The Arizona champion., 1884-10-18
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

delivery inside of ten days. Let us not forget that what Arizona chiefly needs are narrow guage rall-. roads and custom reduction works. All the machinery of the extensive plant ofthe Arizona copper company at Clifton is now driven by water pow CT.
 The reduction fees of Arizona county officers, by the law which goes into effect January Ist,aYerages from 25 to 90 per cent.
 Tom Fitch, with his noted gener- osity, gathered small army of boys to gether on Wednesday, and took them to see the circus.
 Dionicio Baca, county treasurer of Apache county, is the largest farmer in the county. He will have over 800, 900 pounds of gram this year.
 A block of ore, weighing 400 pounds and assaying 90 per cent copper, has been taken out of the Old Globe mine and will figure in the Gila county ex- hibit at the New Orleans Exposition.
 Tucson is to have new bank. It will be branch of the Anglo Califor- mia bank of San Francisco MT. D. Henderson will be president, and a prominent citizen of Tucson, cashier.
 The Epitaph says: Immigration to Tombstone is rapidaly increasing, and among the number are noticed several we'll known capitalists. We'll have a booming camp yet, and don't you overlook it.
 The Yuma Seminal says: The crop of corn grown by the Yuma Indians on their reservation on the Clifornia side is in most prosperous condition. That portion of it seen from the rail road, some sixty or seventy acres, would do credit to the agricultural sklll of any Caucasian farmer.
 Those who have claimed that Col. Head is not a producer will please take notice of the following from the Albuquerque Journals report of the award of premiums at the New Mex ico fair, which closed last Saturday. "C. P. Head, of Prescott, has the first premium for road stalions, and A. A. Ora mt the second"
 Superintendent Smith. of the Bo. nanza mines, Quijotoa, in his last re- port says: "Quite number of men are employed at the present time in grading road and foundation to erect machinery for power drills which will arrive here in about ten days, and will be put in operation as soon as pos sible."
 J. R. Bassett, one of the prominent cattlemen in the Sulphur Spring val ley, received a letter the other day from his brother-in law in Hill county, Texas, stating that drove of cattle had been started from that place for the San Pedro and Sulphur Spring valleys. This is another evidence of the necessity of the stockraisers organ izing for home protection.
 The petrifed forests of Arizo ma have been purchased by California company who are making the wood into tables, tiles and other ornamental articles. It is said to be driving onyx from the market, being susceptible of much higher polish and more durable. e.-Yuma Republican, These forests are situated in Apache county, the gem county of Arizona.
 Two gentlemen from Phenix follow ed horse thief from that place, this week, and captured him about IS miles this side of Tucson. He was riding the stolen horse at the time of the capture. confessed the theft and told his captors they could kill him if they desired it, as he had no special desire to live. They brought him back as far as Florence and left him in our jail as they were worn out and did not care to have the trouble of taking him to Phenix. Enterprise.
 Secretary Ingalls,, of the Arizona Industrial exposition association, has been granted the privilige from C. A. Burke, director general ot the Worlds exposition at New Orleans, for admit, ting any and all displays made at our territorial fair, if shipped immediately opon its close. This gives exhibitors two weeks further time than is ac.:ord. ed the general public, and is grace