An accident occurred at El Baranca mine,…
source date: 1891
availability: public-domain

from the camp. Many farms along the Gila river are greatly damaged. The town of Globe also sus- tained serious damages from the flood, likewise Phoenix and Yuma. At the latter place the Gila river was three miles in width, being many feet higher than was ever before known. An accident occurred at El Baranca mine, in Mexico, recently which will occasion a great deal of delay and expense to the management. A large rock broke loose on the side of the mountain, which descended with fearful mo- mentum, carrying away the roasting plant, knocking down several buildings and destroying a good deal of piping. One woman was instantly killed, and a leg and arm cut off a Mexican miner, who afterwards died. Jacob Abraham, of Clifton, will soon move his family to this city in order to give his chil- dren the benefit of our public schools. Dan McMillen is around again after a touch of the epidemic. Constable Richwein, of Central, shot Tran- sito Parra in the head Sunday morning last, killing him instantly. It is said that Parra was drunk and creating a disturbance. The coroner’s jury exonerated the constable. WE ARE DISGUSTED