Tombstone epitaph., 1917-01-21

Jan. 24-25-Convention of Arizona Fed eration of Women's Clubs at Globe. March 5-1-Annual Convention Ari- zona Cattle Growers Association al Globe.
 Many Arizona stockmen attended the meeting at Cheyenne.
 County officers in Greenles county are seeking salary raise.
 Three Mexicans were arrested at Chandler for stealing hay.
 Williams people are planning on making that town a summer resort.
 There is an increase of 100 at the Chandler schools over the same time last year.
 The zinc mining and zinc smelting industries experienced a year of pros- perity in 1916.
 Jim Garrett. an empioye of the Cop per Belle mine at Gleason, was in jured in a sixteen-foot fall
 It was reported that firewood was worth ten cents a pound in Oatman. during the recent fuel shortage.
 Arizona's share of the million dollar fund for road work, provided by the federal government, will be $5s.60 in 1917.
 The Lookout holdings, near Pres colt, are being put in shape for the working of large force of men before spring.
 The high price of copper Is respon- sible for the present shortage of coal in Arizona. according to w. s. Colds worthy of Phoenix.
 A large force of men is at wo-k building 500 feet of track for the mine cars at the property of the Ray Broken Hill Mining Company, a mile south of Ray.
 Three shifts of men have been put ma Chief mine, a mile north of Su- perior. and adjacent 10 the famous Magma property.
 For the purpose of developing the French Lily property near Turkey creek, Los Angeles operators have or. sanized the Lily Mining Company and will begin development.
 The Critic mine in the Wickenburg district is being worked by several sub-leasers who are shipping about two cars per week. The cars are net ting around 5000 each
 Placing liquor in safes of the type usually used as receptacles for money and other yaluabIes will afford 1t no protection, according to County Attor. ney John F. Ross of Douglas. A careful observation of the ore | bodies of Magma mine and other pro ducing properties in the Superior dis. trict reveals a pyramital formation Of the mineralizsd zone. the ore bodies broadening as depth is attained. Yavapai county rounded out las, | year and entered on the current year with more mines operating. with more mills running, with more miners work ing and with general business in a more fluorishing condition than ever before
 Yavapai county broke all previous records for mining locations in 1916 During the year no less than 3,3OC lode and placer claim locations were filed with the county recorder. The water right and millsite locations reached 300.
 The Desert Mining and Develop ment Company, financed by Jerome capital and located In Cunningham Pass about ten miles north of Wen den, has cut its large ore body at the 30O-foot level. The ore at this point is thirty feet wide.
 Advices from Boston are that sev eral capitalists of that city have fully financed the Jerome Del Monte Cop per Company, recently formed for the purpose of developing the Monster Extension group of g claims, east of the Haskell ranch.
 That Phoenix may have a branch of the government biophysical laboratory maintained at Riverside. Cal, and may even secure the laboratory itself is the news received in a letter from A. W. Morrill,. state entomologfst, by the chamber of commerce.
 Approximate estimates of the total output O! copper from the smelters oi the Copper Queen Consolidated Min ing Company and the Calumet & Ariz ona Mining Company. situated al Douglas, show that 271 .00O, 900 pounds were turned out during 1916.
 All officers of the national guard of Arizona who are now on the unas. signed or reserve list and who have not yet taken the federal service oath will be required to take same before Jan. 20, or they will be dropped from the list of officers of the national guard, according to an order sent out by Adjutant General Harris, of the state militia.
 One of the most important plans of the Arizona State Bureau Of Mines is to conduct a legislative research bu reau for laws relating to mining. both state and federal. in conjunction with the department of legislative research of .he University of Arizona.