The copper era., 1909-02-11
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

On the 800-foot level at Superior d six-foot vein of high grade gold and copper ore has been uncovered, says the Florence Blade The company will sink another 300 feet and run another crUssCut.
 A party of Mexican surveyors who are commissioned to re-survey tie boundary line between certain parts of Arizona and old Mexico, outftted in Yuma last week and left for the scene of their labors. The Sun says, they carried with them d complete camping outfit and will be out on their work for some weeks.
 w. L. Austin, mining engineer of the Calumet & Hecla company for the western district, arrived in Globe last week to spend several days on mining business. MT. Austin has visited Globe d number of times and has ap opinion of the mining possi- Utilities of this field. He is also in- terested in tue Cliftou-Morenci dis trict, the Medler Lease being under his supervision.
 It is said poll was taken of both houses of the legislature to ascertain the relative position of the members on the Pace local option bill. It was learned that in the assembly nine members were in favor of the bill, nine against it and six undecided. In the council six members declared in favor of the bill, five against it and one is in doubt. The doubtful mem- Der is Hampton of Graham county. The big scoopwheel at the reclama- tion service was started up last week and is running at full capacity, says the Yuma Sun. It is throwing d magnificent stream of water into the irrigation ditch and there is an abun dance of water for all the farmers down the line. The pumping plant has not been started up this month, but will be within few days. This is the first season for several years F that the farmers have had an abso- lutely reliable water supply in their ditches.
 Through the deal closed in Globe last week between w. B. Thompson and George E. Gum of the Inspira- tion Copper company and c. E. Taylor, the company gets rid of expensive and annoying litigation and at the same time acquires about 100 acres of mineral land of considerable value and situated advantageously in rela- tion to the Inspiration property. While the price to be paid for the Taylor group has not been made pub lie. a quarter ot a million dollars is said to be the figure at which the ground was previously held by Taylor.
 The news of the proposed extension of the E. P. & $. w. from Benson 10 the coast in direct competition with the Southern Pacific is causing much comment in railroad circles, both east and west, says the Prospector. The railroad war is imminent and specula- tion is rife as to the time when the Phelps-Dodge interests will begin actual work at the Arizona end. It is understood the route will be from Benson via the Rinear ranch to San Diego. An alliance with the San Diego & Arizona road is probable, in which event the route may be slightly changed. after leaving Tucson and would take in Phoenix and Yuma.
 An order was posted at the South ern Pacific shops in Tucson, last week stating that for the present and until La ch he but eight hours each day and five days each week. For some time past the shops have been working on the regular schedule of six days a week and nine hours a day. The order ce- creasing the working time came from the southern district headquarters in Los Angeles and affects the Los An geles, Tucson and San Joaquin di- visions. The reason for the change in time is said to be that the freight business has.been rather light of late and until there is notiCeabl in crease they will operate on the nea,I, made schedule.
 It was learned at the general offices of the Copper Queen company that the right of way of the Mexico x Colorado railroad from Courtland to Douglas had practically been decided upon, says the Dispatch. According to a statement by General Manager Walter Douglas, one of the incorpOra- tors of the Mexico & Colorado, the I,ne will go almost straight down Sulphur Springs valley and will con meet with the Fl PasO & Southwestern short distance east of the depot { Douglas, and almost in the limits of that city. The road will go down the valley east of Douglas. Mir Douglas also stated that the contract for grading the entire road had been let, and that within four months trains will be running into Douglas.