Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-11-26

There seems to be a universal senti
 ment throughout the Territory in favol
 of the Legislature passing law at the
 coming session making an appropriation
 or an insane asylum, to be located at
 some central point. The amount dis bursed every year for the care of the ir-
 sane Of this Territory has grown to be | quite large, and if there was an asylum
 m the Territory quite q saving could be effected to each county, beside keeping the money tbat Is now sent to Califor-
 ma m circulation in our midst. Sooner or later such law will have to be | passed, and the coming session might as
 well grapple with it as not
 The San Carlos Reservation contains
 some Of the fines land in Arizona, capa-
 ble Of aiiording pleasant homes to hun dreds of families. Let the Ap2ches be removed to the Indian Territory where they properly belong, and let this land be thrown open tO the industrious set tier. Fms Ia the true solution of the Indian question and one that will meet
 the approval of every citizen of the Ter
 ritory.
 Work Of clearing the ground for the Republicans new office on Allen street
 Tombstone has commenced. The
 building is to be completed for occu-
 pancy on the first of January next. It
 will be large tWO-story building, with editorial rooms and business office on the first floor, n front, and the job office and press-room in the rear. The con- position room will be on the second floor.
 It Is sincerely to be hoped thas the Arizona Central railroad will be speedi- ly built Let 1t start either at Tucson and run via Florence, Phe- nix, Wickenburg and Prescott to some point on the Atlantic and Pacific, and 1t will open up a rich agricultural, grazing and mineral country and prove a paying proposition.
 The Graham County News says that q frog fell into a bucket of milk recently at a ranch on the Upper Gila and in the morning WAS found sitting on a roll of fresh butter. The explanation is that, in trying to extricate itself it had by diligent and continuous strokes of its long legs churned the milk into butter.
 It is doubtful if there exists Terri tory or State in ths Union with as poor l mail facilities as Arizona has at present 1 Fourteen days have elapsed since cleo 1 tlon and no returns from either Apache | or Mohave counties. Here Is work for | our Delegate to perform.
 Officer James Coyle, of Tombstone, Is | lying dangerously i'll, and his friends | entertain grave doubts of his recovery. | A faithful friend, an efficient, fearless officer, an upright and useful citizen, his loss at thls time would prove a pub lie bereavement. His convalesence is earnestly hoped for.
 Ash Fork. the new terminus of the A. and F. road, Is @ miles west from Williams. The boarding train is at Pi- cacho, % miles still further west, or 59 miles from Williams, bringing the within l3i miles of the Col orado river.
 NIT. Arthur Kinsey has returned to Prescott from his trip to Walnut creek. He reports times as quite lively on the creek, the ranchers having been very with their crops this year, which they disposed Of to good alvan- -age.
 Mr. Arthur LainG has returned from Russellville to Tombstone. While there he saw James Douglass IT,, the cale- Drated copper metallurglst and mining expert, who was on his way east from 7isit to the Santa Rita copper field.
 W. H. Hardy Is now carrying the mails regularly between Mineral Park and tLe railroad, so that the people of hat section once more have cOmmunica- ion with the outside world.
 The family of NIT. J. ". Campbell. of New River, but more recent y of PheniI, have left that place for the East, and will be followed in month or : wo by NIT. Campbell himself.
 Truly the resources Of tine Salt River alley are yet but a dream. With abundant and cheap flour, meats, vege- ables, fuel, water and climate equal O any in the world, of winch none but 'hrorics will complain.
 4 test survey has been made from Tempe, on the Salt River, to the Southern Pacific Railroad. The route IS consider d excellent for a railroad bed. Another :, z in contemplation to East Verde.
 4 teamster died about noon Thurs . lay at a house Tear the Bluestone ; 7orks, northern part of Tombstone, of I ropsy Of the heart. His name was not earned