The Arizona sentinel., 1885-06-20
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
PRESCOTT CoURRIER.

Almost the middle of June and fires have not gone out of fashion. It has been ascertained that Wilson, an Ash creek farmer. was killed by bear. Farmers from many portions of the country tell us that the young corn is looking well.
 The Chiricahua Indians have always looked upon Guadsloupe Caayon as being their gateway to Mexico.
 Hon. A. W. Callen was in South Lyon, Michigan, June {, organizing a mining company to operate iu this part of Ari. xona.
 Mr. Smith, of the Stock growers Meat Market, Chief of Police Dodson and other meaty capitalists, have taken the railroad bull by the horns and talk of organizing 8 company, with larger capital than has heretofore been dreamed of, even in Pres colt.
 TucsoN TAII INes.
 The Board of Supervisors appointed Deputy Clerk c. R. Drake as an expert, at $100 a month, to examine the books of the county officers. The Beard first sought the opinion of the District Attor- ney, who told them that if they suspected any irregularities, they could hire an expert.
 A stranger visiting the Salt River Val ley at this season, and looking at the busy scene of headers and threshing machines busily at work, with miles of grain fields, and with orchards and vine- yards loaded with fruit, will realize that the agricultural possibilities Arizona have never yet been fairly understood. PRESCOTT MINER.
 It is reported that the Gillett mill will shortly be purchased and moved down on West Humbug.
 The price of real estate is already rapidly increasing since it has been definitely set tied that we are 10 have railroad.
 John T. Logan has sold to Judge J. J. Hawkins several mines in the Agua Fria district, the consideration paid him being 5000.
 City warrants are on the down grade and at present realize but eighty cents on the dollar. County warrants are quoted 6 little higher.
 The stockmen of Maricora have at last succeeded in establishing well organized society to be known as the "MaEicopa Live Stock Association"
 Billy Robbins yesterday brought in nearly 5000 in gold, being the proceeds of a weeks run of the Del Pasco mill on rock taken from the mine of that name.
 Harry Reynolds came in yesterday from Craigheton and informs us that work in and about the Sterling mill is being actively pushed, and that the mine surely will prove to be the bullion producer that its owners claim for 1t.
 The present indications bid fair for Yavapai county largely reinforcing its al- ready numerous contingent in the Terri torial Penitentiary. The number sent there during ;he present term of the Dis. trict Court will be between twenty live and thirty.
 RECoRD-EPITAPH-To
 Let the reservation at San Carlos be abolished, if such thing be possible.
 The Board of Supervisors will sit as Board of Equalization the first Monday in July.
 Arizona has had enough of Apache Indian rings and reservations. Away with the whole combination at one and the same time.
 The last of the machinery for the Pea. cock Mining cOmpany's mill in the Mo- gollons. was shipped from San Francisco on the 5th instant, and Is expected to ar- rive on the ground in . few days. The mill will be in running order by the first of next month.
 General Manager Towne of the South ern Pacific, was interUswsd by a press re. porter in San Francisco regarding the published report of reductions on that road in New Mexico and Arizona, and re- sponded as follows: "No reductions have been made yet, but we do contemplate making material reductions soon, but how soon we cannot now say"
 MINING INDEx-TUcsoN.
 It is estimated that 50 per cent. of tho taxable property in Pima County is owned by people who reside in Tucson.