Mohave County miner., 1888-11-10
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

All miners at the Noon camp are paid
81 "A day in American money; the best
wages paid anywhere in the Territory.
Mr.. j. X. Mason received q telegram
from Camp Verde stating that his driver
and three horses were drowned while try
ing TO ford the Verde river. The drivers
name was Woods.--Courier.
District Court, for the Third Judicial
District, convened in Prescott yesterday,
and was, by Judge J. y. Wright, adjourn
ed until Monday next. An order for a u,
y. grand Jury was issued. Courier.
The stage from Solomonyille to Bowie
Station was held up on the LIST instant
about three miles south of Bailey's Wells.
One mail sack was taken and Mr.. s.
w. Pomeroy, who was on the stage, was
robbed.
The Board of Directors of the Insane
Asylum have made extensive arrange
lnents for long needed Improvements at
the Asylum. An electric light plant will
shortly be put in, also new cooking
ranges and other necessary articles
Arizonan.
4 CAVERN occurred in the lower level Of
the Copper Queen mine near Bisbee OH
the ist inst, resulting in the death of an
Italian miner, name unknown, and the
serious injury Of Mike Greely, bis mate.
The cave happened in the soft ground
and was caused by i'nprudence in the
men not waiting for the timbering drift.
Last Saturday afternoon Mrs. ID. q.
stevens met with serious accident that
came very near proving fatal. An adobe
outhoure suddenly collapsed, burying her
in the debris and very seriously bruising
her about the head and shoulders, and
she has since been confined 10 her bed
from her injuries.--florence Enterprise.
Sheriff Owens passed through Winslow
Wednesday morning with John Bleyins,
en- ronte for Yuma, but il seems on get
ting 10 Prescott Junction the order was
revoked, and he returned on Thursday
night 10 81. Johns. Bleyins has been
pirdoned, and the expense of trip to
the Territorial Ienitentiary would be un.
necessAry.-- WinsIuw News.
The ''snn dance" which took place ON
the Pima reservation on last Sunday,
attracted many people from Tempe and IL
was a great curiosity 10 the uninltiated to
gee the bucks spring and hear the squaws
squeal and pa.ooses yell. There must
There must have been one Thousand In,
dians in the round up and the gentle
daughter OF the red man was happy
while the old warriors looked on With de,
light.-Tcmpe News.
As an indicator OF the healthy growth
Of Florence the fact is mentioned that /,
Is next to impossible 10 rent house in
the place. Every building capable o
giving shelter is occupied and although
dozens OF new houses have been erected
during the past year, all OF them are fill
ed. Persons with few spare thousand.
could find no better or more profitable
Investment than building cottages to ren,
in this ,laee.--Enterprise.
A new mining camp, and one that vii
add materially TO the output Of ore ir
Pima county, has been started on the
eastern slope OF the Santa Rita noun
tains where some very rich discoveries
have been very recently made. The new
camp is about 20 miles north OF Critten
don and the ores, strange 10 say, are gold
silver and copper. The gold mines Dc
long TO the Bnbina and Emilia mining
companies, Of which T. ii. Ziegler is man
ager. The ore is high grade being very
rich, and the vein is -four feet wide.--No
gales Herald.
An extraordinary display Of iortitude
was shown by a Cocopah Indian the
other day. Suffering severely from ar
aching tooth, he rolled strips Of cloth into
small balls and after setting fire 10 then
applied the burning cloth to his cheek
holding them tightly to the skin unit
three great holes were scared into ths
flesh. During the entire operation ne
indication OF pain, much less discomfort
were apparent, the Indian enduring the
{ operation stolidly and as matter o
course. No doubt the obstreperous molal
vas effectually silenced.--Yuma Sentinel
, The stage which left Phoenix last Sat.
urday morning for Prescott, when about
sixteen miles on the desert and within
, one mile OF tho new town Of Peoria, wa.
; stopped by highwayman and the pas
sengers, three in number, were relieved
OF their superfiuous coin, amounting tc
! tll.5o. The driver was ordered TO throw
out the large mail sack, and on lifting Il
, from the bottom Of tho stage, In sight o
the robbcr, the latter said he didn't know
whether he wanted IL or not. The driver
. advised him TO let ii alone, when he said
he would and ordered him TO drive on
Journal-Minc
Rev. G. II. Adams has for some tims
been desirons Of establishing Spanish
Methodist church In this city, and recent
; ly made a trip to New Mexico to select .
suitable pastor. His trip resulted in tht
selection of Rev. David Alya, who la,
been engaged in the work in different