The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-21
ARIZONA
STATE NEWS

All employing companies of the
Globe district granted Is cent raise.
Fluorspar mine at Duncan opening
up in fine shape and shipments begin
Pearce mining district active now;
Central Butte will soon ship out ore.
Ore on 34O-foot level of Mossback
mine at Oatman runs 500 gold to the
ton.
A large body of manganese ore has
been discovered in the Harshaw dis
trict )
The Ray-Hercules 500-ton mill is
ready to enter ranks of states copper
producers.
A large manganese deposit has been
discovered near Roosevelt. The ore
runs high.
w. j. Mitchell was in Tucson max
ing tests of manganese ore from the
MoWry mine.
The production of the Inspiration
Copper Company was 100000 pounds
for the month of July.
The Arizona Binghamton mine at
Prescott shipped $38,47S Of copper ore
to the Humboldt, smelter
Rich copper ore is being shipped
from the Grand Gulch, near Kingman.
1t averages 40 per cent copper
The September allotment of sugar
for Arizona is 100000 pounds, COM
pared to 100000 pounds for August.
An ore body has been discovered
by the Superior & Boston of Globe.
The ore. averages 6 per cent copper.
Apiarists Of Salt River Valley sell
ing honey to eastern confectioners.
Price jumps from to IS cents a
pound.
The Old Cedar mines at Kingman
will be reopened and worked for sill
yer ore. Several years ago it was a
big producer
A new strike of copper sulphides at
the American Eagle mine, near Par
ker, has been made. Three carloads
of 20 per cent copper ore were
shipped
A soldier from Fit Huachuca, mem
Der of truck corps, broke one of his
legs near Charleston, when he fell I'M
der, one of the heavy trucks, which
passed over him.
Yuma Valley cotton growers have
formed an association and assessed
themselves fifty cents an acre to de-
fray the expense of bringing in labor
for the picking season.
The million dollar estate of Angus
MacKay, late proprietor of the famous
old Vulture mine, is being probated at
Phoenix, Mrs MacKay having been
granted letters of administration.
General observance OF Labor Day in
Arizona mines cost the nation about
100000 pounds of copper, worth
more than 100000. The shutdown of
Arizona mines and works was almost
complete for the day.
In the recent primary the following
are the Republican nominees: Thomas
E. Campbell for governor, Thomas
Hardock for representative in Con.
gress, David Benshimol for attorney
general and N. E. Mathews for super
intendent of education
The board of directors of the War
ron District Y. M. c. A. have author
lied cooperative work with the Bisbee
High School, and plans are now I'M
der way for most complete selec-
ticn of evening school courses, which
will be known as the Hi-Y courses.
Demands for homes was never
greater at Douglas than at present
The eligibility of Fred T. Golfer, the
nominee Of the Democratic party of
Arizona, chosen as candidate for gov
ernor, has been questioned under Ar
ticle V. of, the state constitution,
which provides: mo member of the
Legislature during the term for which
he shall have been elected shall be ap-
pointed or elected to any civil office
of profit or trust under the state,
which shall have been created, or the
emoluments of which have been in
creased during the said term"
Fred T. Golfer of Apache county has
been nominated for Governor of Ari-
zona on the Democratic ticket. Sen
ator Fred Suffer is a close second and
Sidney P. Osborn third. The nomina-
ton of Samuel P. 'Bradner for corpOr
alton commissioner, over A. E. Cole,
incumbent, and David F. Johnson is
indicated. For the Supreme Court
Chief Justice Alfred Baker and Col A.
c.. Baker, former chief justice are so
close as to make this race in doubt
Wiley E. Jones, incumbent, defeated
A. S. Hawkins for attorney general
and Nit Simons defeated Mrs. Fran
ces Munds for secretary Of state.
For the first time ever known in
the st. Johns locality, girls are be-
ing used to help in the fall. roundup,
five damsels riding astride and
swinging ropes in a single ranch out
Sit" All the young women are we'll
acquainted with the work and have
no fear of either their horses or the
cattle, and the service they are per
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