Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-14

"Micky Free" Crooks famous Apache scout, Is q half-breed Indian with sea- blue eyes and decidly Milesian cast of countenance. He belongs to the White Mountain trlbe and is 22 years old, tall and sinewy and as 1.-the as a panther. He is the hereditary war chief, and IS said to be the idol of his people.-Clif- ton Clarion.
 IN. Mundell, of Benson, yesterday made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors. His liabilities are estlmst- ed at S4,00O and his assets at S3,00O. W. E. Chesley is the assignee. The prefer red creditors are w. N. Griffith, Sl,39O; 5isson, Crocker x O., S4,0O0; Cutting Packing Co.,, S430.--Tombstone Epitaph. The steamer Mohave and barge No. 3 are at work for the A. and P. Co. They put pile driver on the barge last Satur- day. There are five hundred and forty feet of the bridge gone, both ends are still standing. They are now going to put in piers forty-five feet from center to center where the bridge is gone.- Yuma Sentinel
 Messrs. I. II. Cox. J. c. Norcross and G. w. Mauk, with q surveyor, will leave in the morning for the Cox < Norcross canal at Oatman Flat, on the Gila River, to institute work on this enterprise. This is said to be one of the most valua- ble franchises in the county, and will open up about l5,000 acres of rich land to settlement.-Phenix Gazette.
 Mir. Frank Shields has sold his ranch and cattle. on the San Pedro, to A. Schuster < Co. This company is en- deavOring to buy all the cattle and cat tie ranches in that section and they have the means to back them. Schuster < Co. are the largest wholesale cloth iers Tn St. Joseph, MO.-Florence Enter prise.
 At no time within the memory of the writer has Yavapai county looked so promising as 1t does to-day. At How elrs, Copper Mountain. Black Hills, TiptOp, Turkey Creek. Hassayampa and other mining camps all IS activity and hustle. Much bullion is coming out, and times must certainly revive as never before in this section.-l Prescott Miner.
 A correspondent of the Miner, writing from Blackberry, says An old soldier named Kaufman, who was well known m Prescott,was lost on the traA between Mr. linus ranch and thls place some months ago. To-day Mexicans found his remains and Dr. Day has the skull in his office, and will send out for the bal ance of hls bones, when they will be given proper burial. Deceased had letter in his pocket addressed to Miss Flora Roescotti.
 The Clifton Clairion places the popu- lation of Tucson at 10000; commercial gWn q NrasTr Nflfa TT~FV growing. Tombstone population 4,0O0, quiet at present. Phoenix 2,500, lively, and considerable building going on. Prescott, population, 2,OOO. best built place in the territory, but not much business. Yuma, population, l5OO, very dull. Globe, population, 100, quite dull. Florence, population, 9OO, quiet at present. Clifton, population, goo, healthy growth, but no boom. Penal city, population, 900, at present quiet. St. Johns, population, 500, making pro- gress slowly. Mineral Park, population 600, liable to have boom any time.
 We give below the names of the Board of Directors of the Mineral Belt Con- struction and Improvement company, as matter of interest to those who are in- vesting in the stock
 Payson Tucker, general manager Eastern and Maine Central railroads, Boston.
 F. E. Simpson, treasurer of the Rox- bury Carpet Co.,, Boston.
 Wood ;. Eaton, general freight agent Maine Central railroad, Portland.
 John A. Logan, U. $. Senator, Hi nois.
 Greene B. Raum, late commissioner of internal revenue. Washington, D. c.
 Governor Robe, Maine.
 George W. Stanford, attorney, Chicago, Illinois.