The copper era., 1909-09-23
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

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 Cotton experts estimate the yielt on the experimental cotton fields il Yuma county to run over a bale t' the acre.
 J.J. Murphy of Tucson has beer made chief of the immigration ser vice in Arizona, with headquarters in Tucson.
 W. J. Bryan, Jr., son of the Great Commoner, has removed to Tucson where he will open offices for the practice of law.
 Seven miles of ninety-pound stee rails have been laid on the Tucsor division of the Southern Pacific across Playas Valley fiat.
 It is reported that the Denn-Arl zona mine at Bisbee will begin ship ping ore to the Douglas smelterl within the next two weeks.
 Yuma county board of supervisors has purchased a site for their new poor farm, getting sixty acres suit able for the purpose for &, ,56O.
 Honoring the territorial executive and commander of the Arizona Ma tioual Guard, the encampment thi: year near Prescott was designated Camp Sloan.
 The California & Paradise Mining company has been organized at Bis bee with a capitalization of $50O,0OC to take oyer the Leadville property in the Paradise district.
 Anti-saloon people of Bisbee are circulating a petition asking the board of supervisors to call special election to decide whether Bisbee shall be "dry" or "wet."
 The Bisbee papers say that that town is in the grip of an epidemic of typhoid fever. The Miner predicts that there will be 150 cases there in the near future if nothing checks its increase.
 The license of the Grove saloon at Douglas has been revoked for viola tion of city ordinances and other saloons have been warned to be very careful about serving drinks to women and minors.
 According to information given out by the officials of the road, a new freight schedule will go into effect on the Fl Paso & Southwestern which will provide material reductions on many commodities.
 On December 9, there will be an other rush for land entries at the land office in Phoenix. At that time 8731 acres of new land will be open for entry. The area is situated in Gila and Graham counties.
 A Washington dispatch says that eastern influences are forming an organization to work in the coming session of congress for the delay of the admittance of Arizona and New Mexico to statehood.
 The famous Grown King mine in the Bradshaws was sold last week at receivers sale, the purchaser being. the Yavapai Consolidated Gold, Silver & Copper company and the price reported at S75,OOO.
 L. V. Mockridge was arrested at Skull Valley Monday while fleeing from the A. N. G. encampment near Prescott. He was a member of the guard and was arrested on the charge of deserting quarters without giving up his uniform.
 Mayor George Neal has appointed a representative committee of twenty five citizens of Bisbee, in pursuance to the request of Governor Sloan, to meet President Taft when he visits Phoenix next month during his west ern tour.
 The Boston Copper company has been organized to take over a group of claims in the Turquoise district at Courtland. After prospecting for 300 feet with drills, it has been de- cided to begin sinking a shaft at once on the property.
 Territorial Engineer J. B. Girand expects to go to work next week with a field party for an inspection of possible and desirable routes for the territorial highway north and south and east and west, as contemplated by the law creating the position.
 Sulphide ore bodies of gigantic pro- portions are reported to have been discovered about three miles east of Dagger Wells, in Yayapai county, by Kansas City capitalists, who are re- ported to have plenty of funds to develop the newly found property.