Weekly journal-miner., 1916-02-02
GENERAL NEWS OF STATE IN
 BRIEF FORM
NEW CORNELIA COMPANY GETTING READY TO OPERATE; MINE BUILD ING IS ASSURED.

DOUGLAS, Jan 3l. - Over 2,0OO tons of steel for the new plant at Ajo is being loaded at the C. & A. smelter nere by a new 25-ton travelling crane. the property of the New Cornelia mine. The crane which was shipped here from the manufacturers in order that it might be used for loading steel will eventually form part of the equipment at the new camp in West ern Pima county. The steel IS being taken from the old shelter buildings here and is all in excellent condition. It will be used in constructing the new shops and warehouses of the New Cornelia Copper Company.
 Fifteen Mill Units Operating.
 MIAMI, Jan. 3l. Fifteen mill units of the Inspiration mine are now in operation, leaving but three more sections to round out the completion of the co1centrator. The three re- maining sections will go into commis. sion during the month of February.
 Rich Strike at Copper Hill.
 GLOBE, Jan. 3l - A sulphide ore body 30 feet wide with ore averaging , per cent copper has been determined on the l,400-foot level at the Copper Hill shaft of the Arizona Commercial Company according to recent an 1ouncement by Superintendent Robt. Boyd. The sulphide ore body is now proven in depth from the l LOO to tle l.4OO level. The Arizona Commercial is now shipping 200 tons or ore daily to the Copper Queen shelter at Douglas.
 Drainage System Contract Let.
 TEMPE, Jan. 31.-The contract for the construction of tie drainage sys- tem south of Tempe has been awarded to Watson & Spicer of Los Angeles at price of approximately S55,OOO. The object of the drainage system IS to free a large area of irrigated land from alkali, the land having become alkalied through irrigation for num- Der of years. It is estimated that about 223,OO0 yards of dirt will be re- moved in the construction of ditch across the area affected. Tie ditch will be about eight miles long.
 Successful Mission.
 TUCSON, Jan. 31.-Dr. R. B. von KleinSchmid, president of the Uni vcrsity of Arizona, has been success ful in his campaign to raise SlOO,OO0 for the new mining building. An ap- propriation of S75,OOO for the building was made by the State legislature. President von KleinSchmid has just returned from New York where he raised approximately SlO0.OO0 moro for the building.
 Mrs. Chandler Honored.
 Mrs. Harry Chandler of Phoenix has been elected State regent of the Daughters of the American Revolu- ton. Others officers elected at the annual meeting nere are Mrs. c. F. Freeman of Tucson. State vice-regent; Mrs. H. D. Evans of Mesa, cores bonding secretary; Mrs. Arthur Still of Tucson, treasurer. and Miss Ruth Green of Tucson, State historian. There are two chapters of the D. A. R. in Arizona, one at Phoenix and one at Tucson.
 Citizens to Protest.
 TOMBSTONE, Jan. 31. - Ross Arnold, convicted Of murder here in January. 1912. and now serving life sentence at the State prison will be paroled ii a movement backed by Phoenix and Florence friends of the prisoner is successful. Arnold was convicted of the murder of Frank McGovern at Johnson in September, 1911 Citizens of Johnson and Tomb stone are preparing to file strong protest against the issuance of a pa