El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-10
BLAST LEVELS 4
HILL IN CLIFTON
Sixteen Hundred Pounds Of
Powder Used to Re
move Knob Hill.

Clifton. Ariz.. Feb. 10-Knob Hill, on
The northern end Of the new smelter site,
has been lereled 10 the ground A tunnel
was driven in about Is feet and a cross
cut made at the end IN (Which were placed
four charges of powder. The blast OF
about 1900 pounds Of powder was fired
soon after the A. & n H. passenger
train had passed The tracks were COW
cred for some distance with earth. but a
large force OF men had them cleared be
fore morning. and the outgoing train was
only a few minutes late. A force of 100
more men has been engaged on the new
ste and the work is now assuming larger
PROPORTIONS and is progressing rapidly.
Ar. and AlTs. r III Orr were down from
Alorenci visiting Clifton friends this
week
Jack Poole. the FL Paso carpenter who
has been spending the past month in
Clifton, left for his home this week
Deputy sheriff Jim cash was down
from Aorenei on official business this
week
DeH IT, Potter, the good roads booster,
has returned. from his Washington and
.AeW YORK city trip. and reports every
thing favorable for better roads for Arr
z0na
Walter Hutchinson. store manager for
York, 7Tas visiting Clifton friends this
week.
A. T. Wilson. manager Of the Double
Circle Ianon. spent the week in Clifton
on husincss
Ambrose Burke. the old time prospec-
tor and mining man, is in Clifton from
Copper Plate group of mines above Mo-
renci. upon which he has a large force
Of men az work doing assessments work.
q. =. AOnnaulaller. manager Of the A.
Q. store a1 NorencI, was in che county
seat on business
The Greenlee county board of super
vIsors held The last meeting Of the old
board, with the exception Of the session
With the new board, which viii be the
1Irsr Of next month.
John C0sper was down from the Blue
cOs1ntrY this week.
Postmaster w f. J. Weiss, who has
been confined 70 his home for the past
month. has so lar recovered as to be able
70 attend 70 his regular duties.
Ernest Spriers. Of the Shannon mines
- AeteaI. IS spending several days in
rle comfy seat.
Inc Detroit Copper company has re-
Gently established boarding house at
the mining property, at Santa Rosa.
few miles above Aorenci a large force
Of men Is at work at that place.
Albert 2iunguia- OF Aorenci, has been
IN town.
Jim Quong and wife have leased the
A. g hotel at M0renci and are now in
charge. They are also PFoprietors of the
Ea1le restaurant IN Clifton.
q. ". Azer, county school slIpeTin-
beldent. Htss I'D from Duncan In attend
ance at the board meeting.
q. =. Hunt. who has been superintend-
ent Of the ,. G. concentration at Moreno
for several wears. has resigned MS DO
Eition and left for California, where he
has large property intslrssn NJ -
Troop A Of MOrenci sDelS5 = SSli5F at
the Frisco pump a few miles below Cliff
ton
Oullun Bishop Is sDending the week in
town from his ranch on Rattlesnalze.
Gland Nichols. who IS employed at the
EaWmil near the Double Circle ranch.
came 70 Clifton to receive medical at
teutiOu- His left hand was caught n
enc OF the largs saws and the thumb and
first finger were torn loose. causing a
most painful injury. Dr.. Fales dressed
1he lrItiiated member
John Thompson, an employe Of the
Double Circle ranch. has been visiting
friends IN Clifton this week.
]. K Williams Of San Diego. Calf, Is ]