Arizona silver belt., 1878-06-13
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wheat and barley, also sweet potatoes land other vegetables. fruit, etc. This being The case, we see no reason why the grain crop of the entire Teuitors
 cannot be estimated at 50 ,000 GOO
 pounds.
 N The Yuma Sentinel believes the railroad has bene6ttea lhe Territory
 We think SO, too It has beneitled the Territory ii that it has uansport- ed passengers aha froi ght faster than teey used 10 bo tFMsported. it has Injured the Territory by crow,ling of the. vessels winch used to navigate the gulf and ocean betgeen the mouth ! of ihe Colorado and San Francisco. They were purchased and sent else where by the so-called monopoly ," Had they remained on, we should have had competition" and cheap CT rates to and from the Territory.
 As Mr. Taylor and Jack McAiHis- ter were eii route to OilietE. to sub p9na witnesses ia the stage robbery case, a couple of days ago, some person or persons, Ind in the brush. kred at them wigh rifle while they were passing lown the canon below Antelope, and the bullet came so elose 5o them that no grass grew un- l der lheir horses as they went oh thelr way There has been considerable talk aboas shooting, killing, etc., in this matter, and If if is a fact that the peoples witnesses are in danger, 1t IS time sosneshiug of a stringent character was fixed upon, and per haps it would be well not to await the slowness and uncertainty of courts, for the pers0hs so eudanger- ed are no volunteers, but have been forced to perform the part they have taken in the matter.
 Mr. Pierce tells us that between 30g a8a 49o families will leave Utah to seGEle on the Little Colorado this Fall. There are now five Mormon sest.elnsnss on this river.
 Pima county has bright future Mines ilre beug soid, mlls are con stanrIy gong up, her crop prospects 1 are good and prosperity beams every where
 h the Probate Court. May 29th, ] the wiil of Coies Bashford was ad- mirfed to probate, and ". c. Bash ford appointed administrators The estate IS valued at aboat S100 ,000 ! and is conveyed by testator to his lei.et
 In the stage robbery case, this morning, the prosecution completed their evidence, and the Cour. took relssss until 3 o'clock p. m. Prior to tue adjournment counsel for le- Pendants moved that they be discharg- el, on the ground that there was not sufficient evidence to hold them over. Upon the reassembIing Ut 3 p. m., the Commissioner sustained the above motion so far as Kirby was concern ] ed. and eyerruled so sar as 1t related 1 to Swlling. Kirby was turned over at once by the Marshal to the sheriff to appeM ID the Territorial case
 Busy tongues are accusing some l we'll to-do people of being concerned l with the aetlve robbers. The mat ter needs thorough prospecting.
 The Senate Committee on Private ! Land Claims has authorized Ednon1s { to report a bin providing for the sub ! mission to the United States Courts | in New Mexico, Arzona, Nevada l and Colorado of all private land I claims growing out of grants from ! Spain and Mexico prior to the ac- quisision of that territory by the Uni ted States The bill gives the right of appeal ro the Supreme Court of the States and United States
 The courts have iecided, in the case 6f Brigham Young's will that the property belonging 10 the Nor mon Church shall be paHi back ltl
 
 seems lie invested the funds of the church in hls own name. and as his awn property, and distributed by will E to his heirs. Ihis decision will re- luce their portion about $750, 900. lt IS said that there are gr0Vmg signs ! of disaHecton and dissensioa among Ehe Mormons thrcpghout the Terri sorv.
 ]. Did the gold bugs predict anything +t