The Phoenix herald., 1879-05-28
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.


 and work is being pushed.
 Work for the present Las been sus-
 pended on the Bohemia. ; Milner & Watson have resTned work on the Silver Era. Dr. Wilson and J. Gibbons lave recommended work on the Centen-
 nial mine.
 The Antler mine looks very pfoa1lt
 ising. Some native silver has been
 taken out this week
 The Cox & Copiin mines a1e still
 turning out very fine ore and plenty
 of it.
 Messrs. Salter and Lorence Bros. are still toklng out very rich ore antl the mine is improving daily
 James Thompson and Thos. Read, owners of the Lymenia, near Cox x Coplin's camp, are making some rich developments on their clam.
 The amount of water obtained in the well dug to supply the Haskin mill is 57,60O gallons every twenty four hours.
 The Buffalo mine, recently pur- chased by General Mcdonald, of 1 Chicago. was surveyed Wednesday, a l preparatory step 10 obtaining patent.
 Farmers in the vicinity of Florence are busily engaged in harvesting their small grain. We are also iIR-- ! formed that in that section the fruit crop is most promising. The peach crop will be unusually large.
 A San Francisco letter dated the 10th inst, to firm in this place, conveys the statement that it is cur rently reported there that 60,0OO shares 0he controlling interest," in the King mine have been sold. We have also heard it sad that the price paid was twelve dollars per share or S720,000 for the 60,000 Should this prove true the purchaser is to be congratulated for having bought a bargain.
 Ctttsen, Territory of Arizona vs. Oliver Boyer, convicted of murder in the first degree: Motion for a new trial overruled and the prisoner sem enced to be hanged by the neck. The day of execution to be fixed in his death warrant.
 Postoffice changes: Bumbfebee,. Yavapai county, discontinued. Name of Mo-nt Hope, same county, changed to Fort Rock.
 In the near future the Silver King stead of sending their concentrations to San Francisco.
 A young mac was lately murdered at Dos Cabezss by miner named Pat Cannon, who was drunk when he committed the deed.
 In fhe House of Representatives, on May $, MT Cambell Introduced House Bill No 1764, for the relief of Bowers & Richards; read first and second time and referred to the Com mittee on Indian Affairs.
 A company Of Chicago capitalists with eX-Governor. Beveredge, of Illi-- nois amongst the number, are about to take charge of and develop some of the numerous rich mines in tho Black Hills, near Prescott.
 The wooden portion of one of the storehouses at the Quarter masters de- pot, Yuma, says the Sentinel, is to be taken down and moved to Maricopa,. where an agent is already stationed, and supplies for Northern Arizona wilE be delivered by the R. R. Ce. at that place.
 A petition asking for daily mail from Prescott to the end of the rail- way in Utah is being circulated and generally signed. It will be of vast benefit to the commercial and general business interests of Arizona if the petition is granted and the service put on at once.
 Sylvester Mowry, at one time a Lieut., in the L. s. Army and owner the Mowry Silver mine, Sierra, Col orado, Pima county, has been ad- judged insane and sent to the Napa .Cal) Branch Insane Asylum. MT MoTry was promising young off ger 20 years ago: He is new & poor unatic.
 Through fares from Tucson to San Francisco are as follows: FirSf-class, $50; second-cfass, S70; tAifd-class,, SG0.
 Miner Joseph R. Walker, Sheriff of avap&i County, went out 10 the Peck on Tuesday. accompanied, by Deputy Sheriff Pierce, and Vim. Hardy Superintendent for inc pIfrpt SC ,t taking possession of the mine and mill under an order of Court Con- missioner Hargrave They were re- listed by armed force and were un- lble to take possession Those he id ng the mine claim to be doing so by Tn order of Judge Porter, of the End District, who, it is asserted, is acting outside of his jurisdiction.
 A brother of J L. Fisher of Pres .ott was drowned at his home on the inst, near Victoria, British Colum- ,ia.
 Miner A small barn on vacant lot to Hon. J. G. Cambell, rom some cause became ignited re- ently, and was discovered just in ime to eXtiHeuish it before doing ny harm In this building waa tored several kegs of powder which rould had they become ignited. ave caused much injury to adjacent thereto and espec- ally the county indigents. who are uartered in the adjoining house A report is in circulation that ohnev McNeale, the frieChter, had jed at Maricopa few days ince We think and hope the report : untrue