Mohave County miner., 1884-12-07
Territorial Items.

seven per3onS-the two ptfeDts and flvs
children. thres girls and two boys. They
are true typs of the Circassian race in
Asia, white. II une1 and pink-eyed. and pos
sess all the characteristics peculiar to that
race. How unirr the sun they ever became
Moxicans is question for our ssyants to
determine.
The Yuma county exhibit for the Worlds
Fair at New Orleans was shipped on We'd
nssday of last week. ...-Sentinel.
Twenty-Five carloads OF Arizona beef
cattle passed through Yuma last MOnday
for the San Francisco market.
Blooded cattle are bsirg taken into
4pache county.
A Tucson hotel man fed every printer in
the CITY on turkey last Thanksgiving Day.
rhs mans nIme is George Rayfeld. The
BOYS siouId make him an honorary men,
Der Of the unior.
Tw, hundred and fifteen scholars were
slroliJd, last enarter, in Prescott Public
school, Of this number l02 were boys, i13
girls.
Mining has not been very brisk during
the past nine months, still We feel safe in
placing the yield Of the precious metals in
this. Territory at about $4,000. 900 Pres
cott Courier.
The atfidtyit Of assessment work on the
copper mines OF Capt. Polhamus has been
placed on record. The work has shown up
q massive body Of high grade ore. and the
outlook is very encouraging. These mines
are situated four miles back of Empire Flat
IN Yuma county.
Governor Tritls favon making grants of
land to companies who will construct north
and south railroads through Arizona, the
companies to sell the land to actual set
tiers at government price. Prescott Cour-
Ter.
The Soathorn Pacific railroad, under tbs
direction of Supt. Muir, are loading car
Of sahuarss, or giant cactus, for the Worlds
Fair at New Orleans. Yuma will also send
a car and two others will be taken from
Benson. Thus making four cars laden with
Arizona products that will reach New Or
leans at the same time.---Tucson Star.
Mr.. Hugo Richards thinks there are a
million of cattle in Arizona.
Cattle rasn of Apache county will meet in
st. Johns December 10th.
Next Legislative Assembly will meet in
Prescott ON the frst Monday in January,
1885, aud remain in session sixty DAYS.
For the nins months ending Sept. 80. 1884,
United Verde paid s754yOoo dividends.
The Arizona Copper Company for the
week ending Nov. 22nd shipped l8l.l95
pounds black copper.
Another big mining scheme, entailing the
erection Of large works, is under way in
Pima county. II is in practical hands,
which guarantees success.
According to official reports the Terri
torial prison of Arizona contains 1872 con
victs.
The ANIMAL meeting Of the Central Ari-
zona Baptist Association Was held last Sun
day in Phenix, zith the larges. representa-
tion ever had in the history of the orgsni-
zstion. The old officers were reelected:
Rev, U. Gregory, d, D., Moderator; G. W.
ingalls,, OF Phenix, Clerk; and f. s. Dodge,
Treasurer.
C.P. Duke, s::-Narshal of Arizona, snd
b bondsmen h.y, been sued by the United
States Government for $4,000 received by
him waile Marshal and as yet unaocVunted
for.
A contemporary states that Chief Justice
Howard has received two letters OF a
threatening nature. II 80, some fool fel
low must be abroad.
United Verde Complny's exhibits of ore
took second preinium at Phenix.
Smithiine Bros., H1mbug district, secured
irst premium for bes. display Of silver ores.
There is said to have been marked do
cline in the Price Of beef and stock cattle
IN Yavapi county. We are informed that
the present price is SIS to $40 for COW and
calf.
A stock.rsiser who resides between the
Agul Fria and yerde rivers, has, in short
time lost forty calvss by lions, for the
capture of which animals next legislature
will ufier reward.
A cutting scra,,o took piece l,s. Sunday
eveEing. ia d,iIco ball at Ash Fork, be-
tween one Of the cyprians and a person
named Ciin. Ia which ths latter wis badly
cut la the arm and otherwise hacked up.
The description VI some of the specimens
recently exhibited in Grass Valley remind
one forcilIly of '',he days Of old. tho days
of gold. the dayB of Forty-nine." One of
them resembles an eagle sitting on noun
tain Of quartz. II weighed five ounces, the
weight Of the gold being estimated at four
ounces. j. y. Brown paid $40 for it and
will send Il to friend in New York State.
~ ,ond specimen was a large and thick
piece Of leaf gold, and third was beauti-
full combination Of leaf gold and crystallized
quartz, the precious metal predominating
in quantity.
The henrty manner in which the journals
of Southern Ariz)ns, irrespective of party,
have extended tie hospitality of their re-
spectivs sections TO Governor Tritle and
family, is without doubt the strongest en-
dorssmsnt that any Federal officer ever
re,eivsd IN Arizona. The purity of his ad-
ministration, his untiring energy 10 ad-
vance the interests Of she Territory, and
his freedom from the petty pretentions
which distinguished so many Of his prede-
osssors have procured for him this deserved
popularity,