The Clifton clarion., 1886-11-17
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 ln Pima county are showing renew cd signs of activity.
 The eighth Infantry is being re- moved from Arizona to the depart ment of the Platte.
 A post office has been establish ed at Prescott Junction on the \. P. and P. &A 4. c. roads. Jas. Daily t the postmaster.
 Hundreds of tons of hay is be- ing cut in the Sulphur Springs Valley by stockmen and govern ment contractors,
 The total registration of Mari copa county is 1859 and the vote was l5l4, falling of in vote Of 4I5 or q per cent
 Vim. hI. Krider, a prominent citizen Of Aohave county died at Mineral Park, on the Sth inst. of paralysis of the sciatic nerve.
 Ya7apai stockmen arc shipping their beef cattle to California mar icts, and realizing better prices than in Kansas City or Chicago.
 Col 3. T. Griors7n, of the 10th Cavalry, is assigned to tha com maad of the district of New Mexi- co, with headquarters at Santa Fo.
 Jas Carr, the boss freightor of Arizona. has shipped eleven cars of mules and eight ewagons to Chihuahua. Where he has large freight contracts.
 Au important strike has been made on the 5Oo foot level of the Old Globe Copper Mine. The ore shows an aJmixture Of copper, horn and natiyo silver.
 Pauline Cushman the noted Northern Spy" of the late civil war, is now resident of Casa Graudo, this Territory. She is married to a 3Ir Fryer.
 Florence parties propose pUr- chasing q traction engine to haul freight between Tucson and Flor enco, they claim ihat they can haul freight nearly as cheap as the rail- road.
 The county seat of Mohave county will be moved from Min erdl Park 10 Kingman. Such was the decision of the voters of that county at the election on the sec ond iust.
 h the Matchloss mine, Pima district they have made q new strike of very rich ore, eighty five feat down. The ore goes $205 per ton. This is said to be the richest strike of the camp.
 Mir. John BauE, of Tucson city. has been awarded Q patent for q telegraph key that is said to pos sess distinctive merits of great value to telegraph companies and convenience to tho operators.
 The Tucson Star says: "There are several DIexicaDs tendeions in the Carrie Libre whose special business is to sell iquor toPapago, Yaqui and Pima Indians the re- suits of which are fatal, as has been proved often"
 The Prescott and Arizona Cent raj railroad will be continued southward after its completion to Prescott, and Ploaui2 and Florence will receive its benefits. From the litter point 1t will probacly go down the San Pedro to Benson.
 The Flagstaff Champion says that eleven hundred thousand dol lars has been subscribed to build inc Mineral Belt railroad, and the promoters are only waiting until th.y have a million aadahalf sub scribod when they will begin the actual work Of construction.
 4. D. Lemon of Phoenix makes the following liberal offer: If the territory, the county, an indivi- dual, or an association of iudivi- duals will grade and gravel, the road between Phoenix and the in sane asylum. he will plant a double TOW of umbrela trees on both sides the entire distance.
 It appears that the contest for the Legislative council ia Maricopa county between Briggs and Dr. Goodrich in uncomfortubly close, a2G t..at the d,cs.- claims to be elected by i've majority. Now 1t is said Il at the returns from Verde precinct ei,e Grigss only cue vote, and several parties declare they voted for Briggs Goodrich at that precinct, which if sustained turns the majority in his favor. This would indicate an interesting con- test, as proceedings have already