Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-12-24

MT. Wm. Werningsr has resigned hi. position as Deputy Sheriff Co assume thu
 management Of the Yuma Exchange
 MT Ed. Nevett has been ppointed al hls successor.
 The annual enumeration of all IndI, ans on the San Carlos Reservation, un- der the supervision of Agent Wilcox
 was concluded on She 9th instant. Toe count shows 4,u6O male and female, old and young, not including few living al Camp Apache.
 | Sometime the beginning of tbis week a railroad accident occurred at Clifton, caused by two cars, laden with railroad | iron, running oil switch near the Cop per Queen. One man had leg broken. NIT. D. Abraham and son were on board but escaped without iniury.
 Drill: We have a report from various quarters that Clark Galloway our tow E. man, died at Tucson u few days ago. We have failed to obtain any pos tive cuu- hrmation of this report, but # true. be will De sine rely regretted at Pinal where | he has gained the sincere friendship e. 7 everyone who knew him.
 Mrs. Hinson Thomas left Florence for l San FranciscO Wednesday tO visit her mother, and will no. return for several months. Mir. Thomas accompanied her as far as Casa Grande. Mrs. Thomas has not enjoyed the best of health re- gently, and 1t Is hoped the change of climate may prove an effective restore t.-s.
 Miner: MT. John Stearns. who left this county some time ago for Texas, having arrived as far as SocOrro, New Mexico, with his family, was compelled to stop there on account of smallpox selzing upon his wife and five children, one of the latter, httla Matte, having died. This news we get from Mr. Henry Joyce, who received a letter dated st that point on the 10th inst.
 The farmers of the Gils valley are busy sowing grain. Some of the fields upon which grain was sown few weeks ago are now carpeted with green and present cheerful appearance. The acreage of wheat and barley, iu this val ley will be much larger this year than 1t was last year.
 All the Pinsl county indebtedness, with the exception of about S2pO, will )e paid off by the lst of January. Pi- lal county's financial condition Is a mat CT of cOngratulation to her citizens. It due to the wise and economical man igement of the Board of Supervisors, md the fact should be remembered Co iheIr credit.
 Phenix will have undispUted sway ver the valley only when she becomes he distributing point for goods received rom Sa7 Francisco and the East. A tanch railroad, costing perhaps tl0O,- 1 OO. would accomplish this and furnish | tanspOrtatiOns for hay and grain. Phe- l Tx needs branch road with local di- 1 rctOrs. Once a terminus and all roads | vuld lead, not to Rome, but to Phe- ! uV.
 /. Lance died at Pioneer on the 9th | irf. He was well known and highly ! repected by all who knew him. He was | fo,man on the Last Chance mine under | th superintepdency of Lyman Elmore. Hwas the Standard bearer at the 4th , of uly celebration three years ago. A | strEg. warmhearted, good man. He did of heart disease after a couple of daJ sickness, much regretted by many frilds.
 eputy Sheriff Kennedy brought two traps down Co Florence from Pinal, Ihrslay, and lodged them In jail One of hem had stolen pair of pants and bel sentenced to thirty days in Jail, an the other one threatened to take re veye by bTrning the town, and he was RrHted and sentenced to thirty days als The latter Is a printer and ranks ss le of the fastest competitors or the Patic coast. He seems to be fast" in me ways than one.
 heniK Gazette: Last Friday and Sat urCy, Gov. Tritle, Clark Churchill and WI A. Hancock, took a survey of the vaky from Mesa City to near the Agu3 Fri Station. The primary object wa- it0Hew the land uos at P-sseHt under c-itivatiou. and tO take steps tO build mother canal Se are informed that hey were highly pleased at the pros beet. and 1t is more than probable, that our farming lands will be considerably enlarged during the next year. We are glad to see the Governor taking an in- forest iD our valley, for he can do ls much good. He will use hls best en- ieav. .rs to have the subject of land titles held by railroad grants, brought to the attention of Congress.