Rich Field For Botanists In Chiricahuas
The Chiricahua mountains are among the world's richest fields for botanists says naturalist J. Blumer of the West. He collected twelve thousand plant specimens during months in the range and finds fewer than fifteen comprise plants unknown to science. The specimens have been distributed to country and European collections, promising Arizona will be cited in newer botanical works.
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Chiricabust
J. ©. Blumer
West
Chirleahug
Europe
Arizona
Min Activity in the Huachucas Prospecting Tunnel
Miners at the Princeton Mining and Smelting Co site in Rameau Papyon, Huachucas mountains, report a tunnel 170 feet long with 15 workers. New equipment and running tests show satisfactory results as mineralization increases water flow. Henry Isburg, president, expects main ore soon. Additional miners to be added in weeks. Hamburg acquires adjacent claims from Ate Campbell, planned further property purchases pending public disclosure.
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Princeton Mining & Smelting Company
Rameau Papyon
Hoachucas Cowntain
Fred
Henry Isburg
Ate Campbell
Henry Hamburg
New Private Irrigation Reservoir for 30 000 Acres Near Tucson
A large private project on the Santa Cruz reservation 40 miles northwest of Tucson plans a dam 15 feet high creating a reservoir of 500 acres. It will irrigate 30 000 acres for a year and is fed by the river during rains. Principal backers include Colonel Epes Randolph General L Manning W 8 Grifith and A W Forbes. The east tract now is desert and the dam represents a major private enterprise in the west.
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Lot
Santa Cruz Reservation & Land Company
Tucson
Epes Randolph
L . Manning
8 Grifith
A W Forbes
Santa Cruz
Tombstone District Map Issued by Government for Sale
The Tombstone mining district maze edition has been received in Torat stone. The government mails the map to anyone for a small fee. It shows every claim trail road pipe line and prospect hole in the district. one copy is visible in The Paosrecron.
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Tombstone
Toratstone
Rainfall and water supply update from Huachuca region
The report notes erratic rainfall at Miller Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains totaling about six and three eighths inches with July 6 bringing two inches. Springs feeding the Douglas company show no near term increase, limiting water supply. Some areas like Sulphur Springs valley had little rain, while Mescal Springs and nearby districts saw abundant showers and storms with frequent thunder and lightning. Grass is already growing in spots as cattle begin to move to forage.
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Miller Canyon
Huachuca Mountains
Douglas
Tombstone
Sulphur Spring
Huachucas
St. David and
Parte
Dragoons
Fairbanks
Supervisors Appoint Delegates for August Meets
Cochise county supervisors named delegates for two August gatherings. Delegates to the National Irrigation Congress in Spokane are C E Johnson Willcox George H Kelly Douglas John Merrill Benson K D Cologne Bisbee and Lee Snoddery Hereford. Bisbee board of trade president George E Buxton was chosen for the Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress in Denver August 16 to 21. An unrelated inserted line remarks on the Arison family.
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Board of Supervisors
Cochise County
Folio
National Irrigation Congress
Spokane
Washington
C E Johnson
Willcox
George H Kelly
Douglas
John Merrill
Benson
K D Cologne
Bisbee
Lee Snodderry
Hereford
George E Buxton
Bisbee Board of Trade
Denver
Colorado
Burro Breaks Up Serenading Party in Town
Mischievous boys set multiple firecrackers under a lone burro last evening. A lighted match frightened the animal which dashed through the residential area making a loud scene. The animal was last seen escaping toward the Dragoon mountains.
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Tom Poor
Lone Warro
Tong
Dragoon Mountains
Anin
Marriage Licenses Decline in Probate Court Output
Since the first of the month the probate court issued eighteen marriage licenses a drop from last month though June is noted as a brides month. Four licenses recently issued include J Payne Briscoe to Ele Hole man both San Antonio residents and James David Hart to Lillie Beatrice Eldridge with Douglas affiliations. Frank M Brown towed Mr Bow Shield and Richard Larreque to Guillermina, both listed as Douglas residents.
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J Payne Briscoe
Ele Holeman
San Antonio
Texas
Frank M Brown
Bow Shield
Nacozar
Mexico
James David Hart
Lillie Beatrice Eldridge
Douglas
Richard Larreque
Guillermina
Wild Animal Bounties Burden County Hunters
Wild animal bounties in Cochite county are costly as trappers ship hides to Clerk HE Berner. Hundreds of hides have arrived since the start of the year and another batch came in this morning from two well known trappers. George Bustes of Paradise reports lobo coyotes wild cat and shanks among today's 38 hides. Thomas Patterson of Whitewater contributes coyotes and shanks. The sizeable daily totals indicate substantial monthly payouts for bounties.
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Cochite County
Berner
Fchling
George Bustes
Paradise
Lobo
Ion
Wild Cat
Coyotes
Thomas Patterson
Whitewater
Shanks
Humboldt Fire Tows $40000 Insurance Gap Saturday
A Humboldt fire Saturday morning caused $40,000 in tows. Insurance coverage appears incomplete, leaving a large portion of the loss potentially uninsured.
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Humboldt
Wonders of Northwestern Arizona Reported by Professor Hewitt
Prof Edgar J Hewitt director of the archaeology branch announces vast caverns and natural bridges in northwestern Arizona surpassing Utah and Virginia sites. He returns from a journey on a pack animal guided by Indians and notes a previously unseen country explored with traces of ancient dwellers.
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Denver
Utal
Virginia
Arizona
Edgar J. Hewitt
School of American Archaeology
Santa Fe
Hewitt
Arizone
Maleback
Aruona
Well Fitted to Become a State
Public sentiment in the east supports educating the region to back Arizona statehood as the Gazette cites population growth and irrigation gains. It notes Arcane lise area nearly 419000 square miles, rich mineral resources, timber, and a governor’s year end population estimate, arguing Arizona could become a commonwealth without New Mexico.
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Arizona
Schemectady
New York
New York State
Nevada
Wyoming
New Mexico
Arizona Drillers to Compete in Butte Drilling Contest
Arizona Drillers head to Butte Montana for the Vig drilling contest on August 3 with Alcona challenging for supremacy. Page and Pickens are favored in the two man drill for 1000 dollars, 1750 in prizes total, and a 500 dollar second prize. John D. Ryan adds 140 dollars if a Montana team wins.
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Alcona
Butte
Mont
Fuge
Montana
John D. Ryan
Steam
Mostana
Antona
Ryan
Page and Pickens
Ckene
Judge Kent Not to Be Superseded
An error in yesterday's Prose Proton from the Phoenix Democrat claimed Alford W. Couley would become Arizona chief justice. The Republican of Phoenix notes this was a misreading. Couley was appointed to the New Mexico supreme court, not Arizona, and the Phoenix dispatches reported the mistake.
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Phoenix
Supemeourt
Arizona
Cooky
Supreme Court of
Oscar K. Goll
Gustav Gottechalk
Taft Expresses Desire to Visit Arizona
Dr William Blake reports that President Taft, in a recent conversation, expressed a sincere wish to visit Arizona in the near future. The mining geologist notes the intended trip as a potential engagement with regional industry and exploration interests.
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William Blake
Far East
President Taft
Arizona
Proposed Reduction in Freight Rates
Arizona railroads face substantial cuts under a schedule prepared by Secretary Bicknell of the Arigna Railway commission. The plan lowers the maximum rate to scale by class, with examples showing Arizona Southern at 27 percent and Santa Fe main line at 24 percent, among others.
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Arigna Railway Commission
Arizona
Bicknell
Arizona Pointe Iie
Arizona Southern
California
Santa Fe
Consolidation of Copper Interests
A veteran Cananea Consolidated Copper official says plans for the largest copper consolidation in the Southwest are nearing completion. The retirement of Dr. James Douglas from Phelps-Dodge signals the merger of Cananea and Copper Queen with Phelps-Dodge exiting copper. Dr. Ricketts of Cananea will head the new consolidation, while Phelps-Dodge shifts to railroading, linking with Rock Island to rival Harriman lines. El Paso Southwestern capital expansion is tied to this shift in regional rail logistics.
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Cananea Consolidated Copper Company
Southwest
James Douglas
Phelps-Dodge
Cananea
Copper Queen
Phelps-Dodge Company
Ricketts
Cananea Comepany
Beee
Phelpe-Dodge Company
Rock Island
Mammoth
Harriman Southern
Etek
el Paso & Southwestern
el Paso
Southwestern
Tucumacari
New Mexico
Spreckels
San Diego
Maricopa One Producing Mine Reveals 2005 Gold Output
Maricopa holds a single producing mine with over 16 million in wealth. The Relief mine, located in the Agua Pria district, recovered 96 759 in gold in 2005. Taxable output is 25 percent, yielding 1 689 77 as levy due. The report to the county assessor details six claims.
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Maricopa
Asseneur Lake
Board of Supershsore
Re Tiel
Claire
Agua Pria
Annual Celebration at St David With July 24 Program
St David plans a big celebration tomorrow featuring races horse pulling events athlete parade a baseball game and a grand dance at night with a prize waltz all welcome. The event marks the day the Mormon people regard as their historic headquarters location near Salt Lake City.
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St. David
Salt Lake City
St . David
Porte
Territorial items of interest condensed
The roundup lists items from Arizona territory news. It notes Highway proposals by Yavapai Good Roads Association, damages to Pee cost streams by heavy rains, a Tucson rancher incident, Cananea travelers’ special excursions to Bisbee or Douglas, Bisbee town sale for $100000, Reynolds and a Get Together club, regular amusements, Northern Arizona Normal School summer session at Flagstaff, Captain Haydon elected major of the Arizona National Guard, irrigation water depth and flow claims, Imperial California plans for a new state and effect on utilities, and the combined value of electric light and water works at about $40000.
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van Kuren
Tucson
Cananea
Bisbee
Douglas
Reynolds
Bisbee Board Trade
Arrivan
Suit for Ejectment of Squatters In Tombstone District
HT Fisher sues Francisca Maldonado Blas Maldonado Mangel No llegs James Young and others in district court claiming a patent issued in 18S to the Poor X mine in Tombstone district. He says defendants entered in August 19 and have unjustly kept him from possession, depriving rents estimated at $500 per year since August 19. Gibson and W are attorneys for the plaintiff.
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HT Fisher
District Court
Francisca Maldonado
Blas Maldonado
Mangel Nollegs
James Young
Fisher
Tombstone
Gibson and
Grateful for Treatment at County Institution
Harry reins was injured in a gasoline explosion at Bistee on June 17 and sent to Tombstone for treatment. He has returned home with wounds on the right arm and is healing well, praising care from Steward Harrison at the county institution.
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Harry Reins
Sendting
Bistee
Bas
Tombstone
Fields
Steward Harrison
Dull Times and Local Happenings in Tombstone
The district court adjourns for recess as Tombstone sees steady travel to California this summer. OK stable gains Floyd Smith management. Several residents receive monthly indigent allowances from the county. Deputies and visitors from Douglas, Courtland, and Bisbee arrive with court and probate business. A planned Tombstone dramatic organization is teased for winter performances at the opera house. Prisoners are prepared for Sunday baseball game against Courtland. Four new notaries public are appointed in Cochise County by Governor Sloan.
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Tombstone
Courtland
Jim Davis
Cochise County
Richard E Sloan
Board of Supervisors
C Thompson
John P Bankherd
Ston Trenton
Albert H Reynolde
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WG Taylor
Philadelphia
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Jamra Laat
The
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Haverness
Hugh Corbett
Los Angeles
George Wilcox
Wilcur
John W Walker
George W Swain
Mabel Copper Company
Lafe Gitton
Thomas Taaffe
H . Berner
WJ Berner
Ramsey Canyon
Huachuca Mountaine
Bank and Trust
Tts
Adame Street
First Avenue
Caetane ‘Torres
Merisa
Hisbee Court
Imptation
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Garcia
Genardini
WG Gilmore
Coorts
Seattle
K Reed
Copper Belle Mines
Gleeson
Cole
San Francisco
W F Staunton
Tombstone Consolidated Mines Company
Inper
Jas Berry
Chicago
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Arlington
George Crawford
Sloan
M. J Conningham
Ttoval A Smith
Ef Ellinwood
Floyd Smith
Board of
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Juana Lopes
Joho Montezuma
Bob Hitbure
Hastile
Harry Newton
Earl Simpson
Tombatone
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KE Moffett
JH Jobe
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Joe Angeles
Tvarnert King
George Rathmill
Din Capid
Tombetaue
Simpron
Dallas
Harry S Rows
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