Arizona silver belt., 1878-09-19
Arizona Silver Belt.
rhar.aas. Aep.enl.eE Ia. Issa.
TERRET0RsAL NEWS.

The Citizen has beea removed from Florence to Tucson
 Work has been commenced oh the Yulture mine by the iew owners.
 David Neahr, 0f Yuma. bas been offered $50 GOO For hls Picacbo mines.
 Mere rain has fallen in Yavapai county during the lasg month than for two years preceding.
 The Peek mine is still holding out. The main shaft IS 200 feet below the north tunnel, and m splendid ore. Pay days are regular
 Prescott parties have purchased 500 ,OOO pounds of wheat in Salt River valley. It will be ground int9 four in East Phoenix. and shipped northward
 The SeRatsr mill, in Hassayampa District, has again commenced run ming on gold ore from the mme Of that name. The property is in ney hands, and the prospects for a sue ecssful run are good.
 Nr. Draugh is the successful bid- der for the mail contract between Prescott and Santa Fe, N. NJ. ser ylcs three times a week. The price $ SIS, ,313; present cost, %42, ,033. Arizona is to he cursed with another raKhide mail outfit.
 The Tucson Star wants no more Ieasts in that ancient town. It saes It bring nothing but crlme and mur- der 1t is an attraction for every thief anu murderer that infests our country and Sonora :; 1t is a gamb- Ing hell without limit, and no good can come of it.
 On the night of the 2d inst, the westward bound stage was stopped bv read agents 20 miles west of Maricopa Wells. They took the treasure box, three bars of bullion, and the mail. They also took the stage stock, compelling the passen- gers and driver to walk back to the Wells.
 On the night of the 4th inst, while Marshal Butner of Tucson vas sit ting in his residence, with q light burning and door open, a Mexican rode up, dlsmounted at the door, and fire two shots at the Marshall, neither saot doing any damage. The assas- sin then mounted his horse ard escaped.
 The Prescott Miner, of August 18th, says rich placer mines have been discovered in the Santa Maria sec I ton, and considerable excite nent prevails over the discovery Of the nsw dlggings. 4 mammoth gold ledge has been discovered about 25 miles Ro-th of the McCracken mine, rhich can be easily traced fsur miles, l the croppings of which show plenty of free gold. The McCracken mill still pounds away on good ore, which . keeps the camp alive.
 Capt. J. H. Adams, ex-Sherif of Santa Clara county, Gal, and Mr. l Cor Finley, ex-Clerk of the same county, were killed on the 2d inat., whlle travelling from the Patagonia District to Tucson It IS believed that six Mexicaus were the murder CTS. They were trailed some dis .ance, but recent rains had washed out a!i tracks. It was during Capt X dams term of office taat the famous ' asauez band of desperadoes was broken ID. and their leader hung
 The following contracts for -four ave been awarded by Capt. Chas. ?. Eagan, c. c. &, under his adver issment of June 10, 1873: Camp Mcdowell, to C. T. Hayden, at B 38 per 100 pounds Camp Verde. ; Q. F. Hayden. at g. 97: Fort to c. T. Hayden, at $4 97 II gamp Grant, to s. KatzcRstein. at s7 25 Camp Huaehuea, to $. Kat .snstein. at s6 99; Camp Thomas, Q Chas. Lesiusky. at S6 10; Camp Bowie, to Chas. LesInsky, at B. 47
 The Yuma Sentinel of the 7th. avs Articles of incorporation, sader the general law Of the Terri ory. of the Southerp Pacific Rail- -oad. will soon be filed n Yuma .5auty. The incorporators are D } Cotton, ehas E crocka A P <. Stafford. Chas. Hudson and David seahr. They propose to build | lilroad ant telegraph line. eo'N- , aeasing tt Yuma anu thence east ( ard, following the 32d parallel, to ( ae eastern boundary of the Territory. | roy. Safegd says the road will be ! ompleted to Maricopa Wells within ' < months. and to Tucson m a year [