Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-07-26
Territorial Topics.


 ltilobe Silver Belt.l
 We learn that David Hardt, son of Id. F. Hardt. of Mud Springs, TOnto, was accidentally killed by the discharge of a pistol, Thursday. No particulars.
 IudIans to the number of fifty or six ty are roaming about on Salt river and at last accounts were camped m the col tonwoods near KeutOn's ranch. They were run off Hazards ranch by a party of indignant citizens. A band Of ten White mountain Indians also made their appearance last week at Hammon < MiidletOn's ranch, on Coon creek. They exhibited pass from one ot the lieutenauts permitting them to visit the settlements on Salt river. Henry Mid dleton wrote. on the pass, to the author ities that their people did not want any such visitors and unless they wanted good Indians made of them, they (the authorities) had better keep their wards at home. The Indians were then told to leave and they lost no time ID com plying with the demand.
 Cassie. the six-year old daughter ot NIT. and Mrs. 5. Van DOrD, was burned t1 death while kindling fire with kero- sene on July l7th.
 Florence Enterpriss.l
 The board of supervisors have bought from Chas. Rapp, the Riverside toll road. The price paid was S941.
 A car of bullion came down frOa the Silver King company Thursday. The company IS now turning out bullion ln addition to their concentrations
 Another bar of bullion containing over a thousand ounces came down from the Specie Paying mill thls week. The bullion still keeps up over 900 fine.
 Judge J. W. Anderson left for San Francisco, Tuesday, and will probably take sea voyage before his return. Ills health is failing again and the physl- cians recommend trip across the ocean. He has not decided as to the direction he will take.
 IPhenix Herald.I The Republican club has already 100 members, and Is rapidly receiving signatures.
 The grain receipts ID Phenix are very heavy just now, and an immense quantI- l ty IS being stored. Eleven wagon loads stood in procession at Smiths ware house to-day at one time, waiting turn l to be unloaded.
 The ArIzOra Canal Company has only two more miles of canal not yet under process of excavation. They have ordered 10000 pounds of powder which l will complete the blasting, If estimates are correct. The water Is being taken rapidly.
 A party of four Texans from the vicin- ity of Fort Worth are expected daily with the view of examining our valley for agricultural and stock raising pur- poses.
 MT. H. H. Travis, long and fsvorably known in PhenIx as painter and as- saver, Is in town. He Is charmed with ranching, and says the Gila Bend cOun- l try Is tiourIshing. He says nine camels were recently seen Tn the mountains ID | that vicinity.
 The Phenix Touring mills are running at full capacity and are hard pressed with orders. They shipped to-day | large quantity to Prescott, and must fill | 100000 pounds of flour for military con- tracts during the present month in addi- ton to local work.
 ]. is thought that the sale of the Red Rover mine will soon be consummated, a recent shipment of ore having gone ! S2 SO0 at San Francisco. With proper l management the Red Rover would long since have been producing bullion sec ond to few mines in Arizona. It IS sin | ce-ely to be hoped that the owners may | realize what the mine is worth without sacrifices to relieve themselves. IPhcnix Gazette.l ! Louis Lefevre tells the reporter that or. the west-bOund passenger train, yes terdav, boy five or six years of age fell from the window of a passenger coach Strange as 1t may appear the child was not injured seriously. The accident happened south of Tucson.
 Steps are being taken to secure for delegates attending the Territorial Dem Ocratic Convention, to be held in Phenlx, half fare rates tO and from Maricopa, on the s. r. l.. R. This has already been promised, and in a couple of weeks we hope to be able to announce the ar engagements as perfected.
 About sixty hands and forty teams are now employed in the work Ot excava- ! l will easily be accomplished by the first l of December next. In the meantime, and on about the first of September, | work will be commenced Or the cement dam to be put across the Salt river. l This work has been sub-let to !. T. Simms, and will involve the expenditure of a round sum of money. When 1t IS completed the canal will be ready to re- ceive the water, and the work of cul- l tivatIng the fertile land which can be irrigated from the canal may be inaug- ursted by the first of next year. The importance of this great work Is not half understood by even our own pe0- pie.
 The local price for barley is 8 cents per hundred, and wheat Sl.2j with few buyers.
 D. Balsz will leave tomorrow for Tue son, where he will probably remain dur ing the Summer, attending to the sale of fruit from his orchard near this city. Mr. Balsz has fully 1.6I0 trees in bear ing, and q very low estimate places the average yield at 100 pounds per tree. This will give him fully l6O,00O pounds of fruit, which in flavor and variety can , not be beat.
 Prescott Journal
 The telegraph operator at Wicken- burg wr', tuesday night. invited to take a walk lt the point of revolver int he 1 hauds of a man unknown tO him. He ! knocked the weapon from his hand and escaped. IL is supposed the object was ! robbery. Officers are now in search of