Arizona silver belt., 1885-08-08
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 The Wallapai Tribune reports a l temperature of 122 degs, in the shade, at the Needles one day last week. A special to the Star from Florence states that Aaron Masons barn con tainlng a large amount of feed and grain, was destroyed by fire on Tues day.
 Private advices to tho Star from ] Nogales report Indians numerous in the mountains east of imaris, Sonora. Mexicans report a raneher named Hooker as having been killed by In- dians. Lieut. Richards is in pursuit.
 The people of Mineral Park (Mollaye ooEnty) have been treated to a little excitement in the shape of mountain lion, which made its appearance near Under-Sheriff Kuencer's house few days ago. MT Kueneer, who Was go- ing out hunting quail, discovered the animal in the brush behind his house and fired two loads of small shot into him, with the only apparent effect of causing him to sesmper over the mountain out of sight Wallapai Tribune.
 Fred k. Kittle postmaster at Flor. ence aud formerly connected with the Arizona Enterprise, will begin the publication 0C a weekly newspaper at Pinal, ia a few weeks.
 An offer of $l50,0O0 for the Rey- inert mine from the Bonanza firm was refused by the owner,
 The owners of tho Mammoth mine and mill find that their ore is rebell. ious, and they are now having it thor- oughly tested to ascertain what change wlll be required Tn their machinery to insure success in extracting the gold. It carries about 20 per cent lead, we understand Their ore bodies are large and average about Sl5 per ton in gold If it can be successfully treated 1t will pay handsomely. Flor. ence Enterprise.
 According b tue Florence Enter prise Charles Putnam has entered into an agreement with Aessrs. Elder and Neiman, owners of vaiuablo gold claims at Riverside, to bnild five stamp mill, an ore road, orc chutes, etc, in consideration fer which Mir. Put nam is to be given a third interest in the mines. The ore averages si5 per ton.
 The post-6f3ce department Is cut hng down the mail service all over tbe coast The citizens of St Johps, the county seat of Apache county, winch has two newspapers and clalms 2,900 population are Kicking vigorously be- cause theIr service has been cpt down from six to three times week.
 According to the assessment roll there arc nearly forty thousand head of cattle in Final county at present, very large increase over last year.
 The finances of the city of Tomb stone are in a truly deplorable con. ditiou. Warrants drawn oil the gen eral fund have a merely nominal value, and will not sell for fifty cents on the dollar. Who is responsible for tbis condition of afFaiss? Record Epitaph
 Walter l. Vail Of the Empire ranch near Pantano is in Los Angeles, aud in an interview with reporter ot the Express of that city, states that he in. tends to ship beef to the New York and eastern markets already dressed, and that tho object of his visit to Los Angeles is to make arrangements for l freight rates oyer the Southern Pa ciic, and if thcy are desirable he will build his own retrigerating cars, and enter into tho business on an exten- siye scale It is hoped that Mr. Vail will receive favorable rates and that shipping beef from Arizona will ba- come one of tue features of tue Terri. tory. The Tombstone,
 The pumps in the Grand Central mine, Tombstone, were successfully started on Monday last. The Record. Epitaph in speaking of it says: AL though the pumps haye.a capacity oi ten strokes they were run only at the \ rate of four strokes per minute, as it soon became evident that that rate oi speed would Dc sufficient to drain the mine. There was 27 feet of water in the shaft at tlie start, and before nightfall the bottom was reached l Thus may the question of handling tho water in the mines of Tombstone be considered as settled affrmati3ely 1 That large orc boliea exist below 1 water level was demonstrated in the Contention mine nearly two years ago and now that the capacity of ths machinery to remove the water ha, been proven the last impeachment tc the working of the mines has disap. l pearod. The full importance of thi. tact to the comlhunity cannot be over, l estimated. t signifies employment