Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-12-19
Territorial News.
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 The appropriation Is being honestly expended in repairing the Black Canon wagon road, which is beng denuded of its terrOrs. Mail contractor Jas. Stew art IS giving the work his most careful attention.
 Second Ut. James Lockett, 4th Caval- " IS assigned tO special duty in charge of Indian affairs Rt Fort Apache, reliev- ing First Ut c. E. GatewoOd. 9th Cav airy.
 5. 5. Acker says that Kansas City pur- chssers of beef cattle are making large shipments from his section of the coun- try. One firm want to purchase 4,U0O feeders.
 Hoh. Hugo Richards has returned home from San Francesca. He talks as If mining and milling will soon be started at Signal by himself and bis associates.
 Ex-Chief Justice Howard appears to be overwhelmed with work ip this court for the numerous clients who have fiocked to him for counsel.
 c. W. Beach has arrived at Copper BasIn with 200 head of fine graded two and three-year-old COWS from his range III the Pan Handle of Texas. He vill winter them in tho Basin.
 Secretary BsyArd Is rapidly becoming master of the situation in his office. He appears to have natural adaptability to official life.
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 Samuel Montgomery, farmer at Gila Bend, was brought to this city yes terday suffering with pneumonia From which he died. Mir. Montgom- cry was a man about 4J years of age and had been a resident of Arizona for eight years past. He was interested wIlh A. l.. Sutton, of this city, in a hog ranch and farm at Gila Bend. He will be buried this afternoon.
 Aiteam has been sent out to bring in Edwin McGOurn, the freighter, who was so severely injured at New river a day or to since.
 There is a law Of congress providing against the removal of the Indians of Arizona and New Mexico to the Indian terrltory or elsewhere. The first good work Delegate Bean should undertake IS the repeal of this senseless statute.
 lPhenix Herald.l Ott1 hnO run OCAoAAO q day or two since, reports seeing a snow white antelope while crossing Lonesome Valley. He gave chase to IL, and followed 1t about R mile and a half, but failed. to bring it to earth. Our To- cal nimrods can govern themselves &C., cordIngly.
 Deputy U. 5. Marshal, F.. NJ. Mills left yesterday afternoon for Detroit with the stage robbers, Collister and Bennett, vino go, for fifteen years respectively. Messrs. T. w. Hine and J. B. Kelly ac- companied him as guards.
 The Mormon town of Mess city in the Salt River Valley, has a distillsry in sue cessful operation, which manufactured, the present year between 700 and SOO gallons of brandy.
 Parties wanting fruit and ornamental trees should remember that R. J.. Far rington has about iO0,0OO; also large lot of one and two year old rooted grape vines.
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 Range fires are now reported in New Mexico. Arizona has always played very lucky in escaping this range dos- troyer, but the past good fortune should not throw stockmen off thelr guard.
 Transactions in the southern portion of the territory are quite brisk. Ship ments are an every day occurrence, and mary cattle are seeking new ranges there from Texas.
 We notice that the press of different sections is engaged in a spirited war against the cowboys sIx-shOOter. Un- der existing circumstances Tn Arizona we do not feel justified m IOIning our brother knights of the quill m tine cause they appear iO be Ggisating hs a credit mark in climbing the golden stairs. Our stockmen of the southern portion of the territory are being picked of dally when out on the range looking after theIr interests by the Indians, and a mons life IS not safe when three miles from town while these sGvages are among us. It is unnecessary to cite the many instances where d gun has saved the lives of our people. Aside from ihis the cowmen make frequent journeys through desolate country where their gun is serviceable n procuring the nee essities of life. Arizona has Q law pro- hibiting the carrying of firearms m towns and villages, and this has made the shooting-up of towns by the cow boys almost thing of the past. The sIx-shOOter IS an agreeable companion when travelling in this country.