Mohave County miner., 1884-12-21
ths smeiter Of the United Verde hss bssn
iorced 70 Temporarily suspend operations.

The smelter Of the United Verde hss be-
forced 70 temporarily suspend operations.
From present indications II u very liksl
that A. X. Fay, editor of the Fiscsts
Champion, wili be elected secretary Of th
next Council. II any DEN osrst 10 70 hll th
ofnee. While the Miner would prefer I
SEQ Republican sis~tsd, yet no ono soui
maks more able or sfhcisnt chief sier
than Editor Fay, e. his long experience i
soch capacity sminentIy qualities him 70
the once.
A telegram was received In Prescott o.
Dec. 18th stating that Gus Goldman, ops o
the wsli-known Goldman Brothers, Of Phe
nix, had been drowned, on Tuesday, Will
attempting to GROSS the Salt Rivsr nsa
Tempe.
A private letter received IN PRESCOTT from
Deputy U. 3. Marshal Evans, states thai
himself and party had arrived safely In Do
troit and delivered up thsir polygsmoa'
prisoners TO the prison authorities at that
place. The arrival Of the Monmons created
great interest in the city. ~ they we're the
hrst to be confined thsrs, while along thu
entire route travelled BY thsm they ware CON.
tinuslly bssieeed BY newspaper reporter
desiring the privilege Of an interview.
Arizona has. IN year or two, rsesiysd
the following sums out Of the army sppro-
pristions, Fort Huschuoa, e57S20.50;
Fort Grant, tS,zss.2s; Fort Apache, e2,s7s..
o.; Fort Bowie. ts,sas.2s; Coptingspoiss,
s.,zsi.se; total in Arizona, e72,ooo,oo.
ruessa Star.
Col. VI. ID. Wicksrsham, OF Tombstone,
took the oath Of ofice as inspector Of post
Offices for ths Paoifc coast, yesterday
Reports from the Quiiotoz and surround-
ing camps are very encouraging. Ths Her
euIes mine, owned by John Young and ss-
sociAtss, situated about fourteen miles this
side vi the Bonanza Dykes, 10 producing
$500 ore and pieaty Of IL.
Tsssss cai1sa.
All the United States oasss in the District
Court have been disposed Of and tbs Terri
torial civil docket was taken up on ths 18th
inst.
Several prominent cattle men arrived in
this city from Texas on the 18th inst. their
object being 10 select suitable location 10
place large band Of cattle. They express
As highly pleased with vhst they
have seen Of Southern Arizona, and thsrs
'soms 70 be no doubt Of thsir location In
this vicinity.
seibseok Iimss.
II Is again stated that the work on the
railroad from Ash Fork to Prescott will
BOON be commenced, that the means 10 40
,onnplish this have been secured by Gov.
rritie, and that there will be no delay in
,ushing II 10 completion at the earliest
,osible day. This Is good news for the
Thole Territory; access by stage 10 tho
'spital over rough fifty mile drive, at the
ste Of four or Eve miles per hour, will not
10 for Arizona any more than II would for
Sew York or Ohio. 1t takes 700 much |
irae and costs too much money; people hsv-
ng business at the capital should DO able |
O reach il from some point on the line of
be Atlantic and Pacific road comfort ably |
rithin two hours.
Surveyor w. L. vinal 10 at work survey
ng largo tracts of land near Navajo for
capitalists. The cattle interest |
J active throughout the grazing districts
{ Arizona and New Mexico.
The east bound train was delayed several l
ours on the 18th inst. on account Of the |
eavy snow twelve miles west Of Flagstaff
10 reported that SNOW fell Tuesday night |
D the depth Of three fest betwesn Flag.
iah and Belmont.
una Rspubliess.
Freight business on the Southern Pacific
Ms fallen of 20 that bat one through train
day is beng run.
The Indians in this vicinity have q hard
Irns trying to find dry place In which 10
AJAX in the sun these days. And by the
ay, there is not much sun 30 bask in even
there were the dry places handy.
A dispatch from Guaymas, December 9th
sys: A pearl weighing ninety three karats
he largest known, and vainsd at $1,000,
nd which was purchased Of an Indian diver
IT $50. was shipped to London yesterday.
was found at Muiege, on the coast Of
over California.
stoekmaa.
Tho meeting ofldelegstes from the severaI
ve stock associations of southwestern
rizons which was called for the 18th instant
Benson, has been postponed until the I'D
'stant and the place Of conference changed
, Tucson. The meeting win be one of
.st importance.
This stockmen Of northern Arizona are
sginning tho protest. against the importa.
On Of cattle TO their ranges.
According 20 the figures gwen at the ma
onal cattlemen's convention the stock.
Users Of Arizona control an acreage of ,
az, 800. of which 1893, 80 are in graz
x land; those Of New Mexico control 7s,.
], 1000 a1res. Of which "a, ,915,840 ID grazing ,
nd. The total area of grazing lands con- I
oiled By cattlsmen west of the Mississippi
Gs4.Gs7, 100 acres.
l-a esH. Globe.
w. Z, Spence, superintendent of the
,st Prize mine at Silver King, will ar
ngs for the shipment Of ore 10 the Ben
n srnsltsr for reduction. Considerable
sh ore has already been taken ont and |
ere is said to be a fine showing in the ]
inc.
Judge DE Forest Porter has gone TO fan |
'anoisco 70 persuade, II possible, the G
uthern Pacific railroad managers 10 build Q