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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1897
Page
4
The item notes rising advertising and printing rates, outlines stock and tariff chatter, and details opinions on the Arizona Board of Equalization, silver debates, and political shifts. It mentions a predicted mayoral bid, hopes for a Prescott smelter, and concerns over quarantine, immigration, and mining prospects in Weaver and surrounding districts.
Word from Phoenix reports a bold burglary at Mesa last night targeting D A Sprague's life estate map office. Thieves opened the safe with a known combination, removed five to six thousand dollars in notes and mortgages, then changed the combination and fled. Judge Morton slept through the incident as officers chase suspects.
In a formal missive dated August 12 1897 Governor M H McCord asks the Territorial Board of Equalization to address a long standing budget crisis. He cites chronic deficits excess warrants at ten percent interest and the risk to territory credit. He urges reconsideration of property valuation taxes and urges a temporary remedy while acknowledging likely limits of board power.
Reports from Kanawha Valley show organizers claiming the upper hand and that all mine workers will be out by Saturday, while many miners return to work disgusted by misrepresentations. Violence and injunctions mark daily marches as clashes erupt near Plum Creek and Centre.
Reports from Coffee Creek verify a gold strike with locals noting a miner Carter allegedly extracted 522,000 more gold after the Geaves brothers left for San Francisco. Two witnesses confirm the expedition around Morrison Gulch as the rich strike persists near hotels and public spots.
The Captain and crew of the vessel Mexico are reported in Seattle after a wreck. Authorities and local harbor officials coordinate rescue efforts and assess damage. No further details on injuries or cause are provided in the readable text.
The steamer Tupeke arrived in Starritz with the Mexico’s wrecked crew after a collision near Sitka at about 5 30 in the morning. Captain Thames and pilot Cornell left the sinking ship while passengers remained calm and aided in their own rescue. Inspector W J Bryant will hold the afternoon investigation and Captain Thomas declined to give further details today.
Aug 11 report from Lrrroe Rock Arkansas states the Pearl Silver Mining Company has rediscovered a famed Spanish mine. After two years of drift work, a shaft opening six feet from the main shaft reveals an entry to another shaft said to have been mined by Spaniards in the seventeenth century.
News from Reppine Cal states a fresh $40,000 in gold dust was removed yesterday from the pocket that yielded Graves brothers $42,000 last Saturday. A new rich strike is reported on Morrison gulch two miles from Coffee Creek with miners extracting about $10 per pan.
Reports from Nicaragua claim large gold discoveries and shipment of gold dust via steamers. Houston man Sepense arrived on the Fulton, confirming riches and securing claims, per Phoenix Fide Guaranty and Abstract Co. Aug. 11. Local real estate transfers and excursion notices to Flagstaff, Yosemite, and California seaside resorts are listed, with travel details and rates.
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