very patent fact that Douglas is to have at least two new railroads, with a strong probability of a third at any time, has given rise to consi- derable talk of the possibility of new depot for Douglas-a union depot of such magnitude as will care for the needs of the future patrons of the railroads.
 The Phelps-Dodge company, own CTS of the Copper Queen and other large mining interests in Arizona are planning to institute a profit shariag system with their employees. Stock will be sold to the employees on the installment plan at par. They will be given one year to pay for their hondings.
 A proposition to organize d con- pauy to build hotel in Yuma which will cost SEOO,OOO was presented to the Yuma Commercial club at the last regular incoming by Joe Henry. The matter has been thoroughly can vassed by a group of influential citi- zens and much of the money requir, d subscribed.
 Thomas Barnum died at Phoenix last week at the nome of his son-in- law, C. w. Barnett, the city assessor and tax collector. MT. Barnum was 77 years of age, native of POtsdam, N. Y, and hal been a resident of Arizona since 1865. Deceased was well known all over the territory and in many other parts of the west.
 The Yuma project provides for the diversion of the Colorado river into its valley on both sides about twelve miles northeast of Yuma. It will irrigate about IT ,000 acres of land on the California side, mainly on an In- dian reservation, and about 75,000 acres on the Arizona side. The dam will have total length of 47SO feet, a width of 257 feet and a maximum height of nineteen feet.
 One hundred thousand head Of sheep are on their way to Mohaye county, where shearing will be com menced some time this month, says the Mohave County Miner. Pens have been erected in Kingman and it is probable that machinery will be in fn In hn tunrlr Shaanrnnr claim that the ranges of MOhave county are among the best sheep grounds in the territory.
 At the meeting last week at the Tucson chamber of commerce of the prospective members of the two militia companies that were to be mustered in and to become part of the Arizona National Guard there were present 11S young men who are anxious to join the national guard. With the interest already shown it is a certainty that the two Tucson com panies will have nearly their full quota of members at the very beginn- ing.
 The bill amending the wild animal bounty law is liable to slip through both houses of the legislature almost without dissenting vote. So far as understood the new law makes the payment of bounty optional with the board of supervisors of each county, and it reduces the bounty on bob cats from 8 to Sl. It is almost safe to say that not less than $75, ,OOO was paid in Arizona last year for scalp bounties. Such amount seems almost incredible, but from the figures at hand it can hardly have been less.
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