The Arizona champion., 1884-05-31
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Prescott.
 Wm. Garland will commence work on the Arizona Central railroad within d few days.
 The Lemon Hotel at Phenix was opened to the public with a grand ball, few days since.
 The plans and specifications for the construction of water works have arrived at Prescott.
 The United Verde Copper com pany has completed the construction of their scales at Ash Fork.
 Attorney General Churchill will go direct from Mineral Park to the Re. publican National Conyention.
 Hon. A. C. Baker, of Phenix, de. clines to be candidate for delegate to the Democratic National Conven- tion.
 Hon. H. E. Lacy, late post trader at Apache, and member of the Legis lative Council, is now in San Fran cisco. & ..
 Ellis & Whitney, the popular sa- loon men, of Prescott, expect to gel, into their new brick building by the 18th of next month,
 An appropriation of sio,ooo has been included within the appropri' ation bill to be used in repairing the Colorado river above Yuma,
 The project for Territorial fair to be held at Phenix, is being agitated by the Arizona press. Good mow, and Phenix IS just the place for it.
 The Prospector says that Tucson, with her gliltering electric lights and miserable sewerage, IS too much like q pretty woman with dirty under clothes.
 The Tucson Star says the Clifton railrpad IS to be extended to Globe. That paper claims that the enterprise IS taking some shape in railroad circles. #s
 The San Diego Sun learns that the committee of the California Southern railroad company have recommended that s3o3, 5oo be raised for the repairs on the road.
 A scheme for another new county IS on foot, Sulphur Spring Valley, the rich stock growing country of Cochise county wants to be set off m q county by itselt, with Wilcox as the county seat.
 The organ,zation Of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows for Arizona, took place at Phenix few days since. Wm. Wllkerson, of Prescott, was elected Grand Warden for the ensu- ing term.
 There arc now in the Sulphur Spring Valley five artesian wells that have good flow of water, the sur plus of which is used for the propoga- tion of carp. More artesian wells will be drlven in the near future.
 The Phenix Herald thinks that ten years more will doubtless see the Salt River Valley blessed by two through lines of railroad, one from Kansas City to San Diego, and one from The Needles to Benson, and, let us hope, d line from Guaymas to Salt Lake.
 Tom Brown late Superintendent of the Tip Top, is on his way back from SDnoro, Mexlco, of which country he has got all he wanted. After clean ing out an old mine there, he could not possibly secure title to it, so he returns with the intention of mining in old Yavapai.
 Secretary Van Arman, while in San Francisco, purchased and had for warded number of new text books for the lay library: The Secretary makes it point to keep our Territo- rial library we'll stocked with all the new, standard works upon important topics as soon as they are issued.
 It is said that the Central Pacific will build a road from Los Angeles to San Francisco oyer the A: & P. grant, thereby avoiding the San Fernando tunnel, unless prevented by legal in- reference. They think, however, that arrangements will be made with the A. x P. to use their right of way.
 The Clarion at Clifton says the summit of the Graham mountains IS still covered with snow. Why, Bro. Sayres, we can go yoa seven or eight better up here. The snow is five feet