Salt River herald., 1878-09-14
ARIZONA ITEMS.

The Cjtizen says: MT W. R. Morley and q party of surveyors have arrived in Florence. Mir. Morley is engineer for the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, and his business in Ari- zona at this time is to determine upon the most feasible route for that road from Alberquerque, \. NJ, to Florence or Tucson, Arizona. The party came in by way of Rail road Pass and Arivaipa Canyon. Work on that road will be contin- ued until the road forms a junction with the Southern Pacific. The track is now being laid over the RatOn mountains. A tunnel will be built through this mountain. but in the meantime a track will be laid over the mountain with a grade of 3T4 feet to the mile, and the work on the New Mexico side will con- tinue with all possible speed. The contracts for grading and building are let out as far as Las Vegas, and the line is determined upon as far as Alberquerque on the Rio Grande. MT. Morley thinks the road will be built to the Arizona line within two years. His business in our Terri tory at the prcsnt time is to exam inc and survey the various routes so that the compahy may determine upon the most advantageous line. The location of the road, however, will depend somewhat upon the course of tine Southern Pacific. If il goes to Tucson the eastern road will go there also, unless the Cali fornia Company meet them beyond. If the Southern Pacific stops at Maricopa Wells, the eastern road may come through Railrold Pass, down Arivaipa Canyon and along the Gila to Florence.
 The following military orders have been lately issued from the headquarters: The following nam- ed enlisted men are relieved from extra duty in the quartermaster's department at Whipple Depot, and report for duty as follows:
 Privates Charles w. Elds and Daniel Heating, Company K, Sixth Cavalry, to the commanding officer at Fort Whipple. Privates John T. Riley and Charles Jordon, Company A, Twelfth Infantry, to their Company commander.
 The Depot Quartermaster Yuma Depot is, in addition to his other duties, appointed Disbursing Officer for the settlement of railway, river, stage and wagon transportation ac- counts for this Department.
 Captain w. P. Martin. NJ. s. K is assigned to duty at Camp Lowell as Depot Quartermaster, and Dis bursing Officer for payment of ac- counts pertaining to the quarter masters department for Tucson District; also as shipping quarter master for the trans-shipment of stores from that point to other points in Southern Arizona.
 
 Star: J. II. Adams and Cone lius Finley were murdered by high waymen near Barrel Springs, in Davidson's canyon, about thirty-five miles from Tucson, on Monday, Sept. ?. MT. Adams was ex-sheriff of Santa Clara county, California, a resident of Jan Jose. He was 5S years of age. Cornelius Finley was resident of the same place, and an rx-comiy clerk of that county. l These gentlemen were coming from the Washington mine, in the Pata- gonia district, of which Mir. Finley was superintendent, toward Tucson, and when in the canyon at the point designated, where the huge rocks come down close to the road, they were fired upon by parties con cealed in the rocks. Mr. Finley was shot directly through the heart, the ball passing through and com ing out on the other side of his body. He leaves wife and three children in San Jose.