The Arizona champion., 1884-06-21

mated at 10000 pounds, this season
 Pima county special grand jur,
 in session for thirty days cost S2, ,o2t
 The preferred creditors of Hudso
 & Co.,, Tucson's bursted bankers hay ] been paid.
 , The Republicans Of Graham count prefer Prof. Church as their delegat to congress.
 Graham county's assessment rol : will be increased from s6oo,ooo t' Si, 1000, coo, so says the Clarion.
 Hon. H. S. Stevens is popularl, spoken of as the Democratic candi date for treasurer of Pima county.
 The President has ordered a reser vation set off in the northern portion of our territory for the Supai Indians
 Fruit plentiful at Phenix. The yield is so great in Salt River valle, that it has become question how te dispose of it.
 Rodeoing on Verde, in the Chino: and Williamson valleys is about end ed, and stock owners are satisfied with the increase.
 James Carr, the boss freighter, is reported as intending to remove his entire freighting outfit from Tomb stone to Yavapai county.
 Howard Perkins. of IIolbrook, is fiatteringly endorsed by both the Times and Chief as a candidate for the legislature from Apache county.
 Prize fights seem to be in order in Tucson. Two took place at the Park garden Sunday evening, and it is re- ported that another will take place in few days.
 Z. w. Wilson & Co.'S. new mill on Banning Creek is turning cut on an average, IF, ,ooo feet of fine lumber daily, in addition to large quantities of shingles, etc.
 The Citizen of the 2d, notes it as a fact, that Judge Walker, of Florence, recently netted s3o.ooo from eight car-loads of silver ore shipped from the Vekol mine, to the Kansas Civ smelter.
 George F. Coats, prison commis- sioner, has received the sum of ST.. 777.74 cents, the amount due from the general government for the keep ing of United States conyicts in our territorial pT,ison.
 Clifton citizens are circulating a petition asking Governor Tritle to pardon from the territorial penitenti- ary R. F, Hushson, who was con victed at the term of court last No vember of grand larceny and received sentence of two and one-half years.
 An ancient irrigating ditch has been found twenty-five miles northwest of Quijotoa. It was not traced to the head, which probably tapped the river near Gila Bend. Large trees and chapparel are growing in the canal which are probably as old as those in the valley.
 The Journal says that C. T. Rogers, the well known Arizona cattle man, who has been furnishing the people of Albuquerque with such excellent bee for the last six months, has rented to other parties his market in this city, and left for his extensive ranch near Williams.
 The Globe Silver Belt office pos seses relic of antiquity in the shape of green stone-axe formed and fash toned by the prehistoric aborigines in the long, long ago. It was presented by MT. Joseph, Sloan, who picke d it up six miles from Globe. The ma. terlal IS the green, or as 1t IS more commonly called, the devils stone, and was probably hewn in shape sometime parallel with the formation of the Devils canyon.
 Prescott seems to come to the fore with regular weekly fire, and wheth- CT or not 1t is the work oi incendiaries they are becoming too frequent, and sor,e effort will have to be put forth to stop them or. that city will soon be wiped out. The Iastt blaze occurred Monday evening about S:3o p. m.. and the Miner building, together with almost the entire printing office, and a saloon adjoining, owned by Mir Raible. brewer, were consumed. The loss is estimated at about SI6,- 900, partly insured. The CHAMPION extends it's sympathy to the lessee Mir. O'Neal, as he is square printer and gentleman, and hope that the Miner will soon again greet its numerous patrons, as it is a tip top journal.
 
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