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The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
RAINS STOP WORK
ON ROAD PROJECTS

PHOENIX, Ariz, Jan. 6.-Owing to
heavy rains and snow in almost
every part of the state, construction
work on a large number of road and
bridge projects was suspended last
week, according to a statement by
State Engineer Lamar Cobb. Con-
crete forms for the center piers of
the bridge across the Aqua Fria river
west of here We're swept away by a
flood that completely submerged the
work, and Threatened material stored
on the banks. Convicts employed in
road camps between Tucson and
Florence were compelled !.
operations owing to the -
rainy weather, and other camps SINH
larly affected. Work in Cochise and
Apache counties has, however, not
been stopped by the weather condi-
tions.
Heavy SHOWS were reported from
Gila county points, where in many
cases the record for years has been
broken A ten-inch fall of snow was
reported from Bellvue, with eight
inches at Payson. Stage lines be-
tween Globe and Payson and Globe
and Christmas were compelled to sus-
pend traffic.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
ARIZONA IS IN
LINE FOR SEAPORT


PHOENIX, Ariz, Jan. 6.-Hun-
dreds of letters from all parts of
Arizona endorsing the proposed plan
to secure a change in the Mexican
boundary so as to give Arizona a
seaport on the Gulf of California have
been received by the Young Mems
Business Association, and will be for
Warded to Washington 1t is pro-
posed to extend the present line
west along the thirty first parallel
from the eleventh meridian tist ;,-
a,,,.,i. ,4,, -A4sssz'- LINUS III
cludlng pota rSaft sat Isabel and Port
ks6bos in the territory to be an
nexed. The line would also be ex-
~, s,aa -,oct aorors-I .n,uer California
taking in the northern part of that
province.
Maps showing the proposed change
in the boundary and the ports which
would be secured by Arizona are be-
ing distributed by the association,
and will be forwarded to Washing
ton.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
TUCSON BOOSTERS TO
VISIT WEST COAST

TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 6.-Convinced
that the time is ripe for an effort
to resume business relations with the
west coast of Mexico and that Tucson
is logical center Of the shipping
of that district, a number of local
merchants are preparing to send a
trade excursion over the lines of the
Southern Pacific in Mexico to dis
tribute literature and renew rela-
.ions with the business men of that
section. Crops in Sonora are said
to have been almost normal this year
in spite of military operations and it
is reported that thousands of tons of
produce are awaiting shipment from
the Yaqui river bottoms. The fact
that a number of the mines in
Sonora are preparing to resume is
also considered as favorable sign
by the Tucson business men.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
Tom Reed Lode Struck in Crosscut
on 40o-Ft. Level, and Stocks Go
Soaring; Tom Reed United
Eastern Merger to Be
Consummated
Shortly

OATMAN, Ariz., Jan. 6.-Another
big mine was brought in at the Oat-
man district last week, when the
Big Jim struck 500 ore in the cross
cut from the 400-ft. level. Already
the prosecuting has cut through 25
feet of we'll mineralized vein, which
is a continuation of the Tom Reed
lode, and samples running from SIS
to $112 to the ton have been taken
out. This makes the strike the big
gest ever made in the district, that of
the United Eastern being no excep-
tion.
AS a result of the strike in the
Tom Reed lode, Big Jim stock jumped
from 20 cents to Is cents in one
day, and is now selling on the San
Francisco exchange at $1.40. Oat-
man Combination stock also figured
in the excitement, as the Blue Bird
shaft now being sunk by this COM
pany is located between the Black
Eagle shaft of the Tom Reed and the
Big Jim, and it is believed practi-
cally certain that the same vein will
be encountered on this property, as
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
SUSPECT CAPTURED
IN The MIDOlE Of
COLORADO RIVER

FLA G S taft, Ariz., Jan. g.
Charged with the murder of Henry
Thomas, whose body was found in
the j. D. dam several weeks ago,
Willis Azbell has been captured after
one of the most sensational chases
in the history of Arizona. Azbell,
trict, was traced to the Colorado
river, where with the aid of his wife
and son he had built a boat and
started down stream. Sheriff Dick
inson, who discovered Azbelis boat
going down stream, chartered Q
launch, and overhauled the craft in
the middle of the river. He brought
Azbell to the Arizona side and there
placed him under arrest. Henry Az
bell, brother of Willis, is also
under arrest, having been captured
after an exciting auto chase on the
Wenden road last Tuesday night. The
Azbells are jointly charged with hav-
ing murdered Thomas, and thrown
his body into the j. D. dam, south of
Williams. Burros and camp equip
ment belonging to Thomas are said
to have been disposed of by the
Azbells, who were with the young
man when he left on the prospecting
trip.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
BIG GROWTH IN
POPULATION OF
AJO IS PREDICTED

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 6.-Ajo will
have a population of between 5000
and 1000 people in a year, predict
county supervisors Warren Peterson
and Frank Luke, who have just re-
turned from an auto trip to the new
copper camp south of Gila Bend.
They say that the present popula-
ton of the camp is between 700 and
500.
The supervisors base their predic-
ton on the plans being made by the
Ajo and New Cornelia copper COM
panies to work their property and
turn out copper bullion. The New
Cornelia has 4O,O0O,00O tons of ore
developed This will be sufficient to
keep in operation for Is years the
plant that this company is to COM
plete as soon as the railroad from
Gila Bend is completed. The Ajo
people are prospecting their ground
thoroughly.
1t is expected that the railroad
will be finished by January Is OF
sooner. Many trainloads of machin
cry will be at Gila Bend, ready to
be hauled in when railroad communi-
cation is established.
Supervisors Luke and Peterson
went to Ajo chiefly to survey the
road from Phoenix to that place
They state that the road can be put
in first class condition at small ex-
pense, but a bridge across the Gila
river is needed They travelled along
the river for some distance. looking
for a site and the most practicable
one they found was at the head OF
the old Citrus canal, about five miles
northwest of Gila Bend. There a
7OO-foot bridge will span the river
and bedrock is only few feet below
the sandy bottom of the stream.
Both Phoenix and Tucson are plan
ming to send trade excursions to Cor
nelia, the new town at the Ajo mines
of the C. & A. company, when rail
communication with the camp is
opened on January 10. Business men
in both cities are fully alive to the
possibilities of the new camp, and
have sent committees to report on
the opportunities to be found there
AS result Tucson has raised fund
of 100000 to build a road to the
new camp, while Phoenix and Mari
copa county business men are prepar-
ing to construct thirty mile link in
the highway, between Arlington and
Gila Bend.
Forty million tons of ore are blocked
out in the Ajo district, and it is pre-
dicted that Cornelia will become on,
of the most populous mining camps in
the west.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
TWELVE COUNTIES
ISSUE BONDS TO
IMPROVE HIGHWAYS

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 6.-Twelve
of Arizona,s fourteen counties either
issued road bonds in 1915 or made
arrangements to vote on bond issues
early in 1916, according to State En-
gineer Lamar Cobb. The exceptions
are Maricopa and Yavapai.
Prior to last April only Apache
and Mohave counties had issued road
bonds. Apache. which had sold an
issue of $4,000. voted another $685.,
600 last year. Mohave sold Sec
ond issue of 100000 in 1915.
Yuma county sold 100000 worth
of bonds and is already expending
the proceeds. Pinal and Santa Cruz
each disposed of $150,00O in road
bonds and Pima voted favorably on
100000 ISSUE
On January IL Navajo county will
vote on an issue of $4,000 for the
purpose of building and repairing
bridges. Cochise will call an elec-
POoO
of passing on an issue of from $780,
900 to s1,2OO,OOO. A $35O,oOO issue has
just been sold in Gila county.
Coconino will vote on $35O,O0O worth
of bonds in the spring. Graham is
discussing bonds for the improve
ment of the road from Solomonville
to San Carlos. Greenlee has ex-
pended the proceeds of a $15O.OOO
issue on the road from Clifton to
Morenci.
ella county's bond issue of $780,
coo for good roads was sold last
week to a Chicago firm at premium
of 100000 More than a dozen bond
ing houses offered bids on the issue.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
sWEDEs MAKE BIG
TUNGSTEN DISCOVERY

MIAMI, Ariz., Jan. 6.-After work.
ing their properties in the Powers
Gulch district for copper with little
or no success, party of Swedes,
under the leadership of John Hoff-
man, have made what is believed to
be one of the largest tungsten strikes
made in Arizona. After the first
discovery the Swedes packed several
sacks of the ore to Miami on their
backs and sent it east for testing
purposes The returns they received
more than surprised them, as did the
orders they received with directions
to rush all they could without delay.
AS a result several teams are now
being worked freighting the ore to
this city, whence it is shipped east
by express. The ore nets 50 pound
in eastern markets.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
LAWYERS GATHER FOR
MEETING AT PHOENIX

PHOENIX, Ariz.. Jan. 7.-Attorneys
from all parts of the state will be
here Monday to attend the meeting of
the State Bar Association to be held
in the superior court room and to
pass upon the report of the committee
appointed to examine the present code
and point out it's defects. The meet
ing will conclude with a banquet in
the evening. The present officers of
of Prescott, president; j. l.. B. Alex
ander, president; Jas. E. Nelson,
Phoenix, secretary, and John Mason
Ross of Bisbee, treasurer
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
ANOTHER BIG MINE IS
BROUGHT IN WHEN BIG
jim STRIKES RICH ORE

the Big Jim strike has been proved to
be a continuation of the Tom Reed
lode
The terms on which the Tom Reed
and United Eastern mine are to be
consolidated have not been made pub
lie to date. The merger of these
two companies, announced last week,
is considered one of the most impor-
tant developments in the district,
and will result in one of the largest
gold mines in the Pacific Coast. The
lion dollars annually, for the last
five years, and sixty per cent of
this has been paid to stockholders.
The United Eastern has over ten
million dollars worth of ore in sight,
which will be handled by the Tom
Reed mill. Engineers have been ex-
amining each property for the other
company, and it is expected that the
conditions of the consolidation will
be agreed upon at an early date.
The latest big lot of machinery to
arrive at Kingman for the Oatman
field is a shipment of equipment for
the Oatman Secret Gold Mining COM
pany. and consists of a Is h. p. Fair
banks Morse hoist, 1926 cubic foot
compressor. and 60 h. p engine,
which will be used in sinking a
shaft on their property which is in
the immediate vicinity of the Moss
back mine.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
SfHTEiS REvENUE~FRsooAM NJ AM-----r->----- -
INSURANCE COMPANIES

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 6.--Arizona's
revenue from insurance companies for
the year 1916 amounted to over $751;
600. according to the report of State
Superintendent of Insurance Thomp-
son, which has just been transmitted
to the corporation commission. The
expenses of the department amounted
to about $4,000 leaving a net profit
to the state Of $4,000. There are
now twenty eight life insurance COM
panies, seventy-two fire insurance
companies and twenty-six others do
ing miscellaneous business operat-
ing in Arizona
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
oATMAN STARTS YEAR
WITH FOUR BANKS

OATMAN, Ariz., Jan. 6.-Oatman
started the new year with four banks
in full operation. The branches of
the Citizens and Arizona Central
banks of Flagstaff and Kingman have
just opened for business. The Bank
of Oatman opened two weeks ago
while the Miners Bank & Trust Co.
has been in operation for three
weeks.
Plans for a modern hospital have
been drawn up by DR.. H. H. Stone
of Los Angeles, who is now arrang-
ing for the construction of build
ing and the purchase Of equipment
DR.. White, local physician, will be
associated with the new hospital
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
TUCSON BUILDING
OPERATIONS REPORT

TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. "a twenty
per cent increase in building opera
tions over 1914 is shown in the re-
port Of the city auditor for the last
year. Operations in Tucson for the
twelve months just closed amounted
to $439,069 as against $388,267 in 1914.
The building operations for the last
year exceeded those of any other city
in the state by over 100000.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
SURVEYORS OFF
TO MAP DESERT


TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 6.-To map
that part of Arizona lying between
the Gila river and the international
line, party of nine government sur
veyors, under the leadership of
Lieutenants Engel and Jones left
here on New Years day. The party
will first survey the country west of
Tucson as far as Yuma, and will then
proceed south to the Gulf Of Califor
MIA. After completing the survey of
that section, the surveyors will travel
north from Yuma across the Gila
desert, and may reach as far north
as the Grand Canyon. 1t is ex-
pected that the work will take from
two to three years.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
SAY TUCSON WOMEN
CIGARETTE FlENDS

TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 6.-That Tue
son women spent more than $4,000
on cigarettes during the past year is
the assertion of local tobacco deal
ers, who assert that there is an in
creasing demand for the weed among
the fair sex here. While the women
do not confine themselves to the
perfumed, product put out for their
use, it is stated that practically
every dealer in the city found him.
self sold out weeks before Christmas.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
PREPARING FOR WORK
AT SAN JUAN MINE

Stafford, Ariz., Jan. 6.-The work
Of overhauling the machinery and un-
watering the underground workings of
the San Juan mine, recently purchased
by group of Phoenix capitalists is
now actively under way and it is
expected that operations will begin
shortly. The San Juan property con-
stitutes the larggt deposit of cop
per ore in Graha county.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
CHANDLER RANcHERS
: RAISING LIVE STOCK

CHANDLER, Ariz, Jan. 6.--Live
stock raising is rapidly becoming the
most important industry of the
Chandler district south of Chandler
for distance Of over four miles
practically every rancher has within
the last two years taken up live
stock and the section is rapidly be-
coming the center for fine horses
and cattle Over fifteen ranchers
have gone into the livestock busi-
ness in the last year
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
ARIZONA MAY HAVE
EXHIBIT AT SAN DIEGO

PHOENIX, Ariz., JAM 6.-Repre-
sentatives of all commercial bodies in
Arizona will meet here on January
18TH to consider the offer of the
management of the San Diego Ex-
position of free space for an all
Arizona exhibit. Business men through
out the state. it is said, look with
favor on the project.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
TUCSON RIFLEMEN
IN NATIONAL SHOOT

TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 6.-Eleven
rifle matches will be held here by
the Tucson Rifle Club before March
4 under the auspices Of the National
Rifle Association. The competition
includes ten rifle clubs in various
parts of the country. and the results
will be reported and tabulated by
the national association. The club
making the highest score for the
season will be awarded the national
championship trophy.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
ADOPT PLANS FOR
ASYLUM BUILDING

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 6-Plans for
new female ward at the State
Hospital for the Insane have been
adopted by the board Of control and
it is expected that construction work
will begin at an early date. A new
building which will be two stories in
height will cost approximately $22,-
900. Under the law the state cannot
award a contract for the job and
the work will be done by day labor.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
TWO CAMPS TO
RESUME SOON

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Jan. 6.-Follow
ing the strike in the Iona Prieta
Day and the Hoskins, Larkin and
Hogan groups will resume active op-
erations at once. Louis LeBarr, owner
of the Rainy Day mine, is arranging
to drive the tunnel 800 additional feet
making total of 600 feet Work
will also be begun in the old cross
out which was run for 200 feet. The
owners of the other group will take
charge of development work. which
will be carried on as rapidly as pos
sible.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
PHOENIX MEN START
PRESERVING WORKS

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 6.-To manu-
factune preserved fruits, fancy cheeses
and other food products from the raw
materials of the Salt River valley
local business men have organized
the Arizona Food Products company
and secured a location for fac
tory The new concern will start
operations in the near future DR.
John bennett, Jr., Dwight B. Heard,
Roy Goodrich, Ide r. Miller and r.
M. Whitney are among the men in
terested in the new company.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
RIsMuTH PROPERTIES
TO BE DEVELOPED

OATMAN, Ariz, Jan. 6.-Thirteen
bismuth claims, said to constitute the
only known commercial deposit of
this mineral in the United States,
have just been purchased by A. C.
Parsons of San Francisco from
Lauzan, Murphy and Dunlap The
property, which is located in the
Aquarius mountains Sc miles south
of here, will be developed at once, a
force of men having been put to work
doing the preliminary work this week.
Parsons is president of the Oatman
North Star Mines company and has
extensive interests in the district.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
ARIZONA IS 10 HAVE
BEST SECTION OF THE
BOROERLANO HIGHWAY

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 6.-By next
summer, no part Of the Borderland
highway will be in better shape than
that lying in Arizona Though Ari-
zona's section of the Borderland will
be boulevard in only a few spots,
it will be a good road from the
New Mexico line to the Colorado
river, says State Engineer Lamar
Cobb.
The 80 convicts who have been
building a new high line road through
Tombstone canyon. eight miles in
length, between Tombstone and Bis
bee have practically finished their
work and in a few days are to be
moved to a point west of Arlington,
in Maricopa county. Until warm
weather sets in next summer they
will be engaged in improving the
Borderland in the west end of Mari
copa county and the eastern end of
Yuma.
Some 35 convicts are working be-
tween Tucson and the Pinal county
line They will be through this
month and then will be sent to the
Antelope hill bridge, which spans the
Gila river east of Yuma. About $10,-
900 is available for improving the
approaches to tho bridge and doing
other work on the Borderland in the
vicinity Of Antelope Hill.
A force of free laborers is work
ing on the Borderland in Pinal coun-
ty, between the Pima county line and
Florence. This stretch is to receive
the benefit of the expenditure, $10.-
000
Work has been under way for some
Aqua Fria, 16 miles west of Phoe-
nix Concrete for the center piers
had just been poured when high
water came. 1t is feared that all the
work so far accomplished has been
washed away. No examination will
be possible for several days.
The north approach to the bridge
across the Gila and Florence has been
completed and protected in such. a
manner that it is not likely to be
washed out again by high water.
A 6O-foot concrete bridge, four
miles north of Nogales on the Tucson
road, has just been finished.
The most important construction
s:9iH;s 5 9i III If the northern part of the
state is the building of 174-foot'
concrete arch bridge across the Little
Colorado, four miles east Of Hol-
brook and 10 miles west of the petri-
fled forest. When completed this
bridgeSWin be the longest single span
in Arizona
Four miles of sandy road between
Winslow and Jacks canyon, four miles
east, is being surfaced with crushed
rock
Within so days the state engineers s
department will begin work on the
route between Kingman and Gold
Road, 26 miles west. Some $4,000
will be expended in eliminating the
grade ON the east side of Gold Road
hill, which is 26 per cent in one
place. On the new road there will
be no grade greater than six per
cent. Mohave county is planning to
spend some money on the west side
of the hill. where there is another
steep grade.
The four miles of road between
Fort Thomas and Geronimo, in Gra-
ham county, is being completed.
This construction is difficult as there
are a number of large and small
washes to cross.
ADMISSION DAY
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
FLAGSTAFF NOW HAS
FEDERATED CHURCH

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Jan. 6.-By a
unanimous vote, members of the
Methodist and Presbyterian churches
here decided on federation, and the
first meeting of the Federated Church
of Flagstaff was held in the Meth
odist church last Sunday. Rev.
Thomas Hambly, pastor of the Meth
odist church, has been retained as
pastor
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
sQUAW CORN PROVES
A PAYING CROP

CHANDLER, Ariz., Jan. 6.-Indian
corn commonly known as "squaw
corn,' is proving a banner crop in
this district. C. A Sutton, a local
farmer, has just harvested 225 bushels
from five acres, or forty five bushels
per acre. Sutton believes that it is
a better corn than maize, as it is
not so hard on the soil, more di-
gestible and is of high value for
fattening stock.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
YUMA CLOSES YEAR
WITHOUT A MURDER

YUMA, Ariz., Jan. 3.-Yuma county
officials are jubilant over the fact that
not a single murder was committed
in this county during the entire
twelve months of 1915. Only sixty
four criminal cases came up this
year of which four were for cattle
stealing, three robbery and twenty
four bootlegging cases. The others
were minor offenses. OF the. boot
leggers twelve were convicted eight
acquitted and four continued.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
MANY ATTEND
cOWBoY REUNION

CAMP VERDE, Ariz., Jan. 3.-Over
400 cowboys, cowgirls and ranchers
attended the three-day frontier cele-
bration which closed here last week.
Broncho busting, steer and goat rop-
ing and other contest were held,
while the feature of the reunion
was a big barbecue.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
TWO PIONEERS DIE
AT PRESCOTT HOME

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Jan. 6-Dr. M.
M. Gilbert, 80, and James w. Leehy,
II, both of the Pioneers Home, died
here last week. Dr. Gilbert, who was
very prominent as a practicing ply
sician in the early days of the ter
for thirty years. Mr.. Leehy was also
pioneer resident of the state, hav-
ing come to Tombstone in 1881.
The Arizona copper camp., 1916-01-07
COPPER QUEEN GIVES
BISBEE XMAS. PRESENT

BISBEE, Ariz., Jan. IA Christmas
present to the city of Bisbee in the
form of $25O0 to the city park fund
from the Copper Queen Consolidated
Mining company has been announced
by Mayor Adams A citizens COM
mittee which will act in CONJUNCTION
with the city council will have charge
of the construction work and COM
pletion of the park is now assured