The Winslow mail., 1923-04-13
BRIEF
ARIZONA
ITEMS

at Phoenix by the lunacy commission
of Tombstone.
Farmers in the vicinity of Tucson
will shortly benefit by farm loan of
100000 granted by the Federal Land
Bank of Berkeley, Calf.
E. L. Taylor, travelling freight and
passenger agent for the Arizona East
ern railroad, died at Phoenix hospital
following an operation.
Joe Gonzales, an employe of the S.
P. Railroad Company at Bowie, had
the misfortune to get his left hand
caught in a gasoline engine and have
it badly mangled.
Another pioneers name was erased
from the slate of the living when Wes-
ley Fuller, aged 67, died instantly
from shotgun wound in the heart at
Nogales. 1t is claimed that Fuller was
cleaning a shotgun when it was acci-
dentally discharged,
John Stereos of Bisbee, who was
sentenced by Judge Sames to serve
from one to five years for forgery,
will be held in Tombstone to testify
against Clyde Ferguson, who assaulted
Stereos with a pair of scissors a few
weeks ago
The Apache Powder Company, Ben
son, is making plans for the putting
on Of a third shift in all departments
just as soon as the personnel can be
brought together. With two shifts at
work approximately 250 men are en-
ployed.
P. j. Hansen, 60, well known ranch
er and a member of the board of gov
ernOrs of the Salt River Valley Water
Users Association since it's organiza-
ton, accidentally shot and killed him
self with a shotgun while hunting
black-birds on his ranch.
The announcement at Silver City
that the Phelps Dodge Corporation
Burro Mountain branch, Tyrone, will
resume operations about May 1st, is
one of unusual interest in the mining
circles. SO far the names of the man
ayers and superintendents have not
been made public.
The Douglas school trustees have re-
employed all of the teachers again for
the coming school session. The pay
of seventysiX teachers, who were not
receiving the maximum amount, was
Increased to that figure. The increase
will total about $3.50 a month. Thirty
11iY oil, hn
ing the maximum were not given any
increase.
The Tom Reed Gold Mines Com
pany at Oatman is making prepara-
tions to drill it's territory lying be-
tween the Ben Harrison and Aztec
veins, the work to be carried on from
the surface. Definite statement as to
depth to be explored has not been
made, but it is thought the depth Of
the Ben Harrison shaft, 800 feet, is
the objective.
William Blackburn, Tombstone leas-
or, has uncovered a small deposit Of
high grade ore on his lease from the
Bunker Hill Company at Tombstone.
The ore was found near the line of
the Tranquility and Contention prop
critics and is about seventy feet from
the surface. The extent of the body
has not been determined. The ore
shows large quantities of free gold.
The Morning Glory Mining Company,
near Patagonia, is the name under
which the old Morning Glory mine is
now operating. G. B. Wilson, the
former owner, is superintendent and
still owns large amount of stock.
Plans are being made for the installa-
ton of two seventy-fiye horsepower
engines and two $50 cubic feet air
cOmpressorS to be used in the develop
ments of the Mineral Hill property.
The United Eastern Mining Com
pany, Oatman, Roy Moore, manager
is reported as again turning out its old
average tonnage of 325 tons. Produc-
ton for this month will probably
reach $175,000.
The first acre Of sugar beets planted
to test the soil of COchise county as
to it's adaptability for that purpose Is
up and promises to be bumper crop.
The seed was planted short time ago
on the Scott place, north Of Wilcox,
and the beets have begun to push
their way through the ground. The
seed was soaked for forty eight hours
before it was planted. 1t was import
ed from Spain for the COchise county
tests.
Discontinuance several weeks ago OF
the Garces postoffice has aroused
storm of protest in the Huachuca
mountains section. At least fifty
ranchers, it is claimed, now have to go
to Hereford to get their mail, some
travelling many miles each day for this
Residents of this section are
preparing to circulate petitions re-
questing the PostOffice Department 10
either restore the Garces postoffice or
inaugurate rural mail delivery.