Arizona silver belt., 1884-01-26
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 Five Mexican rustlers were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Whalen of Graham county. They were committed by Justice Lynes of Fort Grant, to await the action of the grand jury.
 Major Safely has been in the; East for some time, trying to negotiate the Marrow Gauge R. R. Bonds. Report says his prospects are fair to accom- plish his object. Mining Index.
 Boulder Pass, in the Tucson moun- tains, was located for toll road yes terday by J. A. Browder. Col, J. H. Toole and Richard Starr. They claim that this route to the Quijotoas is ten miles or more shorter than any other route.--Star.
 The Arizona Live Stock Journal in it's last issue published the constitu- ton and bylaws of the Arizona Live Stock Ranchmen's Assoclation. Stock men should avail themselves of the protection which the association af- lords by becoming members. The initiation fee, for those owning less than one thousand head of live stock is ten dollars.
 A court martial is now in session at Fort Thomas composed of the follow ing named officers: Major G. A. Pur- ington, Third Cavalry; Captain Charles Morton, Third Cavalry; First Lieutenant G. F. Chase, Third Cavalry !; First Lieut.. E. c. Carter, Assistant Surgeon U. s. A. First Lieut.. w. D. Beach, Third Cavalry; Second Lieut.. J. w. Heard, Third Cavalry; Second Lieutenant T. H. Boughton Third Cavalry, Judge Advocate. Sl
 The Tucson Citizen in speaking of the Quijotoas says: We again warn prospectors and miners against rush ing into this district until supply of water has been secured. But little work is being done at present, and there will be little or no improvement in this direction until water can be had. If parties have money and can stand the delay, it is we'll enough to go to the Quijotoas; but If they are de- pendent on their labor for a living they had better not go in at present.
 The last well of water at Logan, at the QuUotoas, was drained the other day by ludicrous circumstances. There was five or six barrels of water in the we'll. The proprietor conceived the brilliant idea of sinking deeper, and thus obtaining a greater supply. Accordingly bore was started, and was put down few feet, when, sud denly, the water all disappeared down the bore, and none has since been found, although he has gone still deep CT. This, is literally knocking the bottom out of well.-Tucson Citizen. The parties who robbed the Gillette stage did not make it pay. The ex- tent of the find in Wells Fargo < Co.'S treasure box was two bottles of pat tent medicine.
 Tucson is to have telegraphic com munication with the QuUotoas. c. R. Drake, Samuel Hughes, and D. A. San ford have been sent to the'new camp, by the Arizona Telegraph Company, to superintend the location of the line to Tucson.
 | In the case of Givens, convicted of the Prescott stage robbery, the deci- sion of the lower court has been con- firmed by the supreme court. A patched boot which left a peculiar i'm, print on the ground was the means of fastening the robbery on Givens Three trials were had before convic. tion was secured, the juries in the first two trials failing to agree. On the third trial he was convicted and sen. fenced to nine years and six months at hard labor in the Michigan state prison. Givens was a prominent Baptist, and his arrest and conviction was surprise to those who knew him